What’s up, loyal readers? As you might be able to tell, I’ve changed WordPress themes this morning. I’ve been spending most of my time since on optimization. Speaking of that, lemme know what you think, and if you can think of any changes that can be made to the new look. I may or may not be able to implement them, but either way, I want to know what you guys think. Eek! That was misogynist #cyberviolence! Ladies, feel free to chime in as well. I think it’s a pretty big improvement over the last one, but maybe some of you don’t. Chime in down below with your thoughts on the change, or any other topic I’ve missed on this slow weekend. The site was almost unuable at certain points yesterday, and that was because I was being attacked. As always, I want to think my incredible webmaster, Buttermancer. He does a LOT of hard work to keep us online around here, and he deserves plaudits from us all.
As for this morning, I’m going to put out an update on the Derek Smart/Big Randi situation. There’s a lot going down on that front this week, and Brianna Wu ended up entering the fray. Why? Because no one’s been paying attention to her nasty as the last couple weeks. So, she had to weasel her way into another story yet again. I’ll talk about it all in just a minute. First, let me hit you with another edition of Skull Ralph. The last double shot of the cartoon is here.
Check back tomorrow for the conclusion of this little storyline, and I’ll be back with another post in the next hour or so.
UPDATE: Comments are now working again.
37 comments
OK, I fixed the comments. I was having a mini-panic attack, since I spent all morning fucking with the new theme. It was gonna be a bitch to go back. I would have had to though, since I consider you all the most important part of this operation. Thank you for the continued support, as always.
Like the new way it loads images, but it’s still kinda sluggish on the occasional page load.
Yea, I don’t think that has to do with the theme, though. I’ll monitor it as the day goes along.
Yeah probably a net blip since I’m not having any problems at the moment.
It’s fine on both the desktop and Chrome for Android.
Was wondering why the site was loading so badly
Anyhow, liked the earlier setup but this is fine I guess
I gotta say Ralph was a shock to see redesign of the site, but I do have to say, it looks better. Don’t take this the wrong way, but it looks more grown and mature now. I like it
Thanks man, and I agree with you. It does look more mature.
The text in the Disqus comments are easier to read than the article text. Font is too thin and small.
I changed it. Lemme know what you think. Might mess around with some fonts over the next couple days, but this looks ok.
I was shocked to see the site redesign, but I have to say, “Me Gusta,” It looks very clean and bright.
Thx man, glad you like it.
These sponsored ad fake articles below the comments… Glad they’re below the comments.
Yea, they’re Disqus Ads. There’s one big one above the comments and the selection below.
I was wondering what was going on yesterday when it wouldn’t load at times. I can’t believe how often people try to silence you.
The new theme is a nice change, gives a bit of a new feel.
That’s right, unfriending is considered workplace bullying: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/11890275/Facebook-unfriending-can-constitute-workplace-bullying-Australian-tribunal-finds.html
Nano-aggressions
the idiocy is growing too strong something truly horrible lurks on the horizon
Over the past couple of days the site seems to have been unusually slow for me, but in terms of design I rather like the new look of the site. You’ve been able to cram more information onto the page without wasting space, which is pretty good.
It’s not just you. I just emailed Ralph because I’ve spent all day trying to get on and only succeeded this time and one other. Other than that, it kept timing out. Was afraid maybe someone was trying to hack the site again.
It’s fixed now. I was transitioning back to CloudFlare, and re-sizing server.
Looks good, but it’s a very slow load on any page on the site (It’s not my connection), Youtube, and a few other sites load really fast, just your and a few other webpages seem to load really slow.
Should be good to go now. We’re back on CloudFlare, and the server has been re-sized. Going pretty fast, at the moment.
Open thread? Cool, 2 things.
First, remember on the first South Park episode this season with the 2 farmers talking and saying it will last 6 years? Well, back in 2008, The Simpsons ran an episode called “That ’90s Show” were it took a look back at Homer and Marge’s history when Homer paid for Marge to go to college. There was a SJW professor that was hitting on Marge and trying to brain wash her to his ideology. The stuff he does and says is very over the top…until you realize it’s exactly what social Marxists are spewing now.
“He is paying for you like he owns you” and other such nonsense.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1166961/?ref_=ttep_ep2
Should definitely check it out.
Second, how paranoid are game journalists right now? It’s been over a year and still going strong. How scared are they that those new hires are Gamergate “plants”. Most of us are anon, so any background check they do when hiring won’t turn anything up. This has to scare them, since they know it’s how they’ve infected various hobbies to bring it down from within. It may not happen any time soon, since they only hire their cronies, but sooner or later, they’ll run out of ideologues that repeat lies.
I prefered the simplicity of the old design, this one isn’t bad tho, objectively it certainly is a level up
Where’re the links to the previous posts that used to be between the share widgets, and the comments?
…up top on th’ left,,,
Ah. I see them now. Thank you.
I just gotta say that UN fiasco has really shaken up the neutral cage and caused a ruckus. The internet’s pissed. I’ve seen quite a few people that usual ignore the GamerGate and SJW battle talk about how turning this into a woman only problem has really just fucked everyone.
Good. Hope we see more people get pist at them, because the only thing worse ignoring loonies, it’s letting them do whatever they want.
Do you have links?
God forgives ralph goes for the eye’s
TheRalph’s site just LEVELED UP!
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AHHHHHH WTF HAPPENED???!?!!! STAHP RAEPING Mii RALPH. I mean did you EVEN TRY to confirm this with the state approved Feminists before pushing this new radical (womyn and grill hating) setup? Do you have any idea how triggering this is?! I am LITERALLY suffering from PTSD now! Your bigoted and intolerant ways demand a donation to my Patreon to appease me.
So fix this or I’ll see your site banned + removed from Google searches you piss baby pedophile, shit lord having, living in your mom’s basement graboon grabber, fat taking it up the ass piece of human crap.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYihhSS9kic
Eh it grew on me in the last 10 seconds. I’m ok with it now, though the donation will still be expected of course 😉
The new site is professional as fuck. It’s like you’re intentionally making your critics look like embarrassing idiots. 10/10, will turn off adblock. GJ.
The new look sucks. I use a tablet and now almost half the page is bullshit ads and bullshit links.
You fucked up.