We’re constantly trying to improve things here at Pop Critics, be it speeding things up, adding new features or getting more writers.
Sometimes they are small changes, sometimes they are massive – like adding Disqus commenting. But whatever we do, it’s to try and make this place better and a lot more fun.
Here are a few of the most recent changes:
Not too long ago, we got an idea from someone to have a separate RSS Feed for our various categories, like Movies, TV or Comics. So as of today, we now have FOUR total feeds – Movies, TV and Comics, plus the same one we’ve had since the beginning that gives you EVERYTHING.
You can see more about our RSS feeds on our subscribe page.
We also just changed up the homepage a bit, got rid of our tabbed navigation area to the right and streamlined it a bit. Some of the extra code was slowing things down and it didn’t seem to get much use anyways. For those of you with Internet Explorer, we had some formatting issues and a constant scripting error that appeared, but that’s all fixed now!
The top navigation bar has some new links in it. We changed Books to Comics, since we really focus on comics and graphic novels more, and we added the Calendar page earlier this week.
Also, with Disqus we have a built-in forum for you guys, and so there is now a Forums link as well. I am not sure anyone will really USE the forums, but I’d love to see it happen. Sometimes there is a movie you just want to talk about that we wont be posting about, and you can just do a new thread and talk about it there.
I hope to see it take off with people posting threads and discussing their favorite movies, books or television shows.
We also have the Comments link up top, which just gives you a three-tab interface to see the latest comments, top commenters and popular posts.
On the social network front, we now have a true blog presence on Facebook, so if you are on Facebook, go here to join the our Pop Crirics Blog Network site. We already have seven readers, and once we get up to 15, it will start pulling down the RSS feed, so let’s make it happen!
That’s about it!
As always, we love feedback or ideas, so keep them coming!
“For those of you with Internet Explorer, we had some formatting issues and a constant scripting error that appeared, but that’s all fixed now!” Almost all… there is still an issue with the commenting box , it does not word wrap all the time, so you cant always see what you are typing (and trust me I need to see what I'm typing) until it decides to wrap about 22 words past what you've put…
You know what we need? We need to see some comics reviews from the Cap'n to start filling up that RSS feed!
So that's the issue when you repeat yourself or ramble on in your comments… interesting!
I'm kidding, Cap'n… you know I love your comments.
Uh, so I just took a look at the feed for comics and I've got a question. I can see how the Ultimate Bad Guy post makes it as a crossover, but I think I'm missing something with the SYTYCD recap. That, or I *really* need to start watching that show!
Maybe because its comic(al)? I'm just guessing though… unless Magneto has his groove on or somethin?
Oooh. Maybe it's Venom, dancing like he did in Spiderman 3.
The ramble on part, I can see but repeat myself in a ramble on comment I never do. However I would agree that sometimes I do ramble on in comments but I would never repeat myself in them. Im pretty sure though I might have a habit of going on alot and rable a bit, but I hope I never am redundant or repeat myself in comments… Let me know if you see me repeating myself and as a side note if I ever repeat myself just tell me…
BOOYA!!! and we need to make a recommended top 10 read list…
LOL… makes you wonder how they all noded in agreement during the storyboarding of that movie… “…and here we'll have Parker dancing in the streets and in a nightclub…” “Yeah sounds good, we are outta here….”
That we do. To that end…
a new forum topic!
Hi Cap'n, are you using Internet Explorer 6?
Sorry for the inconvenience — we'll take a look.
Youre the man!!! Now I have to put my thinking cap on….lemme think on this and will fill it out… HOW FUNSIES!
Hiya Daniel, indeed I do, version # 6.0.2900.blahblahblah visually the comment box seems to go on, so where I just typed the word seems I can only see 'se' from that word and it picks back up about 4 words later. Sometimes its worse than that sometimes its not that bad.
but it is only when you are typing the comment, once you submit it you can see it all, except for right now I can see anything, ah there it goes, after the word it as I type this…
Wow, we may need to work on fixing some stuff
What happened was I switched Books to Comics since it was mostly comics anyways, so SYTYCD somehow got on the Books category…hmmm
That's a point
Oh. Well that makes sense. I remember many a late night as a kid, under the covers with a flashlight reading just one more chapter of SYTYCD. And nothing makes better beach reading, lemme tell ya. It's like Anna Karenina, but with spandex.
No. Wait. Anna Karenina already has spandex…what was I thinking.
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL =)
That's gold, Jerry, gold… one point for Cap'n
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