Announcement PF Insights: The Official PF Blog

[Greg Bernhardt]

We have 50 published Insights!

 

[Evo]

I do know! I remember making a small error and Evo catching it within minutes. I couldn't believe it!

Muwahahahaha!

 

[mfb]

Muwahahahaha!

That was 1.5 weeks now :p

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

67 Insights now! Check them out!
https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/

 

[PWiz]

67 Insights now! Check them out!
https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/

Wow, that's fast.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

The orange "Insights" link in the top nav now has a drop down for easy access to the formats. FAQ will be added shortly. Clicking the main tab still sends you to the main Insights page.

 

[aleazk]

Hi, I submitted my personal details, when I will be able to write the actual article? (PS: I messed up the email, but now I updated my profile so the two emails are the same now)

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Hi, I submitted my personal details, when I will be able to write the actual article? (PS: I messed up the email, but now I updated my profile so the two emails are the same now)

Welcome to the writing crew! We're always looking for writers!

 

[OmCheeto]

Is there a process of having the insights reviewed before publishing?
I have this strange feeling that my chicken is going to get run over by a car, before it gets even halfway across the road. ...
And the field. How does one describe "the field"?
Ah ha! Chickens are surrounded by a field, which visually, mimics the square root law. Or was that the inverse square law?
No matter. Semantics will take a back seat. Math's be in the drivers seat!

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Is there a process of having the insights reviewed before publishing?

Entries are reviewed for non advisor members :)

 

[mfb]

Reviews are helpful for all entries in general, especially the more technical ones.

 

[Drakkith]

Is there a process of having the insights reviewed before publishing?
I have this strange feeling that my chicken is going to get run over by a car, before it gets even halfway across the road.

I'd torpedo that chicken like it was Hitler crossing the english channel in a bass boat!

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

We're going to hit 100 Insights next week. That absolutely astounding and far beyond my best expectations. What a great resource. Thanks to all the authors!

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

We got a PF Insight on the front page of Reddit. #19 at the moment.
https://www.reddit.com/

If you have an account please consider hitting it for an upvote. Let's keep this going and get the Insights the recognition they deserve!

 

[Drakkith]

If you have an account please consider hitting it for an upvote. Let's keep this going and get the Insights the recognition they deserve!

Done.

Edit: It's at #16 as of 2:23 MST.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

140 published Insights! What an unbelievable resource Insights has turned into. Thanks to all the authors!

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Very close to 200 Insights! Amazing!

 

[Drakkith]

Very close to 200 Insights! Amazing!

Outstanding!

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

There you have it! Over 200 Insights!
https://www.physicsforums.com/insig...s/when-did-mitochondria-evolve/"]mitochondria-evolve/[/URL]

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Always taking applications for those who want to write and are qualified!
https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/application/

 

[OmCheeto]

Always taking applications for those who want to write and are qualified!
https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/application/

Please define "qualified"...

Neater still, is after my nap, I went back and looked at my setup, and decided I wasn't qualified to tie my own shoes.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Please define "qualified"...

Bachelor's or higher in a math or science to be considered :)

 

[Swamp Thing]

How long does it take for an application to be processed?

 

[Swamp Thing]

I submitted an application to be a blog contributor a couple of days ago. Just wondering what happens next.. will I be informed if my application is rejected? How long would it typically take?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I submitted an application to be a blog contributor a couple of days ago. Just wondering what happens next.. will I be informed if my application is rejected? How long would it typically take?

I'll contact you about it very soon, thanks!

 

[Stephen Tashi]

This morning, I can't get the link to comments ( "8 replies") to work on the insight "Scientific Inference P3:..."

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

This morning, I can't get the link to comments ( "8 replies") to work on the insight "Scientific Inference P3:..."

I saw that too, I'll fix it now

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Over 250 published Insights!

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Don't forget to share your favorite Insights on social media like Reddit, Facebook and Twitter! Reward the authors with the attention they deserve!

 

[GeorgeDishman]

Here is the request thread
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/pf-insights-topic-request.812096/

This link is giving "Page not Found". I was looking for some links I provided in a request some time ago and had hoped to search that thread, is it still available somewhere?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I have added a feature at the homepage and thread level where 1-4 Insight entries are listed randomly picked at each page load from the past 20 recent Insights. The homepage lists them under the featured thread and the thread level lists them under the editor box. I'm trying to get these amazing works the most exposure possible! Some tweaking design wise is still in order.

 

[ZapperZ]

Er... Greg, have you tried viewing it on a mobile device? It looks horrible on my iPhone, and it is nasty on my iPad in portrait mode.

Zz.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Er... Greg, have you tried viewing it on a mobile device? It looks horrible on my iPhone, and it is nasty on my iPad in portrait mode.

Zz.

lol you weren't kidding. I'll fix it within the hour.

 

[dlgoff]

The homepage lists them under the featured thread and the thread level lists them under the editor box.

Looks nice Greg.

 

[tionis]

That new feature is amazing . i love seeing Sean Carroll anywhere.

 

[ZapperZ]

There is one annoying feature of Insight that I want to bring up. Maybe it has been addressed on here, but I'm too lazy to look at 5 pages of comments (sorry).

If I read an article on Insight, and decide to write a comment to it, I have to go back to the forum to find the relevant thread. Is there a simpler way to find this thread? It would be nice if the Insight article itself has a direct link to that thread. Otherwise, I have to hunt for the right forum and look for the thread, or do a global search for it.

Or maybe there's already a simple way to do this and I'm not seeing it.

Zz.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

It would be nice if the Insight article itself has a direct link to that thread.

Most should have a button at the bottom. Which Insight were you looking at that didn't have one?

 

[ZapperZ]

Most should have a button at the bottom. Which Insight were you looking at that didn't have one?

Greg,

Oh, never mind. After seeing your post, I went back and found the BIG BLUE RECTANGULAR link that said "Discuss in the Community".

I probably scrolled past that to the very last comment, and I knew that the space for comment doesn't work on Insight. So that's why didn't see a way to go back to the thread on PF.

Zz.

 

[dextercioby]

I am a great fan of the series of articles by Urs Schreiber, even though their content is almost incomprehensible to me. I like to know that this very valuable part of Greg's website contains high-level, technical contributions, too. So many thanks from my side to the writers. Keep them coming, guys!

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I am a great fan of the series of articles by Urs Schreiber, even though their content is almost incomprehensible to me. I like to know that this very valuable part of Greg's website contains high-level, technical contributions, too. So many thanks from my side to the writers. Keep them coming, guys!

He'll keep writing if he knows you enjoy them. Drop a comment in his Insights that let you know you enjoy them :)

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Keep them coming, guys!

btw, we're always looking for new writers :)

 

[ShayanJ]

When I click on my "Insights Author" badge in my profile page, I go to a page with the following message:

Nothing Found Sorry, the post you are looking for is not available. Maybe you want to perform a search?

I don't have a plan to write anything for now, but this doesn't feel right!

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I don't have a plan to write anything for now, but this doesn't feel right!

Yeah I need to fix that

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

15 away from 300 Insights! Contact me if interested in writing!

 

[robphy]

Suggestion: make the "Insight Author" badge in the forum
link to that author's insight-author page (which lists their insights).

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Suggestion: make the "Insight Author" badge in the forum
link to that author's insight-author page (which lists their insights).

We had that for awhile, but there is an issue with members that have spaces. Spaces aren't allowed in wordpress accounts so it would become a broken link. I couldn't find a workaround so I removed the link.

 

[mfb]

Is it more than replacing all spaces? str_replace(" ","-",$username)

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Is it more than replacing all spaces? str_replace(" ","-",$username)

I'd have to create a little addon as that isn't allowed in templates, but I might rather do an htaccess rewrite.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Fixed it, thanks for the motivation :)

 

[ShayanJ]

When I click on my "Insights Author" badge in my profile page, I go to a page with the following message:

Nothing Found Sorry, the post you are looking for is not available. Maybe you want to perform a search?

I don't have a plan to write anything for now, but this doesn't feel right!

I just figured it out! The problem is, I changed my username. So when I click on my badge, my current PF username is sent but my wordpress username is still my old PF username.