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PeteP
Posts: 482 - Karma: 110
All for the new site set up. News Section does bother me a bit. I really enjoyed having the lastest news on the homepage. Could we at least have a "latest" section under the news tab instead of "top rated". News is meant to be an up to date representation and critique of what is going on in current events not a popularity contest.
Nov 15 2012 2:48PM
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Mr.Bishop
Posts: 22714 - Karma: 76,758
You can set your homepage filters to latest, as well if you actually click 'news' in the top navbar its default to latest.

More people need to contribute and vote on what is good.
Nov 15 2012 5:23PM
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Crankset
Posts: 1176 - Karma: 497
Completely agree with this. I haven't read 1 news article on this website since the layout changed, mostly because I dont know where it is and dont have the time to search around for ir
Nov 15 2012 5:37PM
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Drail
Posts: 14041 - Karma: 10,293
I dream of a world where we can have "latest" news AND "Hot" videos on the home page together. One day perhaps.

Besides that... hamsters.
Nov 15 2012 10:29PM
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Mr.Bishop
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Just click 'news' in the top nav you'll see it there.

The biggest reason that news hasn't been getting viewed is that there hasn't been a ton of popular stuff added. If a news article gets upvotes, it pins right to the top. Look at the tanner hall one right now, its doing fairly well.

The biggest thing about the new system is that if there isn't something that everyone is stoked on, it won't show up. So everything at the top is quality, and if there isn't a news article up there there isn't good news right now.

Nov 17 2012 9:14AM
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t_rob
Posts: 6433 - Karma: 11,459
Wow, I was about to make a thread about this.

I feel like viewership is way down. There used to be 20 comments in the first hour on articles but now it's not.

News used to be in your face but now you don't see it unless you go searching.
Nov 17 2012 4:53PM
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Mr.Bishop
Posts: 22714 - Karma: 76,758
Yes this is true... but News views have been falling since about 2009.

THe key to the new system is that if there isn't really good news... well then none of it shows up. If there is rad stuff, its pinned right to the top. (Tanner yesterday, Voleurz today).

There are a few people (god bless you fine soldiers) who browse the newest news and give it those critical first upvotes to decide what shows and what doesn't.

TL;DR - If there isn't good news at the top, that means that there is a better photo, video or forum thread today.

Nov 19 2012 10:29PM
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