Contributor Post Created with Sketch. Welcome to The New Ricochet: 2.0 is Live! by Rob Long

 

Okay, here it is.While Out

And yes, there are nested comments. But only to one level. We’re going to try this. It’s an experiment. If it works at this one level, then great. If it doesn’t, we fix it. Not a big deal. We’re right wingers: we believe in fixing things that don’t work. It’s the other guys who refuse to change.

If you have problems with password setup, contact us at support@ricochet.com. We’ll get right to it. We are standing by.

Also, something new: we have tiers of membership now. For the past two years, our members (some of them, anyway) have been asking to pay more and get more. So we have three levels of membership – each with its own set of goodies. Everyone is now automatically at the Calvin Coolidge level of membership, and, if you like, you can bump yourself up, but you’re always welcome to stay at the Coolidge level. He was, after all, our most thrifty, practical president.

Please note: the Coolidge monthly rate is going up – to $5 per month – or to $39.95 annually.

The next two levels – the Mrs. Thatcher and the Ronald Reagan tiers – are a little pricier and have some great stuff that comes along. Including a tote bag with the NPR logo with a slash through it and the Ricochet logo on the other side. Coffee mugs. Exclusive podcasts. Dinners. And various other things. We hope you’ll consider joining at those levels if you’re able.

Finally, what we’re preparing for here is growth – more members, more events, more Ricochet, and more impact on the national political and cultural scene. We’re excited about the changes and truly grateful to have your support.

And please don’t freak about the nested comments. Let’s try it. We’re all members together.

All the best,

Peter & Rob

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  1. The (apathetic) King Prawn Inactive

    Rawr.

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    • March 17, 2014, at 4:15 PM PDT
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  2. PJS Coolidge
    PJS Joined in the first year of Ricochet Ricochet Charter Member

    HI everyone!!!!!! Let’s have at it!

    • #2
    • March 17, 2014, at 4:18 PM PDT
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  3. Matthew Gilley Inactive

    I was just offered a mini-med policy – is that a glitch or part of the Coolidge Level?

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    • March 17, 2014, at 4:23 PM PDT
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  4. The (apathetic) King Prawn Inactive

    Not to rain on your parade, Rob, but new posts are not showing up on the member feed. It’s in my feed but not on the member feed. It could be a timing thing. We’ll see.

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    • March 17, 2014, at 4:24 PM PDT
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  5. Doctor Bass Monkey Inactive

    Are we keeping a bug list?

    • My post shows up in My Feed but not on the Member Feed.
    • My profile didn’t completely transfer and continues to cut off the end after reformatting it
    • The Save button jumps around when you click it on the profile
    • #5
    • March 17, 2014, at 4:27 PM PDT
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  6. GFHandle Member

    Help, I am trapped here. No matter what I click–“Home” or other menu items above–I get a 504 Gateway error.

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    • March 17, 2014, at 4:30 PM PDT
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  7. Leigh Member

    OK, haven’t seen any nested comments yet, so I’m giving it a try. Is there a reward for making the first nested comment on the Real Ricochet 2.0?

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    • March 17, 2014, at 4:38 PM PDT
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  8. Leigh Member

    I don’t see alerts or following (conversations or people). Did those go away? Or are they coming back later?

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    • March 17, 2014, at 4:40 PM PDT
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  9. Leigh Member

    Leigh:
    OK, haven’t seen any nested comments yet, so I’m giving it a try. Is there a reward for making the first nested comment on the Real Ricochet 2.0?

     Interesting; I just liked my own comment.

    Let’s see if italics work.

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    • March 17, 2014, at 4:43 PM PDT
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  10. Aaron Miller Member
    Aaron Miller Joined in the first year of Ricochet Ricochet Charter Member

    Will there be a way to upgrade a membership plan, as opposed to buying a new one? How are y’all dealing with transfer of a paid 1.0 membership plan to a 2.0 membership plan? We shouldn’t lose what we have already paid when choosing a 2.0 membership.

    Perhaps there’s already a way to upgrade a plan, but I’m reluctant to add a card to my account until the site is stable.

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    • March 17, 2014, at 4:45 PM PDT
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  11. Jimmy Carter Member
    Jimmy Carter Joined in the first year of Ricochet Ricochet Charter Member

    Our pictures are a hell of an improvement in clarity.

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    • March 17, 2014, at 4:58 PM PDT
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  12. Aaron Miller Member
    Aaron Miller Joined in the first year of Ricochet Ricochet Charter Member

    Is that a smudge on your shoe?

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    • March 17, 2014, at 5:08 PM PDT
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  13. Doctor Bass Monkey Inactive

    Leigh:

    Leigh: OK, haven’t seen any nested comments yet, so I’m giving it a try. Is there a reward for making the first nested comment on the Real Ricochet 2.0?

    Interesting; I just liked my own comment.
    Let’s see if italics work.

     You have to enable alerts.

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    • March 17, 2014, at 5:10 PM PDT
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  14. Grey Lady Inactive

    Ditto to GFHandle…

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    • March 17, 2014, at 5:10 PM PDT
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  15. Leigh Member

    Where do you go to do that?

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    • March 17, 2014, at 5:11 PM PDT
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  16. Joseph Stanko Coolidge
    Joseph Stanko Joined in the first year of Ricochet Ricochet Charter Member

    A reward? Based on the prevailing sentiment expressed over the past few days folks are more likely to run you out of town with torches and pitchforks for using nested comments…

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    • March 17, 2014, at 5:13 PM PDT
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  17. Doctor Bass Monkey Inactive

    Up at the top where it says ACCOUNT. Inside that, you want to check the General and Notifications sections.

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    • March 17, 2014, at 5:14 PM PDT
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  18. Joseph Stanko Coolidge
    Joseph Stanko Joined in the first year of Ricochet Ricochet Charter Member

    Thanks!

    It should be on by default, though.

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    • March 17, 2014, at 5:16 PM PDT
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  19. Leigh Member

    (Duplicated info)

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    • March 17, 2014, at 5:18 PM PDT
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  20. Jimmy Carter Member
    Jimmy Carter Joined in the first year of Ricochet Ricochet Charter Member

    Surely You jest.

    • #20
    • March 17, 2014, at 5:22 PM PDT
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  21. Crow's Nest Inactive

    Well, here we go.

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    • March 17, 2014, at 5:25 PM PDT
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  22. Joseph Stanko Coolidge
    Joseph Stanko Joined in the first year of Ricochet Ricochet Charter Member

    Rob Long:
    And yes, there are nested comments. But only to one level.

    FYI Rob the limit seems to be two levels, not one.

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    • March 17, 2014, at 5:39 PM PDT
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  23. Leigh Member

    Joseph Stanko:
    A reward? Based on the prevailing sentiment expressed over the past few days folks are more likely to run you out of town with torches and pitchforks for using nested comments…

     Ha! I have an open mind about the feature… whether I will ever use it again remains to be seen.

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    • March 17, 2014, at 6:27 PM PDT
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  24. Jimmy Carter Member
    Jimmy Carter Joined in the first year of Ricochet Ricochet Charter Member

    Reincarnation

    Funny?

    • #24
    • March 17, 2014, at 6:28 PM PDT
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  25. D.C. McAllister Inactive

    Most of all my old posts are missing. Will they be back? Has anyone else noticed that some of their posts are gone?

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    • March 17, 2014, at 6:31 PM PDT
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  26. Leigh Member

    I was thinking that all my promoted posts were gone, but after looking more closely, it’s actually a timeframe: everything I wrote after June 2013 is gone.

    I think they’re still transferring content.

    Thought after looking at the blurbs on some of my old posts: Either my writing has improved greatly since starting out on Ricochet, or I require a lapse of time to see my own flaws. Arrgh.

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    • March 17, 2014, at 6:38 PM PDT
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  27. das_motorhead Inactive

    I know we’re not supposed to peddle in conspiracy theories, but is anyone else intrigued that on the morning of the Great Ricochet Migration, right at the peak of the DNS voodooing, an earthquake hit LA?

    Just. Saying.

    I’m generally positive on I’m seeing so far. Some things to get used to, definitely. It will take me some time to adjust to the two-column organization here. Lot’s of sites use it, but for Ricochet I’ll have to retrain my brain from the purely vertical layout of 1.0.

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    • March 17, 2014, at 7:01 PM PDT
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  28. James Gawron Thatcher
    James Gawron Joined in the first year of Ricochet Ricochet Charter Member

    (video tape of my first comment on 2.0)

    Rob,

    The Eagle Has Landed!

    Mission Accomplished

    Now let’s go for a spin.

    Let's Go For a Ride

    YYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Regards,

    Jim

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    • March 17, 2014, at 7:44 PM PDT
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  29. Troy Senik Contributor

    We’re still migrating content over. It’ll all eventually be restored.

    • #29
    • March 17, 2014, at 7:49 PM PDT
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  30. Eeyore Member
    Eeyore Joined in the first year of Ricochet Ricochet Charter Member

    Try clicking the save button when you’re sober!

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    • March 17, 2014, at 8:11 PM PDT
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