theljstaff ([info]theljstaff) wrote in [info]news,
2007-11-07 15:04:00

November News

Whether you're ready or not, November is upon us. That means holidays, parties, and all the fun (and stress) that go with them. We thought we'd get a jump start on the season of giving with some great new stuff on LJ.


We Heard Your Pleas: Comment Editing Is Here!
Ever left a comment and immediately wanted to alter it? Previously, whether it was an embarrassing typo or an incorrect link, once you hit "post comment," your only choice was to either delete it, or leave it for the world to see. Until now.

Paid Members now have the ability to edit comments! Just click on the "edit" button in your comment to make changes. Of course, to be fair to others, only comments that have not yet been replied to may be edited.



Need to Talk in Private?
Private messaging has arrived. You can now communicate with another LJ user directly by sending him/her a private message. Just go to your Message Center, click the "New Message" button and fill out the form. Easy enough, right? Find out about all the ways you communicate with LJ users, as well as relevant privacy settings, in the FAQs.



Notify Facebook Friends about Your Recent LJ Posts
Make sure your friends never miss another one of your moments of genius. Facebook recently announced a new way for you to share the actions you've taken on other sites with your friends on Facebook and we are now offering that functionality on LiveJournal.

Facebook Beacon makes it simple to insert actions into your Facebook Mini-Feed and News Feed from LiveJournal and, in turn, share them with your friends on Facebook. This is an opt-in feature -- you'll be able to control whether or not you want to send your entries to Facebook, and of course we'll only do this when you're creating public entries. If you'd like to opt-in, you may do so within your journal on the Viewing Options page (Additional privacy settings > Facebook).

Get all the details about including LJ notifications on Facebook in this LiveJournal FAQ.


Post On-the-Go with LJ Mobile
LiveJournal Mobile is a free application (developed in-house by the Six Apart mobile team) for your Windows Mobile or Palm device that makes it easy for you to post photos and text to your LJ. Learn ALL the ways to go mobile with LiveJournal so you can post whenever you want, from wherever you want.



"Where's Frank?" Contest Finalists!
Thank you to everyone who entered the "Where's Frank?" Photo Contest. It was  tough work, but we managed to narrow down the entries to five finalists. It's now up to you, the LJ community, to vote for your favorites and determine which entry will win a $100 gift certificate to Amazon.com and which two entries will win $50 gift certificates to Amazon.com. The voting ends Friday, November 16, 007, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Which Frank is your favorite?


What's in a Name?
Juliet may have thought a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but look at what happened to her. Which is why we're having a SALE on rename tokens now through December 31st. For a limited time, you can purchase rename tokens in the Gift Shop for only $12 (marked down from $15).

Whatever your account level, this is your chance to rename your journal or community without losing any information. Your account status, profile, entries, and all other account-related information will remain the same, while all existing comments in other journals and entries will display your new username. Check out all the newly available usernames on the purged accounts page.

Comment with "I Want A Rename!" and let us know why you need one. We'll be giving out a few rename tokens to those of you with the most compelling cases.
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[info]stepliana

November 8 2007, 01:18:01 UTC 4 years ago Edited:  November 8 2007, 01:19:39 UTC

Interesting.

I've just edited my comment.

[info]cockass

November 8 2007, 01:20:25 UTC 4 years ago

so cool!!

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[info]bcfraggle

November 8 2007, 01:18:10 UTC 4 years ago

Yaaaaaayyyyy for comment editing. Thank you!!

[info]elfy

November 9 2007, 09:11:41 UTC 4 years ago

Turn on email notification of private messages by default!

Sorry to comment here, but this way it might be seen at least...

Some people might disagree, but I think the PM function is kind of worthless if there are no emails for the messages sent by default.

Usually I really dislike 'on by default' new things, but in this case the whole system is kind of worthless, as nearly noone I know even uses their LJ inbox. So if I message someone who doesn't read news and don't check their inbox, they will never see my message.

It should be turned on by default at least for those who get their comments sent by email anyway.

It is really, really strange what kind of 'turned on by default' (Snap! (argh!!!)) and 'not turned on by default' (PM) politics LJ/6A has...

[info]matgb

November 8 2007, 01:18:18 UTC 4 years ago Edited:  November 8 2007, 01:20:29 UTC

I demand credit for the suggestion that got turned into the edit function!

And, um, first?

ETA: I see not, but I offer proof it was me.

Mostly to check the function works, naturally...
http://community.livejournal.com/suggestions/664149.html

Yay!

[info]grrliz

November 8 2007, 01:24:59 UTC 4 years ago

Come on now, it also got suggested here in 2004. Credit where credit's due, it was at the very least a joint effort! ;)

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[info]thevelvetsun

November 8 2007, 01:18:40 UTC 4 years ago

1. Thank you for comment editing!

2. GET RID OF SNAP!!

3. Publicly explain the new "adult content flag" feature, and how it relates to Abuse Reports and what consequences it will have.

[info]missinfinity

November 8 2007, 01:19:23 UTC 4 years ago

IAWTC.

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[info]xspin

November 8 2007, 01:18:40 UTC 4 years ago Edited:  November 8 2007, 01:35:06 UTC

first page. and yay for comment editing.


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[info]missinfinity

November 8 2007, 01:18:48 UTC 4 years ago

Hooray Frank!

[info]ktknievel

November 8 2007, 01:18:54 UTC 4 years ago Edited:  November 8 2007, 01:19:35 UTC

Wow! This is wonderful stuff, especially the comment editing. Thank you!

Wee... edited the comment. Double thanks :)

[info]crazykimmy

November 8 2007, 01:19:11 UTC 4 years ago Edited:  November 8 2007, 01:22:04 UTC

BRING ON THE WANK! I expect editing to be a large factor in future online wangst.

I do like how comment editing has been set up, and otherwise cool as typoist.

ALSO: I HATE SNAP. It is obnoxious.

[info]redhotpeppers

November 8 2007, 06:34:15 UTC 4 years ago

Snap is obnoxious?

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[info]kimmi8

November 8 2007, 01:19:14 UTC 4 years ago

OMG...FIRST PAGE. <3s

[info]flexor

November 10 2007, 19:45:06 UTC 4 years ago

Hi Kimmi!

Because nobody on my flist inflicts those freaking snapups on me, I just used your account to turn off those hyper-annoying snapshots. Let's see how long the setting sticks this time!

Love, but not as much as might have been the case had that piece of snap never been up here in the first place,

Flexor

[info]nightfalltwen

November 8 2007, 01:19:27 UTC 4 years ago

Yay for comment editing.

[info]shirokazesan

November 8 2007, 01:19:34 UTC 4 years ago

That is awesome. Thank you. =O

[info]marshmelococoa

November 8 2007, 01:19:38 UTC 4 years ago

HELL YEAH COMMENT EDITING!!! Thanks LJ!!

[info]dierdrae

November 8 2007, 01:19:48 UTC 4 years ago

Boo.

[info]jessicamariek

November 8 2007, 01:20:15 UTC 4 years ago

First page? Whoa.

Comment editing FTW! Might be a reason for me to get my paid account back...

[info]sjp

November 8 2007, 01:20:25 UTC 4 years ago Edited:  November 8 2007, 01:23:57 UTC

Editable comments - Gold. Thanks very much!

[info]slyfoot

November 8 2007, 01:20:25 UTC 4 years ago Edited:  November 8 2007, 01:21:38 UTC

Nice features!

PS: First page!

[ETA: fnord.]

[info]mmn

November 8 2007, 01:20:42 UTC 4 years ago

Can early adopter users edit comments as well or are you still shitting on us?

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[info]chrisgaines

November 9 2007, 04:37:37 UTC 4 years ago

What is so awesome about it? Like you're going to benefit. You just have a basic account.

Comment editing would only be awesome if you can edit NOT just your own comments but the others commenting in your journal as well.

[info]schmiss

November 8 2007, 01:20:56 UTC 4 years ago Edited:  November 8 2007, 01:21:22 UTC

COMMENT EDITING FTW!

OH HAY LOOK! I'M EDITING MY COMMENT!

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[info]rainingtulips

November 8 2007, 01:20:57 UTC 4 years ago

Comment editing--finally! This is amazing. Thanks so much! :D

[info]coolceruleanblu

November 8 2007, 01:20:57 UTC 4 years ago

huzzah love the new additions!

[info]gominokouhai

November 8 2007, 01:20:58 UTC 4 years ago

Sounds pretty good. What happens if someone replies to a comment while the original poster is in the process of editing it?

Also: get rid of Snap please, kthx.

[info]hungry_worm

November 8 2007, 12:56:58 UTC 4 years ago

I'd suspect that'll be like Ebay auction sniping... the faster finger on the button wins. Maybe?

[info]amakarie

November 8 2007, 01:20:59 UTC 4 years ago

Concerning the comment editing, will a copy of the initial comment still be sent to the lj_notify email and be recieved?

[info]spectralbovine

November 8 2007, 01:27:08 UTC 4 years ago

Yep. You get an additional notification when the comment's been edited.

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[info]weehobbit

November 8 2007, 01:21:05 UTC 4 years ago Edited:  November 8 2007, 01:38:07 UTC

Comment editing! Woo!

I'm also wondering about comment notifications regarding edited comments...

ETA 1: Okay so it appears you get "edited reply to your post".

ETA 2: I made the first page! :D

[info]obsessionful

November 8 2007, 01:21:13 UTC 4 years ago

Comment editing and personal messaging FTW \m/
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