The AnswerBank Will Be Popping Out To The Bookies To Pick a Winner At 9PM This Evening

[AB Editor]

Afternoon!

A small update this evening at 9pm - the site should be down for an hour.

Also: where is the smart money for the races this weekend?

[mccfluff]

my pocket

[wolf63]

Are you going to be doing anything interesting to the site?

[Nibble]

Staying in OH's purse at the mo.... She's not good at picking winners, apart from AB... Tip may follow, if I'm good!

[ChuckFickens]

Are you prepared for all the complaining posts tomorrow about the minor changes made during the outage?

[mccfluff]

i want to be the first to complain and i'm going to complain about the lack of chips

and cake

[Nibble]

I'd better get typing to get my complaint in 1st <............................................
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runs away............................>

[craft1948]

I've just eaten a whole box of Waitrose white chocolate and lemon biscuits.......I feel seriously sick.

[AB Editor]

"Are you going to be doing anything interesting to the site?"

Short answer: not really :)

We're doing some updates so we can properly use user stats in emails (so, for example, we can let you know how many best answers you've got)

We're also adding some more moderation oversight. Previously we would have to look at a list to review changes, now we get alerts as soon as something happens. We hope this allows all mod decisions to be checked within an hour of them being taken.

There's some other bits too ....

[Arksided]

I bet it's not back on at ten ;-)

[AB Editor]

"Are you prepared for all the complaining posts tomorrow about the minor changes made during the outage?"

Yes :) Especially when someone explains everything we've done!

Mccfluff, you've had enough chips.

[sir.prize]

. . . . latest post taking user to the latest comment instead of the first .. .

[Nibble]

Oh infidel! The word of Ab Editor is!

[AB Editor]

". . . . latest post taking user to the latest comment instead of the first .. . "

Bugger, forgot that one!

[DTCwordfan]

Noooooooooooooooooo, Ed you can't forget that one. It has driven me to the edge of insanity. Mind you, writing poems about gnomes has as well....

[beckersjay]

Can you do something to make sure all members get newsletters??.......

[sir.prize]

You are excused Ed . . . it was mooted a long time ago - about two years.

[AB Editor]

beckersjay, I wish we could! We hope the updates should fix some of the issues users have been having with the NL.

[sunny-dave]

Why are we having problems with the Netherlands ... ?

[Nibble]

I thought this sorted out the NL wars...

In 1784, the Treaty of Paris put an end to the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. A year before, an armistice had already been concluded. England received the right of free navigation in the East Indies; the Republic had to give up Negapatnam on the east coast of India. As it turned out, the fourth Anglo Dutch War was to mark the beginning of the end for the Republic of the United Netherlands.

[Ann]

". . . . latest post taking user to the latest comment instead of the first .. . "
EVERYONE wants that one sorting please ed! It drives us all mad! :)