# Site Feedback

**URL:** https://discourse.codinghorror.com/c/site-feedback/3.md

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## [Why are all discussions on this blog closed?](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/why-are-all-discussions-on-this-blog-closed/10147)

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**Author:** [@EmirOfGroofunkistan](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/EmirOfGroofunkistan)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 11:59pm UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/why-are-all-discussions-on-this-blog-closed/10147 "2026-08-05T23:59:41Z")

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I have loved the software and ideas you’ve come up with and enjoyed your blog over the years. But I think it’s poor form to write a purely political blog in the middle of it all and then immediately disable comments. I…

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## [Reply in new topic](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/reply-in-new-topic/1637)

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**Author:** [@Wordslingr](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/Wordslingr)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/reply-in-new-topic/1637 "2021-02-05T20:39:07Z")

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On the Discourse meta forum, there is the ability to reply as a new topic (it is a flyout link to the right of the age of a given reply.) That seems to be missing here. \[image\] Is that ability turned off on discourse…

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## [Sidebar links timing out](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/sidebar-links-timing-out/6086)

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**Author:** [@kirstengreed](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/kirstengreed)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2018, 10:44pm UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/sidebar-links-timing-out/6086 "2018-08-10T22:44:24Z")

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## [Aspfaq redirects to advertisement network](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/aspfaq-redirects-to-advertisement-network/3801)

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**Author:** [@Dykam](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/Dykam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/aspfaq-redirects-to-advertisement-network/3801 "2015-11-25T22:09:43Z")

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In http://blog.codinghorror.com/primary-keys-ids-versus-guids/ you link to Aspfaq. Maybe change it to the archived version? http://web.archive.org/web/20150511162734/http://databases.aspfaq.com/database/what-should-i-c…

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## [Pagination on the blog is not great](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/pagination-on-the-blog-is-not-great/3728)

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**Author:** [@safir187](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/safir187)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 10:46pm UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/pagination-on-the-blog-is-not-great/3728 "2015-10-13T22:46:34Z")

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## [Hidden Replies and light coloring](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/hidden-replies-and-light-coloring/1520)

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**Author:** [@wernercd](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/wernercd)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2014, 7:53am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/hidden-replies-and-light-coloring/1520 "2014-05-01T07:53:43Z")

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The look and feel of this so far is spectacular. If the comment system is going to be threaded (only a single level deep?), I personally find it annoying that the replies are hidden by default. Scroll, click replies, s…

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## [Image links redirect to the main page](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/image-links-redirect-to-the-main-page/1835)

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**Author:** [@klaim](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/klaim)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2014, 11:47pm UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/image-links-redirect-to-the-main-page/1835 "2014-04-30T23:47:42Z")

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I was reading this blog article: http://blog.codinghorror.com/the-enduring-art-of-computer-programming/ And I clicked on one of the images but it redirect to the main page. Just wanted to make sure you know about this…

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## ["While logged out, it renders pure JSON"](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/while-logged-out-it-renders-pure-json/1711)

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**Author:** [@riking](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/riking)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 3:24am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/while-logged-out-it-renders-pure-json/1711 "2014-04-06T03:24:26Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Why not quote the full blog post in each topic?: No repro here. Actually, it might be the bug where if you request a page with a certain Accept header (namely, JSON) then load it again…

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## [Why not quote the full blog post in each topic?](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/why-not-quote-the-full-blog-post-in-each-topic/1414)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/codinghorror)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 6:02am UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/why-not-quote-the-full-blog-post-in-each-topic/1414 "2014-04-05T06:02:08Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Please Read The Comments: My main objection is that I don’t want the entire content duplicated on both sides. What if I modify the blog post? Then I have to change it in two places. Also…

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## [Spam Cleanup Coordination](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/spam-cleanup-coordination/1455)

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**Author:** [@riking](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/riking)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2014, 4:06pm UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/spam-cleanup-coordination/1455 "2014-04-01T16:06:38Z")

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Hey all! There's a lot of spam in the old comments here. Thankfully, Discourse makes it possible for us to clean it up, even when @codinghorror is asleep! Follow these steps to help out: Achieve Trust Level 1 All y…

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## [Large images cut off on blog](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/large-images-cut-off-on-blog/1563)

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**Author:** [@nicksahler](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/nicksahler)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2014, 10:52pm UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/large-images-cut-off-on-blog/1563 "2014-03-22T22:52:35Z")

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Large images are overflowing/being cut off on the main blog, (I'd include an image here if I could \[stuck\_out\_tongue\]) to fix this (if you want to) add this to the img tag for embedded comments: .whateverclass img …

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## [How do I claim my old Coding Horror comments account?](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/how-do-i-claim-my-old-coding-horror-comments-account/1442)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/codinghorror)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 11:38pm UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/how-do-i-claim-my-old-coding-horror-comments-account/1442 "2014-03-19T23:38:10Z")

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I've had one request to claim an old account: To do this, email me at jatwood at codinghorror.com and I'll edit the account so its email is mapped to your email address. Then, any login to that validated email add…

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## [About the Site Feedback category](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/about-the-site-feedback-category/2)

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**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 11:59pm UTC](https://discourse.codinghorror.com/t/about-the-site-feedback-category/2 "2014-02-28T23:59:30Z")

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