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Dates On Story Comments

By: datura

Written on July 17th, 2012

Many of us have written stories that have received comments over the period of several years. They have become time capsules of sorts containing comments from people who are no longer on EP, and in some cases, from friends who have passed away.

It was always enjoyable to read them again and see what was going on between friends at a given time. It was interesting to see that sometimes a story sat without comment for a year or so and then would get revived again. We have birthday stories that are added to each year and the comments tell a story as well. The dates are important.

And now you have taken away the date and it simply says "a while ago".

A while ago.

You have taken so much away from us. Can't we at least have a date on the comments?

EDIT AND ADDITION:

I have also just realized something else that breaks my heart. Some of us have written stories in serial installments that start with the main story page and then others contribute to the story in the comments. Some of these stories have had much time, effort and love put in to them. They can't even be read now because the comments will not all show in a sequential order. We got such joy from writing and sharing these stories. They are utterly RUINED. I feel tearful and sick.

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Age: 56-60 , Female

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55 responses

ladeeD

Pancakes? Yum! I am hungry! Get madmax here Datura! Sounds like fun!:)

May 8
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ladeeD

Yeah! Datura..:( sadly? EP will never be the carefree place we used to hang out.....I don't even WANT to come back here except for a couple of friends from back then......Hope EP is listening.....This place sucks lately!.....:(

May 6
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- datura
  I miss that wonderful place, Ladee. There is barely a resemblance to the old EP we knew and loved.
  
  May 8
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madmaximus

Did EP fix it? Looks like they did! Maybe we should start a brand new day, sunshine and pancakes! Datura, thank you for being the kind and gentle spirit that you are! Love, Max

Apr 24
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- datura
  You always make me smile, Max. I wish you were here more. I miss you. You were always one of my special favorites. Love, Datura
  
  Apr 26
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VoteForPedro

I miss a lot of the old features too. I also wish that I hadn't deleted all my stories because of a few bullies. Ahhhh well , it is what it is I guess.

Feb 17
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aftermath

I agree with you Datura. Rarely am I here for a variety of reasons but when I do drop it is annoying to learn of the "changes for the better". And if you do find a friendlier site please let me know.

Oct 15, 2012
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- datura
  I miss seeing you here, Aftermath! Remember the good old days and all the fun we had! I certainly will let you know if we find another more hospitable site.
  
  Oct 15, 2012
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AlmostAristotle

Sadly what you have to realise is, the 'small team' who Arsineh loves to share her crimes with are technophiles, they literally love 'the technology'.

In the world of techies, change, updating, new apps and re vamps are all Good!

This is why you can no longer buy a telephone that simply makes and recieves calls.

The EP. techies have embarked on a programme of redesigning EP. It means Nothing to them wether the changes they impose on us are necassary or desirable, it's NEW and that's all that matters.

All our comlaining is a complete waste of our time, they probably never read most of them.

Arsenah pops up every now and then with her trademark promises and platitudes. Don't be fooled by her friendly promise of help. SHE IS A TOOTHLESS TROUBLSHOOTER. She couldn't get a problem put right if she tried.

So, sadly we must resign ourselves to the new totally SPOILED EP.

Jul 25, 2012
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conceptualclarity

You can see vividly from this thread there is very substantial anger among people who really care about this site about the continuing pattern of counterproductive changes to this site, including numberless instances of subtracting useful features that nobody was complaining about.

Jul 19, 2012
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- datura
  And, call me cynical, but I often wonder if when a new feature is met with anger and unfavorable discussion by members... and EP staff then sees how foolish the change really was.....do they ever say it was just a bug and then change it back.....?
  
  Jul 19, 2012
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Scotty2hot

This is nice

Jul 18, 2012
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datura

It is just not acceptable to have this new comment viewing function. The old way with pages worked fine. Please return it to us.

Jul 18, 2012
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EPArsineh

Sorry for the frustration. We are working to correct this bug, the 'while ago' time stamps are being replaced with more detail and we're fixing an issue which has been impacting how additional pages of comments display. We'll have this sorted out soon.

Jul 18, 2012
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- datura
  Please give us back the pages like we used to have.
  
  Jul 18, 2012
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- conceptualclarity
  EPArsineh, you can see vividly from this thread there is very substantial anger among people who really care about this site about the continuing pattern of counterproductive changes to this site, including numberless instances of subtracting useful features that nobody was complaining about. Please take this to heart.
  
  Jul 19, 2012
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jcue1976

i don't understand "awhile" ago, its just stupid.

Jul 18, 2012
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SupermanDC

I agree with this 100 percent ...

Jul 18, 2012
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Fallflower

This has got to be the absolute worst change EP has ever made. I've been able to adjust to all of the other changes even when I didn't like them. But this is neither functional nor fun to use. It's not even about adjusting here. It just doesn't work.

Jul 18, 2012
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datura

EP, you have messed up the comments so badly that we can't even copy the stories because we can't get to all the comments. Please give us back our writing. Please have some respect for our work and our time and energy that we have spent on your site. How can you be so cold?

Jul 18, 2012
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destry

re: the update to your story... :( :( :(

Jul 18, 2012
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- datura
  Tassie and I are truly sick over this one, Des. And just think of all your stories where we had such fun in the comments. Ruined. And they have no clue what they have done.
  
  Jul 18, 2012
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- destry
  It makes me want to cry. It is so heartless. Yeah...some of the REAL story is in the comments, their sequence, and their date of posting. I can get used to the ugly story format, and such, but this...THIS is just something that REALLY bothers me to the point where even I, little Miss Addicted to EP, consider spending my time elsewhere. It is just becoming more and more pathetic everyday....shallow and full of fakes.
  
  Jul 18, 2012
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- datura
  We need to find another site and then all move to it, Des. This is just past the point of being ridiculous. They have taken almost everything away from us at their whim. It's just sickening.
  
  Jul 18, 2012
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- destry
  If only.... if you find one, let me know. What do I do with my 2900+ stories? Start over? :( :(
  
  Jul 18, 2012
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- Illiteratetroll
  Cut and paste them to your computer so they can move with you, a lot of a work I know but better than starting from scratch.
  
  Jul 18, 2012
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- destry
  *sigh*
  
  Jul 18, 2012
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Orangetas

I feel all out of words. The biggest anger is that I dont believe they even have a plan or agenda. I believe they are just playing, just tinkering for fun to see what it looks like if ..

You are playing with peoples feelings. So many people have spent YEARS on this site shared and supported each other with pain, happiness and fun that life can bring

You have been tearing it all down .. and for what gain?

We are leaving, our voices are not heard.

Jul 18, 2012
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- datura
  I agree entirely, Tassie. With this one little "improvement" they have ruined something that meant so much to us. They have no idea what they are doing to us, and what they are doing to precious times we spent here with people who are gone from this world. I am just sick.
  
  Jul 18, 2012
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- Orangetas
  They can never say they had no idea what they have done to us. We have been saying how we are feeling over and over . They say nothing and change things all the more. If we were dealing with a heartless machine it would be different but the people doing this have shown their disdain by their continued actions. I shall spend some time tonight finding another site . But just like a relationship that has come to an end I feel very very sad. I did not change Ep .. you have changed into an ugly souless abyss. Actually I cant wait to find somewhere else now, somewhere I can breath, somewhere with fresh air
  
  Jul 18, 2012
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- destry
  :(
  
  Jul 18, 2012
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nelladell

oh. ok. i see i'm not alone. we're in this leaky boat together.

Jul 18, 2012
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nelladell

you guys are not experiencing missing comments? i'm a tad jealous.

Jul 18, 2012
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- datura
  Yes, I have missing comments too, Nelladell. I think this must be how it feels like to live under a brutal dictatorship...always wondering where the axe will fall next.
  
  Jul 18, 2012
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- nelladell
  bright side -- bright side. ok, there's got to be a bright side. ummm . yeah. something to be learned from this. i'm sure there's something -- if i can quit jumping up and down i can think of it --
  patience? knitting?
  
  Jul 18, 2012
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- datura
  Yes....hmmmm....bright side.....How about how to search the internet to find a friendly site that cares about it users?
  
  Jul 18, 2012
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- nelladell
  whither thou goest --
  
  Jul 18, 2012
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- datura
  We'll let you know what we find. As long as our friends are there, it has to be better than this.
  
  Jul 18, 2012
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datura

And now all the comments aren't showing. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. You have now ruined the pleasure of even reading comments on a story. Nothing to tell us the number of comments. No way to navigate to a given page of comments, and now they don't even all show.

Are you trying to show your disdain for our little stories and the comments people share on them? Are you trying to show us that only what YOU think is important will remain regardless of how hard we try to make you understand?

It's to the point where your improvements have taken on a passive-aggressive feel...like they're a veiled punishment or something.

Unbelievable.

Jul 18, 2012
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bamide

i need serious girl friend who blive in luv.am a kul guy.come from ifa isese family.what i mean is responsible girl

Jul 18, 2012
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Illiteratetroll

It's so sad, they just don't seem to be listening to those of us that use the site. I hardly ever bother to read any stories now, the changes to the layout make it too frustrating and prevent me from using it in the way I once did.

Jul 18, 2012
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- datura
  It is so sad. Stories aren't getting read any more by a lot of people, I would venture to guess.
  
  Jul 18, 2012
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- Illiteratetroll
  I now only read stories from the groups I'm in, I can see me not bothering with even those soon, the comments not being dated and the last being listed first prevents meaning full discussion on a story. I realise it may well be harder for me as I'm dyslexic but it's gradually cutting me off from more of the site as I'm finding it too difficult to use in the way I used to.
  
  Jul 18, 2012
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- Illiteratetroll
  I'm finding it more un-userfriendly every day, we are losing more interaction with each other because of the changes, how does this qualify as 'improvement'? Even the notification of comments on our answers don't take us to them anymore, in order to find what you had said I had to scroll through to find it. To EP these may seem like minor inconveniences but they all add up to make the site less and less easy to navigate. *Sighs heavily*
  
  Jul 18, 2012
  1 like
- datura
  There is no longer hardly any resemblance to the EP we knew and loved. Sickening.
  
  Jul 18, 2012
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Orangetas

And now we have the jumping comment thingy

I have a stronge desire to get hold of the obviously bored tech people and wring their necks!

Arsineh, I dont want to believe you cant see that the site has been totally trashed.

It's now like a tacky amusement arcade for children and teenagers with some kind of attention deficit disorder :(

Jul 18, 2012
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- destry
  Your last statement is so bang on. That is EXACTLY how it has started to feel here. :-/
  
  Jul 18, 2012
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destry

I am on a mobile device, atm, and I can't "like" comments, or reply to them. Grrr.

While I am at the ranting...I can also NO LONGER post stories from my mobile device. Why dontcha concentrate more on cleaning up the ****, and less on making everything work LESS efficiently? Just sayin'. :-/

Posted by destry at 12:28am July 18, 2012 :-|

Jul 18, 2012
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SupermanDC

I support you 100 percent. I agree this idea.

Jul 18, 2012
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bcj

Hey Sis

This is the same as democracy. The masses rule, EVEN IF the masses are are undereducated freaking morons. Then we get to live with the sh*t that is the fallout. The dumb down the school system, accept trade unions in the military, elect an idiot to the presidency etc......

We have to create a microcosm where intelligent people meet and interact, so I suggest that we put the date in our comments. Surely they can't **** that up.

love

b

Jul 18, 2012
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datura

And it's ridiculous to have the name of the person making the comment at the end. Yes, I know...you have the avatar picture at the beginning.....but some people change avatars so frequently that we don't always recognize them by it. And if it's a new person, we have no idea what their avatar is. Please put the name of the commenter back at the BEGINNING of the comment so we know who we are reading.

Jul 17, 2012
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- lunadelobos
  I said the same thing about a week or so ago in my story, oh well...:(
  Guess no one really is giving a hoot...so very sad.
  
  Jul 17, 2012
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lunadelobos

rate this up up up to the sky!!!

let's just no longer put up with this insanity! (but HOW???)

THIS IS SUCH A HUGE STRAW IT'S A FRIGGING BOULDER, I AM SEETHING also after the IMPLICATION of your words just hit me like a BRICK!!!

I am sick to my stomach.

And utterly DEVASTATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!

Jul 17, 2012
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datura

And there are no pages now either for comments. Only a box to click to "view more comments". EP, do you not understand that we use the page function? Why would you just eliminate it?

Jul 17, 2012
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destry

RATE UP, RATE UP, RATE UP!!!!! I agree!!!

*screams in frustration*

I also like to see if the person who commented, is online when they comment, instead of having to "redirect" to their profile or mine to find out!

WHY are you "fixing" things that are NOT BROKEN?!!

Jul 17, 2012
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