Well, we tried. Due to the incessant toxic comments from a very small number of users – this story put it over the top for us – we’ve switched comments to registered users only. You can sign up to create an account here. You can log in here. (Both of these links are in the […]
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Ideas for improving comments?
We’ve tried LOTS of different approaches to comments on My Ballard over the years. We began with open comments, then switched to Disqus, then switched to Facebook comments (backlash!), then switched to register-only comments (crickets), then back to open comments. We’ve always had to contend with the usual moderation challenges — here are the rules […]
Introducing Ballard’s best restaurants and a neighborhood guide
Since the redesign in November, we’ve been working to add new goodies to My Ballard. Here are a few of the recent additions: We brought back the Ballard restaurants section featuring the most popular spots, ranked by your ratings. This is not mean to be a comprehensive list — there’s Google and Yelp for that […]
Our most memorable stories on My Ballard’s 10th anniversary
A decade ago, we were new to the neighborhood and inspired by the West Seattle Blog and Capitol Hill Seattle Blog. So we decided to start a blog for Ballard, called ourselves the “Geeky Swedes” and published our first post on Dec. 11, 2007. Little did we know that Ballard was in the early stages […]
After nearly 10 years on the web, My Ballard relaunches with new look
The 10th anniversary of My Ballard is coming next month (can you believe it?), and other than making us feel old, it made us realize the site was long overdue for a redesign. Here’s the way the site looked back in January of 2008 with the ominous headline, “Community meeting about Denny’s tonight.” At lot […]
Highlights from the new Ballard forum
Since we launched the new My Ballard forum and classifieds a couple weeks ago, over 250 neighbors have registered, publishing nearly 1,000 posts. It’s a great place to share observations, get recommendations, ask about lost pets and find out about Ballard happenings first — and registration is easy. Here are a few highlights over the […]
Comments are now open to everyone
After an overwhelmingly positive response to our question, we’ve made a change so anyone can leave a comment without a Facebook account. However, that means you’ll need to register first if you haven’t already (click the link in the upper left of the site). That registration will work across comments, neighborhood groups and the forum. […]
Improving My Ballard comments with Facebook
Since My Ballard began in December 2007, we’ve worked hard at keeping the site open, inclusive and community friendly. Through your comments, forum posts, emails, Facebook posts and tweets, you’ve truly made My Ballard part of the community — the site has even won two awards for it, including a national journalism award for community […]
Introducing deals from North Seattle neighborhoods
There are a lot of coupon and deals sites popping up in Seattle, but they’re mostly run by out-of-town businesses and focused on the entire metro area. After hearing some ideas from local businesses, we’re happy to introduce North Seattle Guide, a new site powered by our network of neighborhood blogs that offers deals right […]
Improvements to My Ballard’s comment system
A couple weeks ago, we asked folks in the forum for feedback on My Ballard’s comment system. Many of you asked that we allow users to help moderate comments, as well as link comment profiles with forum profiles. We agree, so we’re beginning to work on connecting the profiles. In the meantime, we’ve switched back […]
New features on My Ballard
We added a few new features here on My Ballard over the weekend, which you can visit via the navigation at the top of the page: Events: We’ve added a new, enhanced events calendar that allows you to submit events directly, instead of sending us an email. (Please only submit Ballard community events — we […]
Get Ballard events and deals in your email
Just in time for summer, we’ve launched a new addition here at My Ballard: an email newsletter with a preview of weekend events, both here in Ballard and in surrounding North Seattle neighborhoods. We’re also planning to add a few neighborhood deals in the near future, too. You can sign up painlessly right here, and […]
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