Propeller. Fail. »

Posted By DiffeeOnline 11 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology

The reviews are starting to roll in.  There are only two possible conclusions so far: either the community will need some time to get used to the new changes over at Propeller, or the changes were a bad move.  The initial feelings of the community can best be described when you look at the current (as of 12am PST 7-23-08) top front page story.  Here is a screenshot:

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    DiffeeOnline11 months, 2 weeks ago

    I personally think it's going to be okay, but I have some exploring to do. Still, this is funny.

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    Shadowolf11 months, 2 weeks ago

    Just back on line, only to find THIS...tried to check messages only to be shunted to ICQ search...so THIS is the big deal touted by James Marcus and others???

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    AnteUp11 months, 2 weeks ago

    Ditto ranchhand.

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    jtpincubus11 months, 2 weeks ago

    This is obviously digg-o-phobia. Please don't sell out propeller.

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    Formidable11 months, 2 weeks ago

    Hmac, you are on to something. Why are any threads discussing the change being removed.? Propeller overlooked the fact that its' member base drives revenue. Looks like screw the customer to me. I have found the Trustserve site to be a lot of fun without the micromanagement. You are not censored there.

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    AntiNeoCon11 months, 2 weeks ago

    I liked the old format much better. This format is nice to look at but the old format was easier to navigate and not as pretty....this format takes up more room and is not as concise and practiable. But hey, what do I know?

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    canadianrancher5711 months, 2 weeks ago

    I was busy yesterday and wasn't on the internet, but this comes as a real surprise and I have noticed that some of the negative stories have dissappeared. I was trying to read comments and when it prompted me for the next 25 I could not get any more comments. I was on propeller for the exchange of ideas and opinions which meant I liked to read all comments. After trying to navigate my way around this here this morning I have a feeling that someone has shot a hole in the bottom of the boat ,so to speak.

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    Mdiar11 months, 2 weeks ago

    Sorry, AntiNeoCon :(

    That was my call. A bad one, I suppose.

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    Mdiar11 months, 2 weeks ago

    Okay, I'm very confused now. I just saw ANC asking who put Bush in charge of the new Propeller development and that was what my reply was aimed at. Now its totally different.

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    canadianrancher5711 months, 2 weeks ago

    Another question is who stole my avatar, I don't like looking like someone from a cartoon.

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    1basque111 months, 2 weeks ago

    The look is so generic. They took away the personality that propeller once had. It is a pain to work your way through trying to find stories that your friends have submitted and any message that you send to a friend is public .
    I hate to complain , but when you make things harder for people to understand they tend to go look for something that is easier for them.

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      Mdiar11 months, 2 weeks ago

      Okay, looking at the RSS feed it seems ANC made two separate comments and I didn't get a little something extra in my Mountain Dew.

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      canadianrancher5711 months, 2 weeks ago

      Who ever thought up these changes must have never read many of the comments posted by the members of propeller, the comments of we the people . What I noticed from both the right and left was the concern about how we the people felt on issues. In most cases it was through our comments that we tried to arrive a the truth and although sometimes the debates were heated usually sanity prevailed,. right now I feel that our community has been invaded and all my rights are gone.

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        gamahuche11 months, 2 weeks ago

        Well said, CR!
        I just waded through all 34 pages of "new" propeller. Waded - I mean in thigh-boots, through the slop..
        There was virtually NOTHING there apart from floating garbage. A LOT of the kind of stories that I never liked seeing on the front page of the REAL propeller - lots of sock-puppet votes, no content - and a lot of absolute total crap. And everyone of these stories had a rating of 9.6 or higher.. Out of what, a million?? Hardly a comment between them after page 6 or so.l
        (Meanwhile a few poor friends are trying to continue as "normal" and have posted some good stories..and they barely show through this sludge and filth that surrounds them}.
        Maybe a dozen - at MOST - stories that might have been interesting but multiple repetitions and many stories that shouldn't have emanated from any orifice, even a posterior one. And virtually NO comments.. maybe it just wasn't working??
        I tried to post to one poor fellow, damnedviper's second attempt today - the first had apparently abused the TOU by criticising "new propeller" and been removed.. and failed to post, despite trying half a dozen times.
        This all takes me back to the days when this was first being discussed and after some initial trepidation amongst many members on one thread, there was a second thread when we were promised that indeed an incredible amount of thought and effort and planning were going on and we would undoubtedly be delighted with the results - and that our concerns and opinions were being taken notice of.. It was used as a carrot during the worst technical failure period.. Just wait and see what's in store for you!!
        I believed it!
        And now we've REALLY been taken for a ride.
        Like getting abused by a hohoho Father Christmas!
        And the very WORST thing?
        As far as I can see we've actually LOST access to OUR friends - the people that we individually chose to have little back-room discussions with or to share some personal part of our lives with. With no warning we can't access them unless we were close enough or careful enough to also get an e-mail address for them..
        AAAARRRGGH!

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        fsev4111 months, 2 weeks ago

        As Mdiar said, its obvious the Bush admin had something to do with this change. Only they can mess up good things this bad.

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        alakazam11 months, 2 weeks ago

        type your comment hereYeah I noticed the Forum Nazi's were out in full force over the issue.

        Apparently all dissent must be crushed.

        This IS identical to the NGE fiasco at Sony.

        If this kind of censorship is what they have planned I will have no further use for Propeller, AOL nor any of their affiliates.

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        alakazam11 months, 2 weeks ago

        My comment should have been under Abanocla's post

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        Skeptic11 months, 2 weeks ago

        From my standpoint, there is only one conclusion - the changes were a bad move.

        They sucked yesterday, they suck today and I am willing to bet that they will suck tomorrow!

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          bigurn11 months, 2 weeks ago

          Love your name. Truth in advertising!

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            ChrisLang11 months, 2 weeks ago

            You pay for things in some form or another, in our case yesterday it was our time wasted seeing error messages and being unable to submit articles that we all would have liked to have seen.

            Also, any documentation on the bookmarklet? Is it going to work again soon?

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              bonaroo11 months, 2 weeks ago

              This is my second attempt to make a comment. Yesterday I tried to post and the server was down.

              I'm not inclined to complain too much. It's not like I'm paying for it. Adapting to change is a quality I cultivate as much as possible these days.

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