2:42pm EDITED TO ADD: The problems seem to be fixed now. Feel free to experiment with limited html in the comments here to test.
Yes, I've noticed that in-comment html is not functioning.
Yes, I've noticed that direct links to comments are broken again.
I didn't do it, I promise. I don't mess around with the coding here. I'm still on the Blogging For Dummies platform that doesn't let me. So it's TypePad, not me.
I've sent in complaints to TypePad support. One of the tech people apologizes; he was doing some stuff with the comments and seems to have broken things. Three other people have replied that they are addressing things. I have sent in more complaints. I will keep complaining. Feel free to post more complaints and sympathy here.
If it doesn't get fixed quickly, I'll post the CEO's email address for more efficient complaining. I'm not waiting months for them to fix it again. You may also address the company directly via GetSatisfaction (registration required); you may find my complaint thread here.
In the meantime, temporary links to the ends of long threads that have current commenting:
Iron Man
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Wolverine
I'll try to update these periodically. Let me know if there are other threads you want end-linked.
And you know what's freaky? Those are links to SPECIFIC COMMENTS. And they're WORKING. Hello, TypePad tech? The entire system isn't broken, just whatever process codes the Recent Comments list.
Susan, I hope it gets fixed quickly. In the meantime, thanks for the direct links. The Wolverine thread is also on a second page of comments (but at least it's not the fifth!).
Posted by: Mary Aileen | May 21, 2009 at 09:20 AM
"It's not my fault!"
- Han Solo.
Posted by: Serge | May 21, 2009 at 10:12 AM
Wolverine comment link added.
Posted by: Susan de Guardiola | May 21, 2009 at 10:15 AM
Oh, hey! The direct links to comments are working for me now. Hooray!
Posted by: Mary Aileen | May 21, 2009 at 02:22 PM
Yeah, it seems to be back.
Let me try posting something in italics now.
Posted by: Susan de Guardiola | May 21, 2009 at 02:41 PM
Moohaha!
Not only does the html seem to be back as well, but they're now letting me set comments-per-page to 100 instead of 50, which is a nice improvement! (Not that I wouldn't prefer no pagination at all, but we're still fighting that one.)
Posted by: Susan de Guardiola | May 21, 2009 at 02:45 PM
Huzzah!
The scene - TypePad HQ:
"Looks like your changes messed things up."
"So?"
"Users are not happy."
"So?"
"One of them is Susan de Guardiola."
"RED ALERT! DANGER, DANGER!!!"
Posted by: Serge | May 21, 2009 at 03:09 PM
It looks like the "Subscribe to this blog's feed" is still broken. I had noticed that I wasn't getting any email notice when a new Rixo thread comes up so I decided re-subscribe. What I get is a screen fileld with HTML.
Curses!
Posted by: Serge | May 22, 2009 at 08:12 PM
*looks particularly idiotic*
Um, huh?
THe LJ feeds seem to work.
Posted by: Susan de Guardiola | May 22, 2009 at 08:37 PM
Forget it, Susan. Lack of sleep is starting to get to me.
Posted by: Serge | May 22, 2009 at 09:10 PM
Say, how close are we to the next 1000th comment?
Posted by: Serge | May 27, 2009 at 02:23 PM
About halfway there.
Posted by: Susan de Guardiola | May 27, 2009 at 03:41 PM