last 50 posts for everyone

June 28, 2005 11:55 AM

I've swapped in the new mefi homepage showing the last 50 posts for everyone, including non-members. You can use the links at the bottom to page through more results. Gone is the feature that let you customize how many days to show on the front page, but on the positive side, this should make for a much better use of server resources.
posted by mathowie (staff) to MetaFilter-Related at 11:55 AM (15 comments total)

Fine by me.
posted by me3dia at 12:20 PM on June 28, 2005

Fair shake. Thanks, Matt.
posted by If I Had An Anus at 12:23 PM on June 28, 2005

Kale bins!
posted by cortex at 1:06 PM on June 28, 2005

Thank you Matt.

I actually like things on the front page getting a little more exposure.
posted by anastasiav at 1:17 PM on June 28, 2005

Works for me, expect that for brains like mine that think left to right, I feel like the "next page" should actually read "previous page"
posted by Robot Johnny at 1:44 PM on June 28, 2005

spinach tubs!
posted by quonsar at 1:49 PM on June 28, 2005

Cool.

I feel like the "next page" should actually read "previous page"

Yeah -- next in succession, but previous in time; confusing. Maybe use "older" and "newer" like gmail?
posted by Tlogmer at 2:43 PM on June 28, 2005

Good choice, Matt. And I think it's great that everyone seems to understand that sacrificing some customization in favor of server resources is a good thing.
posted by scarabic at 3:55 PM on June 28, 2005

Anything to help ease the server's load. Well, except not coming to MeFi at all.

Would this be called a pony or is this more like getting the pony in better shape?
posted by fenriq at 4:10 PM on June 28, 2005

Maybe use "older" and "newer" like gmail?

Or like...MeFi and MeTa threads? :-)
posted by DakotaPaul at 4:16 PM on June 28, 2005

The Metafilter next page link is opening in a new tab (Firefox/XP) for me even though other metafilter links and the AskMe/Meta previous questions/posts do not. Is this the intended behaviour?
posted by Mitheral at 7:14 AM on June 29, 2005

This is a big improvement. Thanks.
posted by callmejay at 9:24 AM on June 29, 2005

the blue says "previous page" and "next page" and goes forward in time for previous and back in time for next. thats fucked up. the gray does it right, but the fact that blue and gray work differently is truly fucked up.
posted by quonsar at 7:11 PM on June 30, 2005

....but the fact that blue and gray work differently is truly fucked up.

Someone needs a nap.
posted by DeepFriedTwinkies at 7:23 PM on June 30, 2005

obviously, i meant that it was truly fucked up due to its being the work of an alleged useability expert. enjoy your nap!
posted by quonsar at 7:56 AM on July 1, 2005