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Localism: Striving to better, oft we mar what's well

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Contrary to popular belief, Jon didn't hire me solely on the basis of my spellchecking fixing abilities. (the shock!) I have a confession to make, loyal readers: instead of working on spellcheck for these past few months, I've been busy pushing the new Localism to completion. (the intrigue!) There – I've said it. I feel better now!

Like any human endeavor, Localism isn't perfect. That bugs a perfectionist like me. The new Localism still has a few (sizable) rough patches:

  • You can't leave comments on posts
  • Photos uploaded to the old Localism during our internal transitional period may not appear
  • Layout issues. This mostly (and ironically) affects those of you who put the most time into making your profile great. We're still working on shoehorning things into our new design. It's like trying on those pants that are one size too small but look really great, so you manage to make it work.
Closed issues:
  • Top neighbors. We (Matt and I. Buy Matt a beer!) finally fixed it! You now (rightly) get credit for your older Localism posts!
  • Some layout issues. Internet Explorer throws a fit when it encounters extra-wide elements. If your profile on Localism looks weird, let me know!
  • Cities that belong to multiple counties now display correctly. Here's looking at you, Denver.
  • Photo uploads are working again!
  • No more slow loading pages. Or at least not as slow… We've made major strides on this issue today, and those agonizing 5 minute waits should be a thing of the past!
  • You're now able to create new neighborhoods when sponsoring communities

What can you do to help? Use and abuse the new Localism! Let me know what blows up. In direct contradiction to your mother's (loving) edicts, if you break it, I have to fix it.

Don't be afraid to criticize. I'm also very open to gushing compliments.

Update: Jon's got a great (and very official) Q&A up at http://activerain.com/blogsview/586195/Localism-Q-A-Official.

Jorgen Hahn
Seattle, WA

Michelle DeRepentigny: Looks like that extra-wide Realtor banner is throwing things off. You don't need to make any changes to your profile – everything will be fixed automatically (soon!) 

Georgina: Looks like a stream-roller found your blog posts. Sorry about that :) We're still working on squeezing the extra-wide ActiveRain content into Localism. FYI, I've always wanted to live in lovely Hawaii. I'll have to pay a visit on my next trip!

TLW: Promise it wasn't me. Maybe you should talk to Matt? ;)

Jul 15, 2008 06:34 AM
Jo Olson
HOMEFRONT Realty - Kettle Falls, WA
Retired - HOMEFRONT Realty @ LAKE Roosevelt

Jorgen, Of course we are still reading we are the AR groupies! I am so excited about the photos I have taken so many since it was shut off and to see how they are displayed on Localim really is inspiring!! After the gym I am loading up!!

Jul 15, 2008 06:35 AM
Jorgen Hahn
Seattle, WA

For the one person still following this post (hi Jo!), we've pushed out more aggressive caching. You are no longer able to brew a pot of coffee while a page loads. (Unless you're Superman. Maybe)

Jul 15, 2008 12:39 PM
C Tann-Starr
Tann Starr & Associates, Inc. - Palm Bay, FL

Jorgen, trust me, there are a lot of us following this post! We just don't always comment. (LOL) Enjoy your evening, sweetie, and remember, you are very much appreciated in our little neck of the computer world. Regards, C.

Jul 15, 2008 12:58 PM
Michelle DeRepentigny
Success Realty - Athens, GA
Broker Athens, GA

Jorgen - don't think we are not still watching you over here :0  Thanks for the update on my whacked profile, I'll try to wait patiently.

Are you still the go to guy for:  Madison County, GA appears to be missing - even though there are cities from there with post showing up?  thanks for your help!

Jul 15, 2008 02:06 PM
Jorgen Hahn
Seattle, WA

C: Thanks for the kind words. Nice to know that I'm not working in a vacuum :)

Michelle: Is this the madison county you're talking about? http://localism.com/ga/counties/madison_county

Jul 15, 2008 04:52 PM
C Tann-Starr
Tann Starr & Associates, Inc. - Palm Bay, FL

J, you are very welcome! :-)

Jul 15, 2008 04:56 PM
Michelle DeRepentigny
Success Realty - Athens, GA
Broker Athens, GA

Jorgen, that would be it - now how the heck did you do that?  Ok - it is there from your link but when you type in "Madison" on the front page search box nothing shows up in for a county in Georgia.  Can you check on that for me :)

Jul 16, 2008 01:46 PM
Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI
Maui Real Estate sales and lifestyle info

J - regarding the flattened pictures - do you think it has anything to do with uploading the pictures larger, and then resizing them in the dialog box?  If so, I will try to stop doing that... but I find the quality comes out better that way.

(still lurking around and waiting for results)

Jul 16, 2008 03:27 PM
Jorgen Hahn
Seattle, WA

Michelle: When you type in Madison, it lists the 10 most popular "Madison Counties". Sadly, Madison County (Georgia) doesn't make that initial cut. I found it by searching for "Madison GA". We're still tweaking the search algorithm :)

Georgina: We know what's causing the flattened pictures. Just need to find the time to fix it! Continue resizing in the dialog box – you won't break anything!

Jul 16, 2008 03:59 PM
Kathy Clulow
Uxbridge, ON
Trusted For Experience - Respected For Results

Photo uploads - issues

1- I uploaded three photos to http://localism.com/on/counties/muskoka_county today but titles/ descriptions did not take can they be edited?

2- I think the photos I uploaded were too large a file is there a recommended size

Jul 21, 2008 03:29 PM
Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI
Maui Real Estate sales and lifestyle info

Thanks for fixing the skinny pictures, I think.

Can we upload more pics to Localism somehow?

Jul 28, 2008 08:45 PM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

I have  "before and after"  pictures side by side on my profile on Localism and the "after" is cut off.  I went into my AR Profile and changed it so the pictures were one on top of the other.  I was hoping the change would also happen in Localism, but it didn't.  How do I edit the pictures in my Localism profile?

Aug 06, 2008 04:43 AM
"The Lovely Wife" The One And Only TLW.
President-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc. - Kissimmee, FL

Jorgen...

I'm glad this post popped up in my email. I've been meaning to come back and tell ya something.

I recently found out how old you are and I'm amazed. I mean REALLY amazed...A natural born Code Monkey. That is just so cool :)

I could spend years trying to learn what you do. All I would accomplish is losing 150 calories per hour from banging my head against a wall :)

By the way...I think I have hang overs older than you :)

TLW...ROAR!

Aug 06, 2008 05:38 AM
Everard Korthals
---Preferred Lifestyle Advisors--- - Lancaster, PA
Mountain Realty

Jorgen, unless i'm missing something isn't the log in button missing from the home page on localism? Second, is there a way you guys can layout the page on localism just as it is on active rain, that way size issues would be a thing of the past(eg. no more cut off posts, shrunked images). Also many communities are duplicated within your network some even in multiple counties.  Is there a particular person whom we can contact to correct some of that?

Aug 09, 2008 12:55 AM
Jeremy Blanton
Myrtle Beach Homes Blog - Myrtle Beach, SC
Myrtle Beach REALTORĀ®- myrtlebeachhomesblog.com

Jorgen, thanks for all you do man...I know I gave bob a long list yesterday...sorry for all the work I caused!

Aug 09, 2008 01:38 AM
Everard Korthals
---Preferred Lifestyle Advisors--- - Lancaster, PA
Mountain Realty

Jorgen,

Localism continues to look better and better. I hope our Localism Compendium helps reference to info that may come in handy along your quest. That's our personal contribution which will hopefully better your efforts even more.  Keep up the good work and All the Best-

 

Aug 27, 2008 08:00 AM
Christianne O'Malley
Dickson Realty - Reno, NV
Exceptional Service - Delivering Results in Reno!

Hi there - on my profile, there is a lot of extra html that I can't seem to get in and remove. is there a way to edit our localism profile to remove that stuff? Also, I had someone recently spam a couple of my posts with a "check listings on my site" type of thing, and I deleted them from ActiveRain, but they are still on localism, and I would like to remove them. Do we have functionality for that yet?

Thanks!

Feb 05, 2009 05:39 AM
Anna Boyd
Re/Max Gold - El Dorado Hills, CA
CDPE, El Dorado Sacramento

I've looked everywhere.  I've posted general question on AR.  How do I edit my Localism page?

Thanks, Anna Boyd Re/Max

Aug 10, 2009 10:13 AM
Monica Nunchuck
Florida Homes Realty & Mtg - Saint Augustine, FL
St. Augustine Buyer's Agent

I want to remove a post on Localism; please help!

Jun 13, 2011 11:49 AM