mikeylikesit said...

mikeylikesit at 12:04 AM JST - 25th March

I don't read commentaries often, but it would be nice to have a little more about the authors. The featured commentary at the moment, for example, gives Henry Hilton as the author, but nothing more. Who is Henry Hilton? It would be nice to have something a little more than…

Posted in What do you think of the new Japan Today design? at 12:04 AM JST - 25th March
mikeylikesit at 12:01 AM JST - 25th March

who is Henry Hilton? It would be nice to have something a little more than a name with commentaries and editorials. I mean, is this person a JT staffer? Outside commentator? What qualifications? Most news services include a one sentence bio at the end of opinion pieces.

Posted in Put your money under the futon at 12:01 AM JST - 25th March
mikeylikesit at 03:33 PM JST - 24th March

Yeah, the more I try to look at any of the news menu pages, the more I'm convinced that two columns of headlines is a bad idea. The left side menu with all the news categories and only headlines was always nice in the old JT for skimming topics that…

Posted in What do you think of the new Japan Today design? at 03:33 PM JST - 24th March
mikeylikesit at 03:21 PM JST - 24th March

Maybe when these baby storks grow up, they can start delivering babies all around this island. No wonder Japan's population is shrinking--they don't have enough storks.

Posted in 3 baby storks born in wild in 2nd year of natural hatching at 03:21 PM JST - 24th March
mikeylikesit at 03:18 PM JST - 24th March

Lovely, too, that I can get around the ban against "Japan" by putting quote marks around the word.

Posted in What do you think of the new Japan Today design? at 03:18 PM JST - 24th March
mikeylikesit at 03:17 PM JST - 24th March

To start, the front page looks like absolute chaos. The story links and tags are visually scattered around the page, and finding anything is a strain on the eyes.

Also, the comment filter is a travesty. There is nothing wrong with filtering offensive content, but I just tried to post…

Posted in What do you think of the new Japan Today design? at 03:17 PM JST - 24th March