Rants!
Problem identified. ~~ 10/07/08 2:48PM
Apparently there's a problem where if you read through the archives, it sometimes sends you to a standalone ad that you can't skip. This is where I draw the line.
Problem will be fixed tonight after I get off work.
Really really sorry about that guys.
So, new website. ~~ 10/07/08 9:31AM
Maybe you've noticed.
I decided to change the layout of the website, make it look a little more crisp. We also have a better comic/comment management system now. Remember all those strips with the obscure references that had youtube videos and news articles attached to it? The referential material went away after a week, right? Well now I can attach comments and youtube videos under our comics so when new people look back, they'll know what the fuck is up. I'm going to update every strip with that stuff in December during the holidays.
There's still a few things funky with the website. The new RSS Feed needs to be tuned just a little. The upper-right logo will be replaced (it was actually supposed to be temporary in the previous web design).
The strips are on the other page. I know that's not a popular decision. Hepting doesn't like it and I in some principle don't like it either. But the way our earlier strips were, they're so tall that if you put them in the same spot as the newer, shorter comics, it wonks out the website. Makes everything look a little ugly. The image borders from the previous design didn't appear. It was just really messy. I wanted to clean that up. If we had stuck to a single format the whole time, putting the strip on the front page would've been feasible. Just trying to make everything look neat.
I'm still contemplating on whether or not to keep the Shoutbox. It's very helpful during update days and I like when people leave feedback. What I don't like is this bullshit:
FuckFace: HEY.
FuckFace: HEY GUYS.
FuckFace: BAAAAAHHBAAAAAHHBBAAAAAAH I LIKE ATTENTION.
FuckFace: (30 lines of inane babble)
I frown upon that shit. I'm probably going to crack down and ban those particular people who ruin it for the rest.
Let's see what else...
There's another aspect of this site on here that I can't mention directly on the front page that people are concerned/upset about. I'm going to address this by quoting myself from a few months ago: "If Miley Cyrus paid a million dollars to show her new video on Slackerz, there would be Cyrus videos all over the place."
You guys get your strips. We hardly sell any merchandise. Let us have our thing, alright?
Hepting says the strip will probably be up by Wednesday. I'm on top of the scripts now. Got two more ready to send to Hepting. Shouldn't be late anymore.
Peace out.
Comic will be a little late. ~~ 10/07/08 7:46AM
Hepting's working on it. Just sent it to him on Sunday. That's my bad.
OBEY ~~ 10/05/08 11:29PM
The new website COMPELS you to obey!