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NCommander
on Thursday April 10 2014, @05:40PM
from the if-we-accidently-implemented-something-we-promised-is-it-still-a-bug? dept.
from the if-we-accidently-implemented-something-we-promised-is-it-still-a-bug? dept.
I'm pleased to announce that moderate then post has now been implemented. In truth, its been implemented since the last major update due to a bug. Before releasing slashcode 14.04, I was experimenting with moderate^post code on dev, and the code was merged in with the basis that it would be enabled as part of the moderation reworks. Theoretically, this code should have been disabled. In actuality, I skewed a variable; the global that controls this functionality was not 100% properly implemented.
mrcoolbp noticed the bug today, and seeing as we needed a code change either way to properly fix it, I decided to roll this bit of the moderation rework out early. I'm not thrilled on squishing two bugs in production on the same day, and I'm going to be working with the dev team to get a rigorous QA plan put together (which will be posted here) before we do any more major updates to the site.
Until then, enjoy the new functionality.
NCommander adds: I'm giving this a one time bump on the main index as it was posted very late for US based users. We *really really* need a featured story feature.
mrcoolbp noticed the bug today, and seeing as we needed a code change either way to properly fix it, I decided to roll this bit of the moderation rework out early. I'm not thrilled on squishing two bugs in production on the same day, and I'm going to be working with the dev team to get a rigorous QA plan put together (which will be posted here) before we do any more major updates to the site.
Until then, enjoy the new functionality.
NCommander adds: I'm giving this a one time bump on the main index as it was posted very late for US based users. We *really really* need a featured story feature.
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(Score: 2) by NCommander on Thursday April 10 2014, @04:49PM
I don't know on the cookie front, but we haven't changed anything in this regard.
We could fix this, or we could just go SSL by default as the quick fix. I'm liking that second one more :-)
Still always moving
(Score: 2) by egcagrac0 on Thursday April 10 2014, @07:02PM
Please don't go for the quick fix for the sake of expedience.
Strive to apply the Right fix to either the quick-to-fix problems, or the Important problems.
I'm not above picking low-hanging fruit, but doing it the Right Way is a Good Thing. ("Fix it once, properly, and be done.")
It may well be that your quick fix is the Right fix, but it should be done because it's Right, not because it's quick.
(Score: 2) by NCommander on Thursday April 10 2014, @08:23PM
I generally agree with this, but the amount of work to architect in thread ids should not be under-estimated, and I'm not completely convinced that this is a good idea. Moderate then post was what was discussed, and it solves the primary problem of creating a chilling effect on comments.
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