Upcoming Changes to the Phins.com News Wire (Sun-Sentinel Subscriptions)
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Phins.com Fans, I am (unfortunately) well aware of the issues with the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel feed now that they have decided to force users to subscribe to their sports site. As a result, I'm going to undertake a project during the off-season to allow users to customize the news feed on the website by selecting which sources they want to see. The technical details have yet to be w
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I can remove Omar Kelly, but the problem is that he is one of the main sources for Dolphins' news.
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Not really. There is a little red "new" that appears next to the title when the message is new, but I don't know of any way to hide the old ones.
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Well, *safe* is not really a term one should use where the internet is concerned. More or less safe is really where it's at. But Chrome does have a pretty good record so far.
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It was almost certainly something in one of the Ads. I don't knowingly load anything from "streeter.com" in any of my pages, but the ads are loaded from third-party sites and I have very little control over what gets loaded. Once in a while, some bad ads do slip through. As far as browsers are concerned, most of the security studies I've read rate Google Chrome as the most secure
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ChyrenB, it sounds to me like you've got some kind of virus or adware that inserts links into stuff you're seeing in your browser. I would guess that it's associated directly with a plugin you're using in Firefox. I would do the following: 1. Run a scan for viruses and adware on your laptop. 2. Try a different browser like Chrome or (*shudder*) Internet Explorer. 3. If you have any t
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There were some issues on the main Phins.com server this afternoon that were slowing down everything. I've cleaned up those problems and service should be back to normal. Sorry for the problems. Curt
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Jonathan Twilley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am not sure. What are the advantages to not > having the Ads? Not having the Ads increases privacy and safety(as you don't have to deal with tracking cookies, adware and possible viruses) and also makes the page load faster. I've been doing some speed testing and tweaking of Phins.com and the thin
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berkeley223 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > keep it free please. Just to clarify, the current site would not change and would still be available just as it is now. But for those would be willing to pay a little money for an ad-free version, I could make that an option. Curt
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berkeley223 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think charging would ruin the site. The current site would remain as it is. I'd just ADD the option to pay for an ad-free site. If you didn't want to pay, you would still have the same ad-supported site as you have now. Curt
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I have been considering adding a pay-subscription option to Phins.com that would be in addition to the ad-supported site. This would probably cost about $2 per month and would include a completely ad-free site, with an autoloading and possibly customizable News Wire. It would also include rss feeds that could be customized and would take you directly to the site from the link, rather than throu
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Phinjim Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In a related question, can one of the moderators > or curt please look into the ridiculously high > number of adware tracking cookies one get when > using Phins.com. I answered this privately, but it's also worth a public response. The Adware cookies are the result of my using two advertising companies
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In an effort to prevent spammers from joining the list and posting spam messages before being banned, I've turned on moderating of new users. From now on, when a person registers for a new account, I get a message asking me to approve or disapprove them. That allows me to run a cursory check on them to see if they're a real fan or just a spammer. Right now, new user requests are only run
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Melanoma ExposedTM free skin screenings to take place Father’s Day Weekend; 250 fans will win tickets to Dolphins home game against the Raiders MIAMI, FLA - The Miami Dolphins and the Melanoma Exposed™ Screen. Protect. Know. Tell. campaign will host two free skin screening events at Sun Life Stadium this year, with the first taking place on Saturday, June 16, 2012, and a second event at th
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Aqua&Orange Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It is the worst I have ever seen the Spam on this > board. I am starting to think it may be someone > who posts here, as an alter-ego to make some extra > cash. Yeah, it's bad. I ban them as soon as I see them, but new spammers will register and post one spam message before I can get to them.
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Dolphins first round draft history Pretty sad - especially since about 1996. Since JJ took Daryl Gardener, you can count on one hand the number of quality players taken in the first round.
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I'm closing this topic: It's misogynistic, pointless and disrespectful of Tannehill, his wife and the team. Criticizing a player for poor play is one thing - even criticizing his personal behavior when he does something bad off the field is ok with me - but attacking his wife (who has done nothing deserving of this kind of abuse, so far as I know) is disgusting. Don't we get enough of this
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Due to the overwhelming response by the fans, "The Bleacher Report" has been removed as a source of Dolphins' news for the News Wire. You can check the results here.
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The Bleacher Report has been voted off the island by an overwhelming majority of votes. 73% of voters said I should dump it, so I'm dumping it.
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Vote here to express your opinion about whether I should Keep or Dump the Bleacher Report
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There have been many complaints about the quality of The Bleacher Report news articles in the Phins.com News Wire, so I decided to have a poll about it. If you want to see The Bleacher Report news articles continue to appear on the News Wire, vote "Yes". If you want me to remove The Bleacher Report from the News Wire, vote "No"
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Right now, users wishing to sign up for the boards must respond to an email once they enter their information. That prevents the bots from automatically registering. Unfortunately, JC is right - some spam companies employ large groups of people who do nothing but post spam to websites like phins.com. And there's really nothing that can be done about that. Fortunately, when they do post,
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Removed.
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The Congress is contemplating two proposed bills called the "Stop Online Piracy Act" (SOFA) and the "Protect IP Act" (PIPA). They are naked attempts by the government and the media industry to impose strict controls over what we can see and hear online. Basically, the bills being contemplated by the House and Senate would expand the ability of the government and private
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As the owner of this site, I'm going to add a post that is not strictly Dolphins' related, but is important to all of you. If you want to talk about this subject, please go to the Phins.com Forum, as this is related to the future of the Internet for all of us. The Congress is contemplating two proposed bills called the "Stop Online Piracy Act" (SOFA) and the "Protect IP Act&q;
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The Congress is getting ready to try and pass a series of Bills that would require censorship of websites. I will post more shortly....
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samsam3738 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why did he quit? Phinsfan2 was tired of fighting with certain members of the board and tired of trying to monitor the conversations and police the members, so he decided it would be best if he retired.
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Terminated.
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There was a memory issue on the server - apparently too many people needed to make comments on the game, along with people hitting the News Wire. Sorry about that - I'll look into making some changes. Curt
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