Daily Kos: Site stuff, and the Big Poll

Site stuff, and the Big Poll

by kos

Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:16:30 PM PDT

The site was supposed to be taken down yesterday for some final db work but it didn't happen. It'll probably happen tonight. Regardless of performance improvements on tap, I hope everyone has had a better site experience the past few days. It seems we finally got a handle on traffic. (Oh, and yesterday was the second-busiest day in the site's history, second only to election night 2004.)

Oh, and if you didn't catch it, the Daily Kos store now has stickers and bags.

Now time for the poll: Rachel Wacholder or Sean Scott?

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delete me (4.00 / 5)

and let me love again.

Rome wasn't burnt in a day.

by Miss Devore on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:15:12 PM PDT
- might have known you were (none / 0)
  
  an engelbert humperdink fan miss d.
  
  Anyone who advocates, supports, defends, rationalizes, or excuses torture has pus for brains and a case of scurvy for a conscience. - James Wolcott
  
  by rasbobbo on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:30:43 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
  - not. (none / 1)
    
    the relevant issue is that, after deleting all my diaries, I came to a point where I would get messages that said "only the author of the diary can delete" I begged tech person to correct a few times. finally yesterday, I said--if it means cancelling out my identity here-go for it.
    am a firm believer in one not over-investing oneself in ultimately arbitrary thangs.
    thank you for listening to this public service message.
    
    Rome wasn't burnt in a day.
    
    by Miss Devore on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:41:10 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
I could never vote for anyone (4.00 / 3)

who doesn't "lay out for every last ball."

by thirdparty on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:15:19 PM PDT
- yes but he smells breath, padless. (none / 1)
  
  Impressive.
  
  Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals ... except the weasel. Relentless!
  
  by ablington on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:27:55 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
- I've been wondering (none / 0)
  
  exactly what that meant. Can someone who speaks volleyball-ese please explain?
  If I had to guess, it means "I will dive into the sand for every ball that I have a chance of reaching".
  -dms
  
  Having trouble finding stuff on Daily Kos? This page has some handy hints and tricks.
  
  by dmsilev on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:29:06 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
  - Yes, (none / 0)
    
    that's what it means.
    Pretty banal, I know.
    
    Anyone who is wavering on whether to support our nominee in November should be tied to a chair and forced to watch the last Republican debate.
    
    by cardinal on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:30:44 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
    - Thanks n/t (none / 0)
      
      Having trouble finding stuff on Daily Kos? This page has some handy hints and tricks.
      
      by dmsilev on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:39:19 PM PDT
      
      [ Parent ]
Rachel is a Republican!!! (4.00 / 4)

And the Clark people are freeping this poll!!
This is unfair!!!

Obama-Warner cabinet - SECSTATE Holbrook, SECDEF Zinni, SECENERGY Gore, SECTREAS Yellen, SECLABOR Reich, USAG Feingold, EPA Kennedy, Jr.

by alexm on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:15:35 PM PDT
I must really be out of it (none / 0)

Don't know of either of them, but voted "both" so as to be non-commital, impartial, etc., in the great tradition of many unnamed politicians.

by CrawfordMan on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:15:55 PM PDT
- aoeu (none / 0)
  
  Look over to the right. The torso with an arm and a volleyball. Rachel was featured earlier.
  
  turtles consider
  every single vote deeply
  yet always vote dem
  
  by TealVeal on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:24:26 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
  - Only that was a torso with arms and a volleyball (none / 0)
    
    and boobs. (in a bikini top)
    
    by mmacdDE on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 08:40:59 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
  - What volleyball? (none / 0)
    
    Oh yeah - What ads? What Flash animation?
    I tell you - nothing's better than Firefox tweaked and extended.
    
    History and Politics of, By, and For the People
    
    by idiosynchronic on Thu Aug 25, 2005 at 07:23:16 AM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
Can I (none / 0)

vote for Rachel Seanholder?

Today's Special: Chickenhawk, slow-baked in its mother's basement.

by Earl on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:15:58 PM PDT
Where are Ginger and MaryAnn (none / 1)

in the poll?

by Mike S on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:16:42 PM PDT
- More Pie (none / 0)
  
  I have to agree here. Though I've never seen the show nor do I own a tee vee, that pie fight thing is sticking with me.
  These volleyball spots don't do a dang thing for me. Is it because I don't like volleyball? Is it because there's no pie involved?
  These are questions I must answer myself - but for now, let's tell the network or the volleyball people that those ads aren't working. Thanks for the money though, right?
  PS - Any clue how the pie fight ad worked for the Gilligan show?
  
  "Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"
  
  by ProgArg on Thu Aug 25, 2005 at 05:52:17 AM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
poor sean (4.00 / 2)

is all torso. What gives---does the guy have an ugly face?

by mimi9 on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:16:49 PM PDT
- He's being objectified (none / 0)
  
  Weren't you paying attention in Womens Studies?
  
  --
  Paper Ballots Counted By People!
  
  by Rupert on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:19:07 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
  - rats (none / 1)
    
    I never took any of those "studies" classes. No wonder I'm stupid.
    Imagine the reaction here on dKos had they only shown Rachel W. from the neck down.....
    
    by mimi9 on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:21:17 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
    - She had a neck? (none / 0)
      
      :::smacks forehead:::
      ;)
      
      The sleep of reason produces monsters.
      
      by Alumbrados on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:34:17 PM PDT
      
      [ Parent ]
- here's a face to go with the abs ... (none / 0)
  
  ... Sean in full attack (laying UP for every last ball!) in full color
  here.
  Too bad those abs are covered up!!!
  
  "It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare" --- Mark Twain
  
  by murfmom on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:56:19 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
  - and here's one more of Scott ... (none / 0)
    
    ... serving.
    Note - he is 6'5" tall ( a dream, since I'm 5'10-1/2" and living in SoFlo - the land of hot but short Latin men).
    
    "It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare" --- Mark Twain
    
    by murfmom on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 07:06:02 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
    - nice tan line (none / 0)
      
      in that shot, where his shorts are falling down.
      
      www.beyondmarriage.org
      
      by decafdyke on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 07:13:09 PM PDT
      
      [ Parent ]
    - definitely (none / 0)
      
      damn. he definitely deserves to win this poll...though i think rachael's tight top will help her win out
      
      by PHDinNYC4Kerry on Thu Aug 25, 2005 at 06:27:55 AM PDT
      
      [ Parent ]
  - who cares about his face (none / 0)
    
    why cant we see his package and get it sponsored by whomever made his thongy thingy?
    
    I wish I had a penis on the back of my head.
    
    by anna in philly on Thu Aug 25, 2005 at 05:44:47 AM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
- I noticed that too. (none / 0)
  
  It's OK to objectify men, though. We don't have feelings, after all.
  
  Hatred is murder (1 John 3:15)
  Read FAR Future, a serial peak-oil novel, at my blog.
  
  by dirtroad on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:57:10 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
Actually (none / 0)

They're both in the vast plot, along with Kos, Michael Moore, Move-On, Cindy Sheehan, Gumby, and Al Gore. The right-wing told me so. :D
(Note: there's all sorts of possible good news from Iraq that goes unmentioned due to the focus of some on the right on this site. Granted, they're delusional enough to think we're already controlling the DNC)

"Our country right or wrong. When right, to be kept right; when wrong, to be put right" - Carl Schurz

by RBH on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:19:34 PM PDT
- I'll vote for Rachel when... (none / 0)
  
  she goes missing. Otherwise, I had vote for Sean because he had the bigger br--sts. I actually watched some of Rachel's match, snooze.
  
  by duhnonymous on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 07:14:50 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
Being a female (none / 0)

Sean's pecs are more intreging to me than Rachel's boobs.

I do not know what weapons World War III will be fought with. World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. -- Albert Einstein

by elveta on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:21:35 PM PDT
- Being a straight female, that is. n/t (none / 0)
  
  Visit Activist Land!
  
  by AlanF on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 08:12:12 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
  - Hmm...skin (none / 0)
    
    I'm not objectifying--I'm lusting. That's different.
    Is there any way to know if the vote is tracking with the site demographics? Do we conclude that there are more straight guys + lesbians to outvote the straight women/gay men voting bloc?
    
    "If God keeps hanging out with politicians, it's gonna hurt his reputation." Molly Ivins
    
    by lahke on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 09:21:33 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
I say. . . (none / 0)

the professional Frisbee Golfers Association should get the space.

by captphealy on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:22:07 PM PDT
- You mean (none / 0)
  
  I could turn pro?
  
  -8.38, -8.00 Obama '08! Math beats myth.
  
  by hyperstation on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 07:44:26 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
Aren't blog ads (none / 0)

kind of ineffective if the you get a 404 when you click on the link?

Oh well, I wasn't using that civil liberty anyway.

by think2004 on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:22:34 PM PDT
- aoeu (none / 0)
  
  Yeah I noticed that too.
  
  turtles consider
  every single vote deeply
  yet always vote dem
  
  by TealVeal on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:23:22 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
- AVP: Our balls go 90 mph... (none / 1)
  
  ...but our server still sucks.
  
  "Nothing seems to embarrass the political class today." - Bill Moyers
  
  by joejoejoe on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 07:01:20 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
Rachel Wacholder (4.00 / 4)

She must be on of them feminists who leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians. Just look at her - she's dressed like a slut, looking hot and is constantly on the front page of all liberal blogs.

by freespeech on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:22:52 PM PDT
aoeu (4.00 / 2)

Sean all the way, however one with a head would be nice.

turtles consider
every single vote deeply
yet always vote dem

by TealVeal on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:23:07 PM PDT
- I'd be inclined to agree (none / 0)
  
  but I've never seen his face. You never know, it could totally ruin the whole thing.
  
  Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -- Ben Franklin
  
  by mcjoan on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:32:10 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
  - aoeu (none / 0)
    
    A male "butter face"? "Butis face" maybe...?
    
    turtles consider
    every single vote deeply
    yet always vote dem
    
    by TealVeal on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 07:09:44 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
Bring back the pie-fight ladies !!! (none / 0)

They were scrumptious. Mmmmm.....

The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of crisis, remain neutral.

by ten10 on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:23:12 PM PDT
hey kos... (none / 0)

that store link's busted.

www.beyondmarriage.org

by decafdyke on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:27:15 PM PDT
- Fixed (none / 0)
  
  Thanks!
  
  by kos on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:39:01 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
  - By the way (none / 0)
    
    Just emailed them about some typos on the site. They had them fixed and emailed me back in 7 minutes. Wow. That's an awesome company. Convinced me to buy a shirt.
    
    A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.
    
    by Webster on Thu Aug 25, 2005 at 09:40:54 AM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
Daily Kos store - link - broken? (none / 0)

Progressives - stay UNDECIDED on 2008 -4.63 -7.54

by AustinSF on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:27:33 PM PDT
the included link to store wouldn't work for me (none / 0)

by drum on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:27:39 PM PDT
- another at top of main page. (none / 0)
  
  American Fascism 101 A Must Read
  
  by cognitive dissonance on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:30:51 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
Rachel? (none / 0)

Why is Rachel W. the postergirl for pro volleyball? Keri Walsh and Misty May are by far the best players in the world, having won the gold medal in 2004 Olympics and dominating the tour this year.

Anyone who is wavering on whether to support our nominee in November should be tied to a chair and forced to watch the last Republican debate.

by cardinal on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:28:57 PM PDT
- Yeah, but... (none / 0)
  
  Rachel beat the streak! Weren't you paying attention?
  
  by djk1 on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:32:19 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
  - True (none / 0)
    
    But 2 victories over May and Walsh (followed by a loss last weekend) doesn't suddenly make her and Youngs the better team.
    
    Anyone who is wavering on whether to support our nominee in November should be tied to a chair and forced to watch the last Republican debate.
    
    by cardinal on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:37:19 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
WTF are these people? (none / 0)

I turn the ads off.

The plural of anecdote is not data.

by bobinson on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:28:59 PM PDT
If the images offend anyone (none / 0)

it is easy to block them, at least with Mozilla.
Unless you are like Dobson and want to force your offended sensibilities on everyone, that should be plenty to satisfy the naysayers.

We are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god. When you understand why you dismiss all the other gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.

by RequestedUsername on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:34:15 PM PDT
- Or like Ashcroft.. (none / 0)
  
  Putting robes on the female figures at the Justice Department. I always wondered... Was it that he was afraid he'd become aroused?
  
  "I believe in compulsory cannibalism. If people were forced to eat what they kill, there would be no more wars." - Abbie Hoffman
  
  by Jensequitur on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:37:21 PM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
  - Or like Santorum (none / 0)
    
    unwilling to let women choose what to do with their bodies.
    
    We are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god. When you understand why you dismiss all the other gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.
    
    by RequestedUsername on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:41:00 PM PDT
    
    [ Parent ]
I'm sure Sean doesn't mind (none / 0)

being objectified. Most men don't.
I do enjoy looking at Sean's chest more than at Rachel's tits.
Partly it's because I'm female. But more than that, female sand volleyball players are so athletic and skinny that they lose a little of their feminity. I'm not saying that this is bad - I'm glad that a sport that features females is becoming so popular - we're finally breaking the boundaries. But the female volleyball players just aren't sexy in the way that Sean Scott is sexy.

"I believe in compulsory cannibalism. If people were forced to eat what they kill, there would be no more wars." - Abbie Hoffman

by Jensequitur on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:35:45 PM PDT
Heck... (none / 0)

I saw Sean's abs and went looking for his face. All I got was sunglasses, but he looked pretty hot in those. Sean all the way! (and not just because I'm a girl)

by nmjardine on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:40:06 PM PDT
Yum to Sean -- nice tummy, indeed! n/t (none / 0)

While we breathe, we hope. Barack Obama

by politichic on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:46:30 PM PDT
And (none / 1)

I will lay out for anyone who wants to ball.

This aggression will not stand, man.

by kaleidescope on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:52:00 PM PDT
yeah Sean.... (none / 0)

Had to google to check out what was above the torso - pretty hot for a So Cal beach boy. And to play into the stereotyping a little, I'll just go ahead and comment that looks like he's doing pretty well on the cash prizes!

"We are Americans and we choose to be inspired." - John Edwards

by michele2 on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:53:13 PM PDT
Who are these people and why do I have to chose? (none / 0)

n/t

Experience is nothing without good judgment.

by sgilman on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:54:23 PM PDT
Looking at this guy's abs makes me feel (none / 0)

just as fat as any woman here felt looking at the female volleyball player. This should settle the argument about "objectifying" at Dkos at least.

by will freeman on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 07:05:35 PM PDT
Woohoo! (4.00 / 2)

Whereas before when people walked by my cube they thought I was looking at porn, now they think I'm looking at gay porn. Even better!

Welcome to Bizarro World.

by starkness on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 07:09:50 PM PDT
Please (none / 1)

You know as well as I that the people who complained the most about Rachel probably had no idea Scott had replaced her.
But how exciting about the new dKos gear!

Outta here, I don't deal well with sites that condone racism.

by fabooj on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 07:10:16 PM PDT
Subscriber, so no ads and no vote (none / 0)

but what happened to my hotlist?
(suckin' it up here...but damn!)

by hoolia on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 07:21:24 PM PDT
Sean for sure. (none / 0)

Nice pecs, nice abs, nice adonis lines, and well there's more below the fold, to say nothing of the flip.

James Webb is a bigot. And an uber hawk. Stephanie Herseth is a bigot. Harold Ford, Jr. is a bigot. And so are those who support them.

by NorCalJim on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 08:43:15 PM PDT
I don't have six pack abs, (none / 0)

they're more the 2 litre non-returnable abs.

John McCain wants your kids, your grandkids, and your great-grandkids to serve in Iraq.

by jazzmaniac on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 09:15:09 PM PDT
Sean (none / 1)

because he's new. I got very tired of Rachel Rachel Rachel.
And the "most fierce competitor" phrase was jarring.
Did she win whatever she was playing last weekend?

60 for the Senate. Obama 08.

by bornadem on Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 09:24:22 PM PDT
- Thank you (none / 1)
  
  The "most fierce competitor" was driving my inner grammar Nazi nuts.
  
  by ides on Thu Aug 25, 2005 at 04:50:55 AM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
bring out the boric acid cuz the new DB (none / 0)

gots BUGS!!!!!
ok, the search doesn't bring up recent comments.
when you hit refresh, comments show, then they don't, then they do.
on the polls, votes appear, hit refresh and they disappear, then they appear as a lesser number...
can anyone yell R A I D !!!!

draftgore2008 and northington 08 DE-AL

by edrie on Thu Aug 25, 2005 at 03:13:05 AM PDT
voted for sean but... (none / 0)

what's up with the "I don't wear pads" comment? I thought Rachel had a better tagline.

by pippygirl on Thu Aug 25, 2005 at 05:02:00 AM PDT
- it's making fun... (none / 0)
  
  it's poking fun at underarmour and sports in general where people where tons of pads and you can't see anything...part of the allure of vball is you get to SEE the players...especially when they look that good.
  
  by PHDinNYC4Kerry on Thu Aug 25, 2005 at 06:31:23 AM PDT
  
  [ Parent ]
Toughie (none / 1)

The Indiscriminate Ball Layer vs. The Padless Breath Smeller...
Tough choice to make, but i will make it -- for I am robinm!

by robinm on Thu Aug 25, 2005 at 08:11:57 AM PDT
Mm-HMM (none / 0)

Keep the hot volleyball player ads up, please! :-)
And thanks for including a hot guy, not just pics of women.

by BenPA on Thu Aug 25, 2005 at 09:41:52 AM PDT

Permalink | 73 comments

	Rachel Wacholder
58%	628 votes
	Sean Scott
19%	208 votes
	I object to any objectification
10%	117 votes
	Both!
11%	126 votes

Site stuff, and the Big Poll

by kos

Wed Aug 24, 2005 at 06:16:30 PM PDT

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What volleyball? (none / 0)

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Where are Ginger and MaryAnn (none / 1)

More Pie (none / 0)

poor sean (4.00 / 2)

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here's a face to go with the abs ... (none / 0)

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Bring back the pie-fight ladies !!! (none / 0)

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Daily Kos store - link - broken? (none / 0)

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Yum to Sean -- nice tummy, indeed! n/t (none / 0)

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Who are these people and why do I have to chose? (none / 0)

Looking at this guy's abs makes me feel (none / 0)

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Please (none / 1)

Subscriber, so no ads and no vote (none / 0)

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I don't have six pack abs, (none / 0)

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bring out the boric acid cuz the new DB (none / 0)

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