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We finished processing everyone’s avatar images. We’re still tidying up some of the default avatars, but we’re really excited about actually seeing the jellies in our collective. We may or may not have spent the afternoon looking at profile pages. Enjoy!
Know who knows? Then pass it on! 1:01 pmSometimes you see a question on Fluther and you’re tempted to write, “I have no idea how batteries work.” But you resist that temptation and wait for someone smarter to answer (we appreciate that). Other times you see a question and think, “I have no clue how to wax a piano, but my friend Rupert […]
Enter: The Community Feed 3:20 pmWe’re excited to announce the new, live community feed — we’ve been playing around with it for the last week and it’s proven to be really exciting to show us where the action is happening on the site — from celebrating great questions to showing us who has entered the fabled 10K mansion, we hope […]
We’re constantly amazed by how much goodness is in the Fluther collective. So we thought it was high time to up the ante on our communal lurve. Thus, we proudly present: Fluther awards!! Here’s what ubersiren‘s awards look like: The idea is simple: do all the wonderful stuff you’re already doing (asking great questions, writing […]
New changes sprinkled about… 5:48 pmWe’ve added a few small features in the last week or so. First, we’ve added sub-tabs when browsing all the topics, so you can see questions sorted by date, activity, and whether or not they’ve had any answers (poor little orphan questions). We also have added the first steps in integrating your Facebook account with […]
The new ask process 10:59 amWe’ve been testing this feature for a while, and we’re pleased to unveil the new ask process to everyone on the site. Overall, we’ve seen fewer first questions pushed to moderation and the ask process run more smoothly for users. The new data we’re collecting will give us a lot of room to play with […]
Hello Flutherites! We have good news. We’ve just built a new way for you show your Fluther Lurve on your own website: the Lurve Badge! This is what it looks like: My profile on Fluther And to kick off the launching the Lurve Badge, we’ve decided to have a little contest. Oh, what fun! Here’s […]
IE8 Fixes and other bugfixes 8:55 amWe’ve updated YUI, so IE8 should work now without having to switch into compatibility mode. We’ve also fixed a long nagging bug where the @link dropdown menu wouldn’t work at the start of your second paragraph. Bigger features should be dropping later this week. a&b
Faster preview 9:25 amAs part of a little long-term project, we’ve wrapped up porting our custom Textile engine from python to javascript. What does that mean? It means that the previews you see will be much, much faster to render, and it means that during peak times, Fluther should be much more nimble. We’ve also added a few […]