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2007-05-08 
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Posted by Fred 2007-05-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11125 views ]  Top

#1 Time to chew some "kat".
Posted by Zenster">Zenster  2007-05-08 00:02||   2007-05-08 00:02|| Front Page Top

#2 What a Showboat.
Posted by GK 2007-05-08 00:06||   2007-05-08 00:06|| Front Page Top

#3 I think listing the numbers of Comments was preferable to the new policy of revealing "View" totals. However, it is no big deal.
Posted by Sneaze 2007-05-08 02:14||   2007-05-08 02:14|| Front Page Top

#4 I think listing the numbers of Comments was preferable to the new policy of revealing "View" totals. However, it is no big deal.

I would tend to agree; first, it makes RB lose a part of its "mystery" by seeing what its traffic is, and second, I preferred the numbers of comments, as it enabled me to cherrypick articles... either by going to those with significant amount of comments (and thus to check what had been said), or to avoid those with *too much* comments (I did this while Aris was here, and the subsequent "why bother" 100+ comments threads).
Posted by anonymous5089 2007-05-08 04:10||   2007-05-08 04:10|| Front Page Top

#5 OK, I retract second part of my comment, as I've seen numbers of comments is actually shown in a separate column, my bad.
Posted by anonymous5089 2007-05-08 04:12||   2007-05-08 04:12|| Front Page Top

#6 One of the benefits of the new system is to observe that not everyone comes to the front page - or at least it doesn't have the most views - which is a puzzle all unto itself! Why would anyone not want to start their day with the front page?
Posted by Bobby 2007-05-08 06:05||   2007-05-08 06:05|| Front Page Top

#7 I'm a "Kat" fancier, oh yes!
Posted by Mike 2007-05-08 06:27||   2007-05-08 06:27|| Front Page Top

#8 And it sort of lets you know which titles are most interesting to folks out there, even if they don't comment. Then again, I might click on some juicy looking gossip, but I don't want people taking that to mean that is what I am most interested in.
Posted by gorb 2007-05-08 06:48||   2007-05-08 06:48|| Front Page Top

#9 I think most folks scroll thru the front page by default Bobby, keeps the count artificially low.
Posted by Shipman 2007-05-08 07:08||   2007-05-08 07:08|| Front Page Top

#10 It's just me, but I start at the "local" and work my way up.
Sort of like starting the newspaper by reading the funnies first.
And... just to divert the straight woman/gay male Rantburgundians, can Fred throw us some tasty beefcake, now and again? Once a month is fine. ;-)
Posted by Sgt. Mom 2007-05-08 07:43|| www.ncobrief.com]">[www.ncobrief.com]  2007-05-08 07:43|| Front Page Top

#11 I start at the top and work my way down. Reading the articles, I mean.
Posted by Deacon Blues 2007-05-08 07:59||   2007-05-08 07:59|| Front Page Top

#12 Ahem:

Me-wow.

Mike
Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2007-05-08 08:30||   2007-05-08 08:30|| Front Page Top

#13 I guess it's not Big Jugs Week anymore?
Posted by Dave D.">Dave D.  2007-05-08 09:31||   2007-05-08 09:31|| Front Page Top

#14 That was last week. This week is cute week.
Posted by Fred 2007-05-08 10:13||   2007-05-08 10:13|| Front Page Top

#15 I like jugs more than cute
Posted by Strom Thurmond 2007-05-08 10:35||   2007-05-08 10:35|| Front Page Top

#16 That leaves more cute for me, Strom. I could totally be your wing-man for the big jugs.
Posted by Excalibur 2007-05-08 10:41||   2007-05-08 10:41|| Front Page Top

#17 Well Excalibur now we just need find the "grenade diver" and we can set Saturday night.
Posted by Strom Thurmond 2007-05-08 11:22||   2007-05-08 11:22|| Front Page Top

#18 Cute, prim and proper. A decided change of course from last week. Nice though.
Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-05-08 12:11||   2007-05-08 12:11|| Front Page Top

#19 I dunno, guys, she's got one of those "do I have a surprise for you" look in her eyes. I'd check to see who recently got a new black belt in karate...
Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot  2007-05-08 15:42|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]  2007-05-08 15:42|| Front Page Top

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