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Patch changes User names! June 11, 2013 at 09:55 pm
Are you referring to e-mails when comments are made on an article you've commented on? If so, I've…Read More been receiving e-mails.
I have a comment on Patch's Support: I fully understand that there must be a lot going on when doing a new format. However, I sent a message to Patch Support (@patch.zendesk.com) on 6/2/13 @ Noon. I immediately received an automated e-mail confirmation of my message saying "Your request has been received, and is being reviewed by our support staff. We will respond to your request as soon as possible." That's the last I've heard. I just checked the status of my request and it still says "This request is awaiting assignment to a support agent.".
2 parts of my request were that Patch reinstated a previously-deleted account, and changed my user name on a current account. (Hence, my now-changed -- by ME!! -- user name.)
One time I had good results with Support; they deleted a photo in a day or so. The next time, after 2 follow-ups with no response, I requested my account be deleted. That part they did promptly. Oddly, that is the very account that is active again.
Losing confidence when there isn't IT support. Or, if there really IS support, not getting a reply...
Katie Gudgel June 12, 2013 at 06:48 am
Hi Patch changes User names - the function that I am "missing" is to follow comments when…Read More you haven't commented yourself. I do received notifications of new comments on articles that I post (like this one) and to ones which I have made comments. But why should I have to make a comment just to be able to receive notifications when the article has been updated of someone has made a comment. Sometimes I want to be part of the discussion and will comment - but some of the time I would like to just "observe" (and perhaps later will make a comment). With the previous version I could do that.
shp June 12, 2013 at 08:50 am
I agree that email notifications on comments and updated articles should be restored. This is how…Read More the conversations get started and keeps the interest. You are losing readers by making it more difficult to comment and find comments. I see more people commenting on articles, but for awhile there was no one commenting. I had to email Patch to get my comments posted. Not everyone is going to do this.
R. Hof June 11, 2013 at 04:23 pm
I agree completely. Read my board on what Skokie wants to do making it mandatory for landlords to…Read More let Section 8 people rent in their buildings. YES we need more police 6???? kind of a joke. Will these 6 be patroling the whole area between Oakton/Skokie Blvd and Golf/Skokie Blvd al day and night? Because, that is what it will take to stop the new gangs or singular thugs from knowcking over the poor old [people to get 25 cents from their wallet!
John Wagner June 7, 2013 at 01:57 pm
Sorry, I was typing while I was watching 3 people from the K-town area of Skokie walking in front…Read More of my house with their pants hanging off their A--.
Cindy Wells June 7, 2013 at 10:49 pm
honestly? This is a very important job in Skokie, so much so that the Mayor takes second seat, or…Read More has to Rigoni, maybe no more though. Rigoni has tied the hands of Scarpelli and police presence in the past and we need the reigns loosened to combat the mess in this town...crime is increasing, this is why SKokie plans to hire 5-6 new police officers
John Wagner June 10, 2013 at 11:38 pm
just dont ask the village board, they will just tell you that it never happened.
Patch changes User names! June 1, 2013 at 12:15 pm
Probably the same way you'd explain to the non-bubble-headed ones driving FOUR-wheeled vehicles that…Read More you're NOT supposed to automatically pass a vehicle using the bike lane unless you use caution, i.e., look & slow down! Can you say Howard Ave? Perhaps it's not the type of 'transportation'; perhaps it's the driver...
Mari Harrer May 29, 2013 at 01:35 am
Mari: No need for 401 plans, just look to the Ill. Municipal Retirement Fund, an employees plan. It…Read More is not run by the state government and it is solvent.
D.DouglasThomas June 2, 2013 at 08:55 am
Let's send the naper patch comments to Darlene Senger..think she might take a minute to "read…Read More them" and do something instead of doing nuthing!
Grumpy Old Man June 4, 2013 at 06:55 am
I agree with Butch on control of pensions. I do not agree however that any state employee, other…Read More than first responders, should be receiving a public pension, or in the case of Boss Daley and others of his ilk, multiple public pensions. The vast majority of Americans enjoy Social Security as their primary pension and if they are smart, IRA or 401(K) plans. I could support a public employee 401(k) plan so long as it was primarily paid by the employee contributions with fixed government contributions with no COLA increases out of the public treasury, but privately invested. Obviously the current problem involves current obligations which can't be eliminated but there is no good reason to maintain this public pension system for future specially privileged employees, most of whom have jobs which are protected from at will termination (unlike the vast majority of American workers who have no such protection). If the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund is a satisfactory alternative great. The granting of pensions to public officials, appointed or elected is a travesty and must be ended. And, although I've always in the past opposed it, I think that it is time for term limits. Especially for the Mayor of Chicago.
Dan May 25, 2013 at 02:11 pm
Shared sacrifice should included those blessed with substantial pension income to pay state taxes…Read More like the rest of us do. Why should the 10,000 individuals that earn over $100,000 in pension income from a former government job receive this income tax free? We need a progressive pension tax to correct this tax loophole.
Johnson H. May 28, 2013 at 10:56 am
Your shared sacrifice should not include the public employee who has faithfully paid into the…Read More pension system that the politicians set up. The politicians now want to force the public employee to pay more, and the taxpayer to pay more for the states mistakes. Shared sacrifice my A$$... The only sacrifice that should be happening is the politicians give up their pay for the next 10 years to pay for the mess they created by not paying/delaying payments into a system that would have been in good shape if they had payed in to begin with. The politicians made this mess, by skipping payments, setting re-payment schedule @ 50 years with balloon payments and now they want to cry broke and walk away from their obligations. That is horrible. Take a look at what Mayor Rahm is doing in Chicago. Closing schools because he is crying broke, now he is proposing a new $50Million stadium to be built for DePaul. As I have said before "The rich get richer and the poor get screwed" Go into politics and you can become part of the elite in this country and screw everyone else. !
Grumpy Old Man June 4, 2013 at 06:24 am
Dan, right on and the first overly paid pensioner is Boss Daley who I understand collects more than…Read More one. I have yet to understand how there are more than one pension plans. I don't believe in any public employee pensions save for first responders and I definitely do not believe that the public office holders, e.g., Mayors, aldermen, state senators and representatives, Governors, Lt. Governors, Comptrollers, State Treasurers or elected officials at the county and local level should receive one penny in public pensions. Until some common sense takes over Illinois all of these separate governmental pensions should be rolled into one and no one entitled to more than one pension check. If that requires amending the state constitution and getting rid of home rule so be it.
Grumpy Old Man June 4, 2013 at 07:25 am
This bill will not save the life of a single person. Oh, I know, someone will trot out some…Read More "statistic" to prove it will. Just like the Chicago Gun Ban saved 1000 lives over a period of 10 - 15 years. Right. More statistical nonsense. The majority of deaths in America is from gang bangers in the inner cities using handguns and who fire a few rounds, not from nutjobs like Lanza with their imitation assault rifles (which are not since they can't fire on fully automatic). Sorry, that's just a fact. I know gun grabbers don't want to be confused with the facts. The story on Lanza having to reload his 30 round magazine assumes that if he had a ten round limit he wouldn't have been able to kill more. Really? The limit would work, I suppose, if he was confronted by someone with a weapon, but with time on his hands he could reload at will. I really can't understand how we won WWII using the M1, a semi automatic rifle clip fed with an 8 round capacity. Oh, I know that the artillery won the war, but the M1 was the principal weapon issued to American troops. Oh well, the gun grabbers (and let's be frank, these gun controllers are really nothing but gun grabbers in sheep's clothing) can stand on their graves and rant and rant. By the way, I have no problem with background checks and severe penalties for straw purchasers. Registration is the usual resort by the gun grabbers so that they can come and get em when the time is right. Yeah, I'm "paranoid"! I have nothing but sympathy for the families of the children who were murdered by Lanza. However, their loss does not make them experts on urban violence. And there is no such thing as gun violence, the left's term to de-sensitize us from individual responsibility and blame the "gun." There are individuals who use guns to commit crimes, including murder. I have no problems with laws which regulate conduct of individuals which are strictly (but impartially and fairly) enforced. But silly laws that avoid the problem and criminalize law abiding citizens are not worthy of this society.
Frank Palmer June 18, 2013 at 02:05 pm
Canada, with more gun controls, somehow has fewer shootings per capita. We see a lot of people…Read More assuring us that there is no connection between the two.
Channing Grant May 14, 2013 at 04:53 pm
Women are jealous of Angelina so they put her down when they can. Junefox is an example. They wish…Read More they looked like her.
Procrustes' Foil May 15, 2013 at 09:48 am
David Kroll's comments are really stupid. Women are smart enough to know about breast health and how…Read More to take care of themselves. His comments are patronizing and demeaning to women. Since when is Forbes Magazine an expert on women's health?
Jennifer Wilson May 15, 2013 at 10:40 am
Junefox, I agree/disagree. I think she went public because A) it was inevitable that the world would…Read More speculate on her boobs and B) I genuinely think she wants to bring awareness of BRCA testing to the public and possibly shame insurance companies into paying for it. Ms Jolie doesn't have the luxury we have of taking our privacy for granted as hers is regularly violated. For a decision like this, I'm sure I'd prefer any statements came directly from me and not some rag magazine talking about a desperate attempt to keep Brad.
As far as Forbes statement that women will stop preventative actions and fear double mastectomy, no. Sorry guys. Women are a lot smarter than that. Women share our experiences to help other women. It's pretty natural for most of us. It's why we tell our child birth stories, our bad dates and talk about our experiences with life changing decisions. I think the more women, especially those known for their beauty and sexuality, express that their lives are far more important than their boobs, the less mystery there will be about the procedure, the more awareness and the more knowledge that life goes on and you will still be beautiful, sexy and alive.
George Slefo (Editor) May 22, 2013 at 07:38 pm
@ Oliver -
I would like to sincerely say, that of all our readers, your comments make me smile…Read More most.
Thank you for reading.
Best,
George
Carmen L Mercado May 22, 2013 at 07:55 pm
Congrats!!
Good luck to you! Have a safe trip there and back.
MG FarmersMarket May 22, 2013 at 11:14 pm
Congratulations, George! Best of luck in all your future endeavors. We will miss you!
John Wayne May 20, 2013 at 03:24 pm
The Center for Tax and Budget Accountability is nothing more than a left wing fascist organization.…Read More
Those who support progressive taxation pretend to be on the moral high ground but, in fact, they have no ground to stand on. Envy, not justice, is at the root of the argument for discriminatory taxation. That is why those who most strongly advocate progressive taxation are in favor of the welfare state. If we are to restore civil society and move from tax socialism to tax justice, we need to abolish progressive taxation, institute a fair flat tax and limit the size of government. Otherwise, class warfare and welfare will prevail.
PaulRevere May 20, 2013 at 06:05 pm
"tax expenditures" needs clarification.
States are "non profit ventures".…Read More Therefore , states cannot have any expense called "tax expenditures". People and For profit businesses have "tax expenditures". Those are "tax revenues" to the states.
States have "REVENUES" and "SERVICES SPENDINGS".
A potential Tax revenue cannot be "spent". To label any less tax revenue as an expense is absurd. Why? Because that would suggest a 6% corporation state Tax rate really means 94% more Taxes could have been collected. Is that a Tax expenditure?
Only liberals would label 100% of anyone's income as "tax revenue" to be called "tax expenditure" for any % not taxed. "STATE TAX REVENUE". Whatever is left for the taxpayer to keep is therefore a "tax expenditure" to the State. LOL! You guys running our Govt have warped minds.
Just try to get those "tax expenditures" as revenue and watch the businesses close shop. When will you admit the real problems of "Highly overpaid Govt Public employees". They are the ones creating an undue "TAX EXPENDITURE" on every living Person.
Glenn Brooks May 22, 2013 at 03:28 am
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Grumpy Old Man May 20, 2013 at 05:37 pm
Unfortunately some of the inspiration were some of the most divisive comments I've seen on Patch…Read More outside of and including the Sunday cartoon. Just look at the one on Long Journey to change minds and the article about the pit bull rescuer. I'm not sure that this was the type of inpiration that Grape Nuts intended.
Jason Akai May 21, 2013 at 10:58 am
GOM - you're right. The worst part of the Patch is comments. You find me a feel good patch…Read More article, and I will show you a list of people who are angry about it. People just like to vent, I suppose. Its easier to do behind an anon name.
Section 8. Why make it mandatory.
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