We Distort, Then Deride
As you can see, I’ve been making some minor changes to the blog. Let me know if you have any problems with what I have done. Also, there’s a poll on the right.
Authors should have more options, including loading pictures into the gallery. I think commenters can also use img tags in their comments, but I’m not sure.
Anyway, let me know what you think, and let me know if there’s anything else that you want.
I have closed registration for the nonce, but I’ve also opened the ability to comment without registering. Later this weekend, I’m going to try to “kill” the bug/virus that is right now trying to invade this site.
I hope to keep the old status alive, post wise. I may not be able to “save” users. If this happens, please don’t hesitate to re-register using your old name when the “new” FauxNEWS is launched. I’m sorry for this inconvenience. Somehow there is a bug in WordPress code that allows folks to send bogus information in their sign-in data. I’m reading a PHP book to find out how to stop this, but in the meantime, I’m just shutting it down.
Yeah… I screwed up the blog.
At least I think it is working, now.
AW, are you still getting that message? We had some hackers get in. I dunno how, but I think I’ve blocked them out, now. I’ll know soon.
Update
OK! I’m getting your emails. I hope to have it working today. Sorry. It’s hard to get things working once the bad guys have visited, without losing everything to-date.
I hope to have it working soon. When (if) you can comment again, then it’s working. You might need to sign in again, as well, but the email - password stuff should still be working, once I get the rest working.
Sorry for the inconvenience. I hope you can at least READ this post.
For Authors who cannot edit their comments (like Katfish).
You can still edit your posts, so post a new page (Titled Katfish Comments or whatever) and check “Keep this post private” at the top of the right col. under Publish status. Then compose your comment to another post, (like open comments) in your secret personal post.
At the very bottom of the edit page choose “Announcement“. Your secret post should stay on top or close (easier to find). No one else will see it.
You can use the Post editing shortcuts (above the edit box) to insert links etc. just like you do to edit a regular post.
For links I usually compose the link text first, highlight it, and then go to the page I am linking to. Put the cursor in the browser link box and highlight the entire link (left click), or do a Edit, Select All from the command bar. Then select Edit, Copy in the command bar. Switch back to the comment you are editing and click the blue Link command above. Right click the link box that appears and select Paste. Your link should appear in the box. Click OK and check the link in the comment text for errors.
Click “Publish” and see how your comment will look. You should see the edit pencil eraser above the post. Edit if you need to and save. This re-publishes it.
If all is working (check links), click Edit (above the post text…the pencil ya know), and left click the comment text to put the cursor somewhere in the text edit box.
Then Right click in the text box. Click Select All. Then right click again and click Copy. That puts the HTML coded comment in the clipboard.
Go to the post that you want to comment on and left click in the comment box. Right click and select Paste. You are home free. Click Submit and hope you caught all your errors first. Once you hit Submit, your comment is set in stone.
You can leave your private post up and just do a Select All in the edit box and then Delete the old stuff to get a clean slate for a new comment.
See if this makes sense Katfish.
Someone go through this and make sure it works for you. Hope this helps, untill WP lets all commenters edit their comments.
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