You may have also noticed that there are some issues with the new system. Hey, it's new; these things have been known to happen. But we're here to help, with a handy guide to getting your profile all set up, so that you can personalize your comments and prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet (with our deepest apologies to T. S. Eliot there).
If you've fiddled around with things, or if you've been commenting on Joystiq, then you've probably figured out that a) you have a profile, and b) you can get into it. If not, this should help:
All you have to do is click your name or your avatar. If you haven't commented on Joystiq, you probably have the default avater, Mr. Question Mark Dude. If you have, you probably have some sort of Mario-themed avatar already (unless you're a rebel). That also means that you have your password and are good to go, so why are you still reading this? Oh well, it's cool -- you can stay.
If, however, you are cursed with Mr. Question Mark Dude, get to clicking and visit your profile, which should look something like what's here in the image at the right.The problem is that you can't log in if you don't have a password, and the system seems really stingy about sending those out. In the meantime, while our crack team of developers work on the issue, you can go comment on Joystiq, and the system will then send you your password if you don't already have one.
So if you want to have a nifty setup catered to your specifications, all you have to do is:
1. Comment on Joystiq.
2. Retrieve password.
3. Log into your profile.
4. Photoshop your Mario avatar of choice ... er, choose an avatar and upload. Make other changes, such as name, as desired. You can also check out your old comments, as well as your commenting stats across blogs. Neat!
5. Live the customized dream. It's just that easy.
We do apologize for the wackiness and necessity of commenting on Joystiq to get your password, but we hope that issue will be fixed soon. Feel free to let us know what you think of the new system otherwise, including the comment voting. We hope you enjoy it!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
11-21-2007 @ 5:05PM
Byron Fortescue said...
It looks very neat and the peer-moderation is also a very good idea.. However, most of the comments made here on ds fanboy are pretty good.. ^_^
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11-21-2007 @ 5:08PM
Donald said...
I'm such a nerd I've noticed the font in the comment box (where you type it) and the e-mail fields have changed.
Also, does anyone have a picture of a shiny Shaymin (Pokemon #492) that DOESN'T look like ass?
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11-21-2007 @ 6:05PM
ssuk said...
Have you tried... I dunno... CROPPING the image? MS Paint (or the nearest equivalent on whatever OS you're running) can do that in a couple of seconds.
11-21-2007 @ 5:11PM
elend said...
Ahhh, looks much better now! Thanks!
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11-21-2007 @ 5:14PM
Ants said...
cool now wii need wiifanboy to get this up.
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11-21-2007 @ 5:17PM
JC Fletcher said...
http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2007/11/21/wii-groan-the-best-wii-puns/
11-21-2007 @ 5:19PM
Ants said...
lmao i read that befor i got this comment up
11-21-2007 @ 5:18PM
NvM said...
It is neat.
Hope wii fanboy gets it soon.
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11-21-2007 @ 7:52PM
Alisha Karabinus said...
It just did!
11-21-2007 @ 5:24PM
Patrick said...
Pretty
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11-21-2007 @ 5:24PM
GoldenPie said...
'Tis pretty cool. I hope more of the blogs get this system.
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11-21-2007 @ 5:40PM
Goldilocks said...
Heck yes! Thanks for the super cool upgrades!
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11-21-2007 @ 5:41PM
ELIJAH the ChaosDragon said...
The commenting is great, I love it. But not to be rude i have to ask about wiifanboy's future transformation.
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11-21-2007 @ 5:57PM
Joshua said...
w00t
Roll this out for Wii Fanboy, too!
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11-21-2007 @ 6:03PM
ssuk said...
I actually like that according to BlogSmith, my account doesn't have a profile and I cannot create one. =) But yeah, I actually did make a post in another blog-post a few hours ago commenting about how cool the new comment system is. It's prettier than Joystiq's imo.
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11-21-2007 @ 6:04PM
ArashiUzumaki said...
mintal
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11-21-2007 @ 6:06PM
Brello said...
Ah yes, my timesplitter monkey from Joystiq is finally visible here. Hurrah! The reply feature is greatly appreciated as well!
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11-21-2007 @ 6:16PM
troy said...
I enjoy this system and look forward to its implementation on Wiifanboy
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11-21-2007 @ 6:19PM
ArashiUzumaki said...
mm, nice!
buttt.. is there any way of getting a password confirmation sent to you or summin? i can't sign in as it's saved to my internet and i can't remember it :\
..helpp?
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11-21-2007 @ 6:43PM
Alisha Karabinus said...
Try commenting on Joystiq as a new user with the same e-mail address you used before. I believe it recognizes your e-mail and sends your old password (at least, it used to). Otherwise, it'll send you a new one and you'll have a new profile. Either way, so long as you're not signed in, it should work.