Holy crap, man. That's why you only check the "Enable emailing of approved News Flash links" checkbox.

I'm pretty sure that wasn't EVERY newsflash headline about Biden last night. I watched them all come it, there were a LOT of them.

Shhh.... don't let the secret out! We copyeditors have to keep everyone else in the newsroom from knowing why we know things before the AP wire.

The greenlit headline was gold.

The night shift moderator did a great job last night.

Barnacles!: I'm pretty sure that wasn't EVERY newsflash headline about Biden last night. I watched them all come it, there were a LOT of them.

Actually, it seems to nearly be. There were 34 Flashes last night by my count, and he has 32.

alrighty then:

Drew Curtis, owner of Fark, put me on a mailing list to receive emails whenever a link is submitted with the "NewsAlert" tag.

finally - proof that Drew is a diabolical bastard hell bent on randomly turning on features for stupid farks. admit it, big guy, you did that just to piss this farkwad off, didn't you?

He uses OS X. \m/

The headline was stolen from one of the comments in the Obama/Bayh thread anyway. Unless the commenter and submitter were on in the same.

The newsflash email is not really well advertised, although it should be.

GAT_00: Actually, it seems to nearly be. There were 34 Flashes last night by my count, and he has 32.

o rly?


nevermind then.

:)

Barnacles!: o rly?

nevermind then.

:)

Seemed like more since they were clustered so much I think.

IronTom: The newsflash email is not really well advertised, although it should be.

Everyone that submits something with an unwarranted newsflash should automatically be signed up.

slobarnuts: Everyone that submits something with an unwarranted newsflash should automatically be signed up

hhhhheeeeehhhhheee, yeah

the service only sends it out when a newsflash hits the main page. I like it, but would prefer that it would send it out to multiple addresses. I'm on Fark quite a bit at home, but would prefer to know what we have discovered while away. Had this service before and would like to again, but want multiple email addresses.

blessthe40oz: The headline was stolen from one of the comments in the Obama/Bayh thread anyway. Unless the commenter and submitter were on in the same.

You sir, know nothing.

/subby

Cog: You sir, know nothing.

/subby

Peaceboy [TotalFark] Quote 2008-08-22 08:08:40 PM

haemaker: My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw some printer printing Obama/Bayh stickers...

I guess it's pretty serious.

So let me get this straight. Even if the links aren't approved, he still gets notification of the NewsFlash tagged ones?

He is so screwed in November.

Fiction Fan: So let me get this straight. Even if the links aren't approved, he still gets notification of the NewsFlash tagged ones?

He is so screwed in November.

Seriously, anyone who was around for the Great Gore fark-Up of 2000 or the Great Kerry Debacle of 2004 would know that getting every newsflash on Election day is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad idea.

blessthe40oz: Cog: You sir, know nothing.

/subby

Peaceboy [TotalFark] Quote 2008-08-22 08:08:40 PM

haemaker: My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw some printer printing Obama/Bayh stickers...

I guess it's pretty serious.

From the big Obama/Bueller thread, post #3:

markie_farkie 2008-08-23 01:12:26 AM
w00t! Insta-green!!!

/subby

(note, /subby was from markie's post)

You sound fat.
Anonymous
Mythias Aug 24 2008 | 08:00AM #

NICE

I'm still trying to figure out what the "Industry Standard" is supposed to be.

FTA:Normally, relatively inane things are submitted

I just ate a cookie.

You sound fat.
Mythias Aug 24 2008 | 08:00AM

lol ur gay 4 obama
dave Aug 24 2008 | 11:30AM


In hindsight, submitting your blog to Fark may have been a mistake, Mr. Golson...

Obama proved his loyalty last night.

So Fark's a news service now?
Interesting.

/somebody's doing it wrong

I'm loving the comments on his page.

Nemo's Brother: Obama proved his loyalty last night.

Unto the faithful shall be delivered texts of great tidings, and by these texts shall we know the faithful.

I've never submitted a newsflash headline.

But I might just start emailing them directly to this guy now.

Anyone else sign up for the text message on friday and not recieve it?

that Weeners on the story is so full of WIN!

Seems to me it was never about announcing the VP pick to the supporters first, it was about getting contact information for fund raising.

the guy is whining about not being able to manage his own settings. blah

Uh oh. I foresee newsflash headline submittals along the lines of
"Just In: Jordan Golson wears lace underwear"

So Fark has lots of connections with the liberal crowd... who knew?

I liked the fark headline, but I think it was a pretty funny jab at Clinton for sending teh text at 3 A.M.

You mean the Fark newsflash isn't for Foobies?