• (cs)

    It'd be interesting to check out how many people haven't replied to one of the comic strips yet. Because, most probably, that non-vocal majority (including myself) actually thinks that the comics are fine, and fit the site and its theme perfectly (except for the fact that they're optimized for >1024x768, which is somewhat of a PITA for me).

    I simply don't have any bullshit to throw at them like some others here feel the need to do, and I guess quite some others feel the same.

    Keep 'em coming, I say!

  • rxd (unregistered)

    Please stop polluting the site with this terrible excuse for comics.

  • (cs)

    OK guys, here's the solution. We need a new setting in addition to the Summary/Full Article one. It's called Normal/OMG Old Skool. Normal setting is the same as we have now. OMG Old Skool is for all these whiners. Instead of displaying all articles, it just displays DailyWTF articles from 2006. It also makes their comments invisible to everyone else.

    Seriously, how about a menu where we can check/uncheck the different types of articles to display on the front page? I like all of the articles personally, but I think this should be a pretty simple fix to keep everyone happy.

  • (cs) in reply to Now former reader
    Now former reader:
    I've been reading The Daily WTF for years now. It was bad when the content moved from code to poor excused for articles. Fortunately, I can ignore those. It was worse when they started running ads. Thank goodness for AdBlock! But now - this comic - that's it, I quit. This is my last comment, and, consequently, my last visit to The Daily WTF.
    We, the readers of WTF, would like to express to you our thanks for your many months of readership and express our sincerest regret at the loss of your feedback...

    No, actually we could care less. You're not as important as you think you are, now piss off.

  • blindd0t (unregistered) in reply to blue.lizard

    You got a whole half-cube to yourself? One time, I was contracting for a bank, and they gave me and another contractor a whole half-cube in the middle of their call center for us to share! (and yes, were were somehow both supposed to write code there, using one computer...). You can bet I got out of there as quickly as I could!

  • (cs)

    In light of an earlier comment, I feel obliged to say that I don't really like the webcomic. The style is cluttered, the art is too poor for any material requiring visual humour and the material is old.

    It occurs to me that more private development time is necessary to bring the comic up to the standard of the rest of the site.

    Having said that, I'm quite happy to read it on the off chance that it finds its way and becomes funny at some point.

  • (cs) in reply to Outlaw Programmer
    Outlaw Programmer:
    Seriously, how about a menu where we can check/uncheck the different types of articles to display on the front page? I like all of the articles personally, but I think this should be a pretty simple fix to keep everyone happy.

    Best enhancement request evah! Scales well to future changes too. This would be like only getting the comics and the coupons in the daily paper as that is all I read; no extra fluff, no extra trash.

  • Elmo (unregistered) in reply to Phil
    Phil:
    LEARN TO USE RSS!

    These obnoxious comics are part of the feed as well. I asked whether we could have a second feed without them, and the comment was deleted.

  • Stewie (unregistered)

    Oh very funny! Now tell the one that doesn't suck!

    http://www.skippypodar.net/Noise/StewieGriffin/famguy63.wav

  • Verto (unregistered)

    I'm just going to add https://thedailywtf.com/images/mfd/* to my adblocker.

    Anyone know a filter I could use to block divs containing any sort of mention of mandatory fun?

  • (cs)

    I think the comics are just fine, and am happy to see more content on the site.

    George, don't worry too much about the detractors. New content is like pizza. No matter where you get it from, some loudmouths are inevitably going to complain, "this sucks! Garry's Pizza-Down-The-Street makes waaaaaaay better pizza than this."

    Keep at it.

  • If you have to explain it... (unregistered) in reply to Verto

    Anytime someone tells a joke, and nobody gets it, and they have to explain it, nobody still laughs...

    While I don't mind the comics, I think that if you feel you have to explain it, then you've missed your mark. Either trust your storyboard, or go another way.

  • Ralph the wonder lllama (unregistered) in reply to Now former reader

    Wow would you like some cheese with your whine?

    If you don't like something then don't look at it.

  • Anonymous (unregistered) in reply to shadowman
    shadowman:
    I think the comics are just fine, and am happy to see more content on the site.

    George, don't worry too much about the detractors. New content is like pizza. No matter where you get it from, some loudmouths are inevitably going to complain, "this sucks! Garry's Pizza-Down-The-Street makes waaaaaaay better pizza than this."

    Keep at it.

    Believe it or not, sometimes it's just your pizza that sucks.

  • Anonymous (unregistered) in reply to Ralph the wonder lllama
    Ralph the wonder lllama:
    Wow would you like some cheese with your whine?

    If you don't like something then don't look at it.

    Fascinating. I'll tell you the exact same thing next time you criticize anything.

  • jamface (unregistered) in reply to Ralph the wonder lllama
    Ralph the wonder lllama:
    If you don't like something then don't look at it.

    That's why I always say. They still call the police though...

  • anon (unregistered)

    I've never posted a comment here before, but I've been reading for about a year.

    I like comics, and don't mind having them on the frontpage, but this one is really terrible.

    I don't mind the bad art, and I don't feel offended by the stereotypes, but these jokes are tired, predictable, and just not funny.

    I remember when they used this joke on the Simpsons years ago.

  • M.C. Sarbanes-Oxalot (unregistered)

    Please, stop with the comics. This is The Daily WTF, a place where we come to read about outrageous things that really happened. Sometimes those things are uproariously hilarious, and sometimes they are only mildly funny.

    Yes, George's drawing skills are improving, and yes, I am sure one day one of the jokes will be almost funny. But this is not the place for comics. Please, stick them on the sidebar or host them somewhere else.

    I don't want to see the core mission of this site diluted by a web comic about nerddom -- my god, those are a dime a dozen on this internet.

  • Elmo (unregistered)

    You know what? I take it all back. I was alternating between posting a complaint, looking into ways to block the comic, and thinking of unsubscribing from the feed.

    But now I realize that I don't want to miss it. I want to laugh at the futile effort of the comic, then come in here and listen to the hordes mocking it, and the apologists' weak attempts at rationalizing its continued existence.

    Well played, guys. Your subversive attempt at increasing readership loyalty by decreasing quality has hooked me. Worse is indeed better.

  • Stewart Johnson (unregistered)

    Pleeeeeease stop it with these terrible comics! They're not funny and poorly drawn.

    I like DailyWTF, but not enough to put up with these comics. I don't want to unsubscribe, but if I see another one of these sh!t comics I'm done.

  • (cs)

    OK, so I guess I'm the only one who likes both the comic and the descriptions. Fine.

  • Ben Wilhelm (unregistered) in reply to modelnine

    I haven't replied before, and I think these comics are atrocious. They're not funny and the art is poor (seriously, that door? Learn perspective. Perspective is not the same thing as skewing.

    I enjoy the rest of the content, but at this point I only read the comics so I can marvel at how bad they are. If he's going for a metajoke it's brilliant, but if he's not, then, well . . . it isn't.

    The non-vocal majority does not necessarily follow your views - in my experience, the vocal people are actually a somewhat reasonable, if exaggerated, snapshot of the userbase. I suspect that the majority of the userbase thinks the comics stink, judging by the posts on this one.

  • jhb (unregistered) in reply to jgoewert
    jgoewert:
    I like the storyline setting for it so far. Though the kind of comments here make me think that the same people would pick up Wuthering Heights and say "This book is crap, I have read two pages and all that happened is some lame explanation of the current season in London. LAME!"

    But Wuthering Heights is lame.

    Regarding the comics, I find them mildly annoying and not too funny yet, but not worth leaving the site over.

  • (cs) in reply to M.C. Sarbanes-Oxalot
    M.C. Sarbanes-Oxalot:
    Please, stop with the comics. This is The Daily WTF, a place where we come to read about outrageous things that really happened. Sometimes those things are uproariously hilarious, and sometimes they are only mildly funny.

    Do you have a problem when more than 1 article is posted in a day?

  • Rafa Larios (unregistered) in reply to Stewart Johnson
    Stewart Johnson:
    I don't want to unsubscribe, but if I see another one of these sh!t comics I'm done.

    Please go away. You are not that important.

    by the way: I like the comics. they need work.. but i like them.

  • this webcomic is a wtf (unregistered) in reply to Matt
    Matt:
    I applaud the attempts, especially since you are new to the world of web comics, but I am sure I can’t be the only one who doesn’t find them funny or witty.

    I remember reading somewhere on this site that so many entries are received every day, that not all of them are posted (at least not in a timely manner,) so why not just post an extra entry a day instead of this web comic?

    PEOPLE, DO NOT EVEN "APPLAUD" THESE ATTEMPTS! TO "APPLAUD" THESE ATTEMPTS WILL ONLY ENCOURAGE MORE ATTEMPTS!

  • Anonymous Coward (unregistered)

    I swear if there's another one of these bad comics I'll just stop visiting this site.

  • this webcomic is a wtf (unregistered) in reply to meg (not in IT)
    meg (not in IT):
    All of you are such whiners and haters! I applaud the comedic efforts.

    DO NOT APPLAUD THESE "COMEDIC" EFFORTS. APPLAUDING THESE "COMEDIC" EFFORTS ONLY ENCOURAGES MORE FAILURE.

  • this webcomic is PURE WIN (unregistered) in reply to Tei
    Tei:
    Anonymous:
    The better version. [image]

    haha.. that comic made me laught

    HOLY COW NOW THIS IS A WEBCOMIC!!!!!! WILD APPLAUSE

  • (cs) in reply to Elmo
    Elmo:
    You know what? I take it all back. I was alternating between posting a complaint, looking into ways to block the comic, and thinking of unsubscribing from the feed.

    But now I realize that I don't want to miss it. I want to laugh at the futile effort of the comic, then come in here and listen to the hordes mocking it, and the apologists' weak attempts at rationalizing its continued existence.

    Well played, guys. Your subversive attempt at increasing readership loyalty by decreasing quality has hooked me. Worse is indeed better.

    In what ways are the rationalization attempts weak? Give me an object example. In what way is it a subversive attempt? Did they lie to us? Are they using subliminal techniques to display the comments? Man, how DARE they try to add something new to the site in hopes that the readers like it! Of course that's what the site owners want to do. Just because you don't like any given section doesn't mean they tried to "scam" us or something.

  • (cs) in reply to this webcomic is a wtf
    this webcomic is a wtf:
    Matt:
    I applaud the attempts, especially since you are new to the world of web comics, but I am sure I can’t be the only one who doesn’t find them funny or witty...

    PEOPLE, DO NOT EVEN "APPLAUD" THESE ATTEMPTS! TO "APPLAUD" THESE ATTEMPTS WILL ONLY ENCOURAGE MORE ATTEMPTS!

    Although you used CAPS, you give no objective evidence for discouraging more attempts. BTW, saying "I don't think it's funny" is a subjective statement and does not qualify.

  • BlackHat (unregistered)

    Very Good Comic keep going =)

  • Lee (unregistered)

    Really, this comic is like those people who go on American Idol auditions when they just can't sing at all.

    It's just not funny. I mean, it's not. The author clearly tries hard but seems to have left the funny in his other pants; I'd think it's his friends' responsibility to tell him this.

    captcha: caecus?

  • Jeff (unregistered)

    I'm in the group "these comics aren't funny but I'll give them a chance." Sometimes it takes a bit to hit a rhythm, and while it'd be nice if they were great right out of the gate, it ain't always possible.

    Though one suggestion - make the subject of the comics even more closely aligned with this site. There is rich opportunity for site in-jokes, for depiciting and ridiculing terrible coders, etc. I'd offer suggestions but I prefer to leave it up to you (the comic's author).

  • Anonymous (unregistered) in reply to Stupidumb
    Stupidumb:
    Elmo:
    You know what? I take it all back. I was alternating between posting a complaint, looking into ways to block the comic, and thinking of unsubscribing from the feed.

    But now I realize that I don't want to miss it. I want to laugh at the futile effort of the comic, then come in here and listen to the hordes mocking it, and the apologists' weak attempts at rationalizing its continued existence.

    Well played, guys. Your subversive attempt at increasing readership loyalty by decreasing quality has hooked me. Worse is indeed better.

    In what ways are the rationalization attempts weak? Give me an object example. In what way is it a subversive attempt? Did they lie to us? Are they using subliminal techniques to display the comments? Man, how DARE they try to add something new to the site in hopes that the readers like it! Of course that's what the site owners want to do. Just because you don't like any given section doesn't mean they tried to "scam" us or something.

    I think you need this: [image]
  • She Is Legion (unregistered)

    You know, I don't like CodeSOD. I don't code, so it really holds no relevance for me. But, just because a feature I don't enjoy pops onto the front page every so often in no way means that I don't generally enjoy reading the stuff here. If you don't like it, just skip it. So many of you sound like those internet n00bs over at Livejournal who cry LJ CUT PLZ whenever something appears that sullies their friends list. Here's a tip: join the 21st century and use an RSS reader. If you don't know what one is, don't know why you should use one, or can't be bothered to use one...well, then The Daily WTF is probably too highbrow for you, anyways.

    Maybe it strikes out sometimes, but who doesn't? Thanks, Alex and company, for entertaining with some truly WTFs.

  • (cs) in reply to Anonymous
    Anonymous:
    Stupidumb:
    Elmo:
    You know what? I take it all back. I was alternating between posting a complaint, looking into ways to block the comic, and thinking of unsubscribing from the feed.

    But now I realize that I don't want to miss it. I want to laugh at the futile effort of the comic, then come in here and listen to the hordes mocking it, and the apologists' weak attempts at rationalizing its continued existence.

    Well played, guys. Your subversive attempt at increasing readership loyalty by decreasing quality has hooked me. Worse is indeed better.

    In what ways are the rationalization attempts weak? Give me an object example. In what way is it a subversive attempt? Did they lie to us? Are they using subliminal techniques to display the comments? Man, how DARE they try to add something new to the site in hopes that the readers like it! Of course that's what the site owners want to do. Just because you don't like any given section doesn't mean they tried to "scam" us or something.

    I think you need this: *CLEVER IMAGE*
    Wow, not bad. Instead of answering any of my questions, just post an image that is meant to imply that I don't have a clue. You must have what, 8 Phds? And if you think I don't have a clue, why not give me an actual one? Now, I assume that you can't answer my questions.
  • Gryc (unregistered)

    Makes you wish you'd stayed home and helped the "Cause", eh, Job-Boy? ;)

  • KludgeQueen (unregistered) in reply to jgoewert
    jgoewert:
    I would have went with the current employees griping about how "those contractors are stealing our jerbs!" Though, this depiction isn't 100% accurate: most contractor doors also have rows of barbwire and a pit of mud to crawl through as well.

    I like the storyline setting for it so far. Though the kind of comments here make me think that the same people would pick up Wuthering Heights and say "This book is crap, I have read two pages and all that happened is some lame explanation of the current season in London. LAME!"

    ... but it WAS crap. I read a couple of chapters of it for an elective class in high school; hated the book so much I dropped the class. What kind of person would like Wuthering Heights? (And by the way, what does the verb "to wuther" mean anyway? ;-) )

  • MFD Hater (unregistered)

    For those of you who hate these comics, install the following as either a Firefox Greasemonkey or Opera Userscript.

    // ==UserScript== // @name No MFD // @namespace nunya // @description Removes Mandatory Fun Day // @include http://thedailywtf.com/ // ==/UserScript== divs = document.getElementsByTagName('div'); for(i=0;i<divs.length;i++){ attribs = divs[i].attributes; for(j=0;j<attribs.length;j++) if(attribs[j].value.search(/Mandatory_Fun_Day_Outer/)>-1) divs[i].parentNode.removeChild(divs[i]); }

  • (cs)

    Hmmm, so it's a door that they made smaller? Does that mean it is a contractdoor?

    Anyway.... The Computer is your friend. Criticising the comic is treason! Please enjoy your Mandatory Fun, entertainment for all your clone family.

  • this webcomic is a wtf (unregistered) in reply to Stupidumb
    Stupidumb:
    this webcomic is a wtf:
    Matt:
    I applaud the attempts, especially since you are new to the world of web comics, but I am sure I can’t be the only one who doesn’t find them funny or witty...

    PEOPLE, DO NOT EVEN "APPLAUD" THESE ATTEMPTS! TO "APPLAUD" THESE ATTEMPTS WILL ONLY ENCOURAGE MORE ATTEMPTS!

    Although you used CAPS, you give no objective evidence for discouraging more attempts. BTW, saying "I don't think it's funny" is a subjective statement and does not qualify.

    I think "stupidumb" was trying to make a point, but was prevented from doing so by his amazingly accurate username.

  • Cesar (unregistered)

    I like the site. I like the feed.

    But if these comics keep coming in i will unsuscribe and delete the existence of the site of my memory.

  • Thank you Alex (unregistered) in reply to jamface
    jamface:
    Note from Alex: To help quell the bounty of boo-hooing over the need to use a "scroll bar" to bypass certain content, MFD is now displayed on the front page only in "Full Articles" view. If any further customizations are needed, please provide me with your IP Address your specific requirements so I can build a site just for you. Now, cue the "you're just doing that to increase page views" whining in 3... 2...

    Nice compromise, no reason for the whining to continue now.

  • Darth Mainer (unregistered)

    Put this pre-adolescent shit in a separate RSS feed.

  • dnm (unregistered) in reply to jamface
    jamface:
    Please, regardless of whether some people think it's funny or not, move this off the front page. The amount of allowable noise is taken up by ads already, I don't need this on there too, bumping the stuff I visit for off the bottom of my screen.

    Note from Alex: To help quell the bounty of boo-hooing over the need to use a "scroll bar" to bypass certain content, MFD is now displayed on the front page only in "Full Articles" view. If any further customizations are needed, please provide me with your IP Address your specific requirements so I can build a site just for you. Now, cue the "you're just doing that to increase page views" whining in 3... 2...

    if (users_lost_by('stupid comic', 'shitty new articles', 'dumb namechange', 'ads') < ALL) { ridicule_users_by('alienation'); }

    Brilliant.

    removes dailywtf from google reader

  • (cs)

    I don't understand this "omg get it out of the rss feed" thing. What are you guys using to read rss that makes it so annoying? I use google reader in list view, it takes up a single line. I see it come up. I click "mark as read," it goes away.

    Plus at this point, I'm still amused by how awful it is, so I want to keep checking on its status. I'm sure at some point I will tire mocking terrible jokes from 10 years ago, but I'm not there yet.

  • Shakespeare (unregistered)

    Ok. This is not even scary!

  • Jeff (unregistered) in reply to blue.lizard

    Wow blue.lizard, until you said it was at a medical device company I was going to ask if we sat near each other at Wal-Mart's home office.

    BTW, what's with the folks whining about the comic? Jebus.

  • (cs) in reply to Elmo

    I've created a Yahoo! Pipe that filters it out: http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=HP1_d9vb3BGwjgZT8jxBKg

    enjoy

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