06-20-2003, 10:00 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 29,160
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Subscriber Services Delayed, Mobile Forums Active for a Limited Time
As anyone who has managed a large and complex project will tell you, things don't always go according to plan. You strive to reach certain goals by certain dates, but it doesn't always work out that way. This week, my plan just didn't work out. :|
Here's the deal: my team and I were trying very hard to launch the full subscriber services for today. Mobile forums, email blast, full customization - the works. There's a huge amount of writing that I need to do as part of this process, and with everything going on I haven't had time to do it. Technically, we could have launched today, but it would have been ugly and unpolished. I don't like anything I do to be ugly or unpolished, so we're going to delay the roll-out about a week. It kills me to have to do that, especially given the commitments I made about launching today, but it just can't happen the way it needs to happen.
However, as a way of saying "thanks for your patience", we've flipped the switch to give everyone (even non-registered guests) 100% access to the mobile version of the site...which is 100% of the site. Every forum thread, every article, every page - all 100% optimized for the Pocket PC (and, to a great extent, Smartphone screens). I should note there's one glitch: URL wrapping is kind of screwy, so some posts with L-O-N-G URLs might cause side-scrolling. We're working on how to fix that now, but everything else should look just dandy:
Just to be perfectly clear: this is a time-limited feature. Once we roll out the subscriber services, mobile forum access will be limited to paying subscribers. I think you'll really like our pricing plans though, so I don't think it will be a big issue, unless you're one of those people who thinks everything on the Internet should be free. :wink:
In the meantime, enjoy! I've attached some sample images of what you'll see.
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06-20-2003, 10:08 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 390
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Wow, pretty cool! 8) Thanks a lot, Jason! 
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06-20-2003, 10:08 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 268
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wow, looks nice!
maybe there will be contests, giving away subscriptions to PPCT? 
-arebelspy
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06-20-2003, 10:12 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 390
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1, 2, a 1, 2, 3
Testing posting from Pocket PC! :wink:
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06-20-2003, 10:15 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 390
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I must say that those are the finest mobile forums I've ever seen. Of course, they happen to be the only mobile forums I've ever seen, but still they're awesome! :wink:
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06-20-2003, 10:21 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 864
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Is this the continued amazing work by Fabrizio?
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06-20-2003, 10:23 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 238
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Awesome!
Jason,
The mobile version is absolutely awesome! Looking forward to enjoying it more on the PPC (on my Desktop right now), and you can count me in for a subscription!
Matt
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06-20-2003, 10:24 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 73
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This is awesome!... I have to say this is one of the best (if not the best) site formatted for PocketPC. Excellent job!
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06-20-2003, 10:27 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 1,639
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Nice one Jason!
I've been looking forward to checking out the mobile forums.
Fittingly this is a mobile post using my Axim and 802.11b card.
This will be an excuse to hang out in Starbucks more as well.
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06-20-2003, 10:31 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 24
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Posting from my iPaq 3955, and should say EXCELENT job, congrats.
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