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Re: Disqus Comments on MediaWiki - KaminskiWiki

thomaskriese — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:34:34 -0000

This is great! Thanks for sharing the howto.

Re: The Dollhouse Mafia, or "Don't Display Negative Karma"

thomaskriese — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:51:43 -0000

Randy, thanks for sharing this, I appreciate the Sims mafia example you use to illustrate the perils.

Regarding your second point regarding the difficulty of divining the difference between a score of 75 and a score of 69, one way to help the user figure out this difference is by providing an audit trail as to how the score was created: who gave points (positive or negative) and how many?

Displaying this score audit might also help shine light on the mafia-like behavior so it's easy not only for the moderators but also the participants to see where the negative feedback is coming from and deal with the perpetrators accordingly.

Looking forward to reading your book!

Re: Nashuatelegraph.com: Investing in chickens could save money downt he road

thomaskriese — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:49:59 -0000

great to hear you're going to have your own urban chickens! They'll be a great addition to your family, and they will, indeed, help you keep the insect and weed population down in your backyard.

Chickens will eat just about any scraps you give them (including meat), just be conscious of the fact that fragrant foods you feed them might just find their way into the flavor of the eggs they lay. Try experimenting with different types of food scraps to see what your birds have a taste for.

We got our two hens a couple years ago (blogging about it at http://urbanchickens.net) and have been thrilled with the fresh eggs and bug/weed control. Just be sure to compost the chicken poop regularly so as to get the best compost to put on your plants later on... with eight birds, you're going to get a lot of it!