• Popular Posts: Remove or Keep? And Other News

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    You may have seen that huge pile of words and images on the left hand side bar labeled "popular posts".  It's something blogger has built in that takes the top 10 most viewed posts in the last 7 days and features them in order. 

    I added it mainly to test it, but it pretty much just chooses episode posts/drawfriend stuff! Go figure! Do any of you actually use it? 

    Also in other news, upcoming Drawfriend Posts are getting a bit of a facelift. All of the stuff currently queued (9 images right now) has a source attached.  Hopefully this will allow me to post a DA page or something for everything.

    I only hit /co/ once or twice a day now briefly (I think they hate me now anyway for some reason) so most of the drawfriend stuff will be from my normal, every-4-hour dig on DA/Penny Arcade/Allspark/Ponibooru/Ponychan/Fimchan/mlparena/furryaffinitywithsafesearchonohgod. I think that about covers most of pony image content out there.

    Anyway off to bed! I have some stuff set to start posting in a few hours. Hopefully nothing breaks!   
    Monday, April 25, 2011 op
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    58 comments:

    1. WingbonerApril 25, 2011 at 4:53 AM

      I can't see the harm in keeping it.

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    2. KeinApril 25, 2011 at 4:54 AM

      > pony drawfrined stuff
      > Penny Arcade
      > Penny Arcade
      > Penny Arcade

      Umm.. what?

      ReplyDelete
    3. QuantumFireApril 25, 2011 at 5:03 AM

      I don't use it. It annoys me and it's cluttered.

      ReplyDelete
    4. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 5:03 AM

      Popular post have been somewhat useful, if spotty in functional design.

      ReplyDelete
    5. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 5:06 AM

      >furry website
      OH GOD WHY

      ReplyDelete
    6. AcriannaApril 25, 2011 at 5:07 AM

      A new user to the site might find it useful. I don't think it's cluttered and important posts can instantly be found, so yeah, I use it from time to time.

      ReplyDelete
    7. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 5:14 AM

      I just used it to find the latest episode - it was removed from the heading and hasn't been added to the Youtube Streams dropdown.

      ReplyDelete
    8. nukeiffumApril 25, 2011 at 5:15 AM

      You should keep it only because it makes the text on the right side and left side of the screen more balanced.

      Aside from that, I don't really find it functional.

      ReplyDelete
    9. D. ShadowsApril 25, 2011 at 5:19 AM

      Despite the fact that I'm really detestable why do I continue to frequent this place of sunshine and happiness?

      Anyway yes it could be useful, but it isn't as far as I see it. Anything new can be found on the right hand side. Also what happened to weekly-wrap up?

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    10. JellyApril 25, 2011 at 5:22 AM

      Just a thought, but perhaps the popular posts mostly include drawfriend stuff because most other posts don't require you to actually "read more" to get the content you want to read. So it doesn't register as being viewed individually. :/

      Otherwise, I don't think its a problem.

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    11. LordOfTheWrongsApril 25, 2011 at 5:22 AM

      I don't use them at all, seeing as I keep up with the blog, but they don't bother me.

      ReplyDelete
    12. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 5:27 AM

      I lol'd at furryaffinitywithsafesearchonohgod

      ReplyDelete
    13. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 5:28 AM

      You hit up places like penny arcade and furaffinty for pony pics but not /b/?
      Then again I guess we don't have much non-macro OC...

      ReplyDelete
    14. SethistoApril 25, 2011 at 5:37 AM

      @Kein

      They have pony threads on their forums.

      ReplyDelete
    15. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 5:39 AM

      It dont hurt anyone.

      ReplyDelete
    16. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 5:48 AM

      Hum, I guess that explains why the stuff I draw on /co/ stopped appearing here.

      ReplyDelete
    17. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 5:50 AM

      I don't use it but now I looked at it and noticed I missed
      http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/04/fim-director-asks-weird-al-for-guest.html
      this post.

      I dunno, it seems pretty harmless? My opinion: don't change it unless you have better idea how to use this space.

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    18. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 5:53 AM

      As it is, the popular posts provide no interesting information while using up bandwidth. The sidebars do a much better job of giving an overview of the articles and are more useful for newcomers. So I think the popular posts should be removed.

      Keep up the good work on this blog.

      ReplyDelete
    19. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 6:01 AM

      Keep it.

      ReplyDelete
    20. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 6:04 AM

      /co/ hates you blogpony? You must be doing something right then!

      Thanks again for all your hard work - also, lose the popular posts.

      ReplyDelete
    21. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 6:05 AM

      I did use the popular posts bar a few times, but i'm not really sure if it's all that usefull, seeing as all the newest links are on the right side aswell

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    22. Fire.EsperApril 25, 2011 at 6:16 AM

      Remove.

      Highlighting already popular things is positive feedback, it results in stagnation - that's why DeviantArt features only upstarts or not too popular artists on the frontpage, for example.

      Maybe you could do the same, by the way? Have your proofreaders - or yourself - put up a "Featured" fanfic or video once in a while.

      ReplyDelete
    23. Fire.EsperApril 25, 2011 at 6:18 AM

      Oh and, if /co/ hates you, you're definitely on the right track.

      We love you, Sethi. <3

      ReplyDelete
    24. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 6:20 AM

      I've never touched that Popular Post this. I visit too often to miss anything. Whether or not you keep it is up to you. I don't mind either way.

      -Doc

      ReplyDelete
    25. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 6:44 AM

      @Anonymous

      Err... Meant to write "thing", not "this".

      -Doc

      ReplyDelete
    26. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 6:46 AM

      On a side note: Whats that i hear of a pony social hiarchy? I dont like the sound of that. Its.... Misguided.

      ReplyDelete
    27. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 6:47 AM

      I personally appreciate the popular posts sidebar, and it makes sense that drawfriends are popular, yet that doesnt make the bar useless.

      However, I havent actually ever touched the thing, or clicked on any link....

      ReplyDelete
    28. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 6:51 AM

      I use it very often... so I vote for "keep it" :)

      ReplyDelete
    29. VenbrouApril 25, 2011 at 6:58 AM

      Well, you could use the space for story related uses, such as having the highest rated stuff on there. Or stuff that needs proofread. Something to do with fanfics, anyway.

      ReplyDelete
    30. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 7:08 AM

      What makes you think /co/ hates you, I don't get it?

      ReplyDelete
    31. bubsAKAverminApril 25, 2011 at 7:20 AM

      >Furaffinity
      ಠ_ಠ
      >with safe search on oh god.
      imokwiththis.png

      ReplyDelete
    32. chinlampApril 25, 2011 at 7:47 AM

      Seeing as all the popular posts have already been viewed by me, and probably always will, it's not really that useful to me personally, but someone who visits the site once a day or every few days will more than likely find it more useful than simply crawling through the backlog of updates.

      ReplyDelete
    33. JoodApril 25, 2011 at 8:00 AM

      To be honest, I don't think I've ever used the "popular posts" section. Oh well.

      ReplyDelete
    34. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 9:14 AM

      Bulleted responses! ORGANIZATION!

      * I find the popular threads bar interesting, but not really useful. The top link is always the latest episode, which is easy to find since you've usually got a link at the top anyway. And once the season ends it'll just be all drawfriend stuff. Get rid of it.


      * 4chan does not hate you. Well, no more than they hate everything else. There seems to be a small group of bronies who love to complain about the blog and whine about whole gay controversy (which was what, two months ago? Geez) but someone usually springs up to defend you, too. Pony threads seem to indicate that most bronies on /co/ read ED and like it.

      * I'm glad drawfriend posts are getting sources added. My response whenever I see a good pic is usually "I wish I could see more of this person's work!"

      * Unrelated but: you should bring back author tags. Maybe only use them for people who have submitted three or more stories or something. But they make it easier to keep up with favorite writers.

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    35. ZarkanorfApril 25, 2011 at 9:46 AM

      Instead of Popular posts, why not replace the side with stories that are in the "Stars/Votes Needed" category?

      ReplyDelete
    36. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 10:02 AM

      It's pretty useless...

      ReplyDelete
    37. EscherApril 25, 2011 at 10:22 AM

      I don't use the left side bar. I do use the right hand links that are sorted by type, though they don't seem to always be updated correctly. So I vote no on the popular content sidebar.

      By the way, one problem with the left side bars is that updated posts don't bump on it, apparently, so if I was trying to use it to find the latest chapter of a nine part epic, it won't be there, and that's a little annoying.

      ReplyDelete
    38. 0April 25, 2011 at 11:30 AM

      Safesearch on? -2 epic points. (Out of about three-hundred something, so no big deal.)

      Seriously though, I pretty much didn't realize there was a Popular Posts thing. If it's possible, I'd like to see Zarkanorf's suggestion for a "Stars/Votes Needed" section.

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    39. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 11:35 AM

      /co/ is where it all started mang. I'm dissapoint in you blog brony. You are abandoning the true/original bronies for these new guys who don't even know what it means to be oatmeal. If its any consolation, I still like you, and I'm on /co/ more than any other pony board.

      ReplyDelete
    40. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 12:12 PM

      @Anonymous
      but at the same time /co/ is full of newfriends that dont know anything and try and start topics that were made back in December witch only annoys the oldfriends so then they start fighting
      plus the trolls and other bitching from guys that just like it because its teh kewl new memelolololol
      just make the /co/threads unpleasant -same with /b/ but over9000 times worse
      other sites are just better at this point imo and alot of the members there are actually oldfriends from 4chan anyways

      tl:dr 4chan sucks same as ever

      ReplyDelete
    41. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 12:16 PM

      I didn't even notice it was there until this post mentioned it.

      ReplyDelete
    42. Fire.EsperApril 25, 2011 at 12:53 PM

      @Anonymous Fresh air. Highly recommended.

      ReplyDelete
    43. SintananApril 25, 2011 at 1:45 PM

      I use it primarily as a shortcut to the story archive. Some of the other posts that pop up offer for a good read since I can't get to this site daily to check stuff out.

      I see no harm in having it left there.

      ReplyDelete
    44. PoultronApril 25, 2011 at 2:01 PM

      why are people saying "if /co/ hates yoy you must be doing something right?" please dont write dumb things on the blog, thanks

      also, the popular posts is really only useful in that it's kind of like a mini bookmark page for the drawfriend posts. it's basically worthless on a blog like this though

      ReplyDelete
    45. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 2:01 PM

      @Fire.Esper

      Tell him to get fresh air while you posted three times in here already...

      ReplyDelete
    46. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 2:29 PM

      > I think that about covers most of pony image content out there

      Hey, lulz totally has original pony content.

      uh... rarely. But you should visit lulz again anyway!

      ReplyDelete
    47. 3v1lApril 25, 2011 at 2:31 PM

      I use it all the time. usually it is useless to have some posts that i read a lot but what else would you put there?

      ReplyDelete
    48. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 3:40 PM

      keep it. navigability is a good thing.

      ReplyDelete
    49. SethistoApril 25, 2011 at 3:41 PM

      So.. It's about 50/50 right now.

      I'm lost

      I like the idea of an update archive though, and

      ReplyDelete
    50. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 5:45 PM

      I like the pop posts sidebar, it reminds me where to look for discussion in the comments. I also like it as an indicator as to what interests the brony community.

      ReplyDelete
    51. UrshilikaiApril 25, 2011 at 5:58 PM

      I would definitely keep it, or modify it as you see fit. Right now it seems a little bulky in the vertical direction, maybe only use the headlines and not the subtext.

      ReplyDelete
    52. EdinponyApril 25, 2011 at 7:28 PM

      There are ponies on /b/ too, and we're actually a lot friendlier than the /co/ bunch.

      ReplyDelete
    53. ChrisApril 25, 2011 at 10:57 PM

      /co/ doesn't hate you, a half-dozen trolls hate you. Par for the 4chan course, I believe.

      Also, I personally have never used the favorites, but they aren't in my way when I'm navigating the site or anything, so I guess I don't really care. I'd get rid of them if it were up to me, but having them around isn't negatively impacting my EqD experience.

      ReplyDelete
    54. SleepingcobroxApril 25, 2011 at 11:34 PM

      Some posts, like the story archive, are more essential than they are popular.

      Though some thinkering must be done, keep it.

      ReplyDelete
    55. AnonymousApril 26, 2011 at 11:44 AM

      @Chris
      >/co/ doesn't hate you, a half-dozen trolls hate you.

      THIS

      a couple of people != everyone on /co/ pony threads

      they're just the vocal ones

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    56. AnonymousApril 27, 2011 at 12:05 AM

      I'd say keep it. As annoying as it is life sometimes keeps me too busy to check the site for a day or two at times. When that happens the popular posts turn out to be a great way to see the highlights of what I've missed.

      ReplyDelete
    57. Newcomer JackApril 28, 2011 at 12:28 AM

      keep! I'm a newcomer, so keep!

      ReplyDelete
    58. AnonymousApril 28, 2011 at 10:53 AM

      KEEP IT. KEEP IT!KEEP IT!KEEP IT! *CHANTS* GIVE ME A K,GIVE ME A E,GIVE ME A E,P! KEEP IT! KEEP IT!KEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP IT!

      ReplyDelete

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