LOLSaints blogs

New Posting Schedule for LOLSaints

lolsaints — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:15:17 +0000

Due to lack of time/resources, we've had a few false starts for posting new saints in the past year or so, and that's not fun for anyone!

In order to alleviate some pressure of getting new saints posted on a regular basis, we're going to try to stick to a schedule of posting an new saint every Tuesday around 8:00 a.m. CST (for simplicity's sake). Wish us luck!

Spam is a Problem :-(

lolsaints — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:04:06 +0000

...and, because of this, I've disabled the ability for people to create their own user accounts on this website, probably permanently. However, anyone who has an active user account can still log in, post new saint images, and do anything they could do previously.

The only thing this changes is the ability for new users to be able to create their own accounts—instead of that, they will need to email us first (use the 'Contact' page). Ah well...

Upgrading the Site

lolsaints — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:59:59 +0000

Sorry for the recent lack of new saints—especially at such a wonderful time of the year! We'll be back at it again in the new year, with a refreshed look, an easier saint submission process, and much, much more!

Had to Delete some 3,000 User Accounts

lolsaints — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:28:18 +0000

I'm getting back in gear for another long run of new LOLSaints (sorry I've been so lax lately!).

As part of this operation, I'm deleting more than 3,000 spam accounts that have popped up on LOLSaints.com since about a year ago. I'm very sorry if your (legitimate) account was also deleted, but you can simply register a new account if that was the case...

Thanks, and we'll see you around!

Links for Thursday!

lolsaints — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:26:08 +0000

In lieu of a saint being posted today, we have two links for those looking for even more Catholic fun in their daily browsing habits:

Not Said by Jesus - a fun collection of sayings NOT said by Jesus, but typically the opposite of what Jesus would say.
Catholic Car Wash - a new video podcast by LOLSaints.com's founder, Jeff Geerling, over on Life is a Prayer.com

Have a blessed Thursday, and see you next time!

Want More Saints? Vote now!

lolsaints — Fri, 07 May 2010 06:09:28 +0000

Some crazy Cannonball lady has opened up voting for the 2010 Cannonballs...

Do you want to see more LOLSaints? Do you think we've been slacking around here a little bit? Let your voice be heard!

Vote for LOLSaints in the "Blog that Needs to be Updated More Often" category in the 2010 Cannonball Awards!

> 2000 Registered Users on LOLSaints.com!

lolsaints — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:33:37 +0000

[Edit: We have now surpassed 2,000... I'm guessing there are a lot of robots in here :D]

We have surpassed 1,000 registered users on LOLSaints.com, but about half of them seem to be spambots. I don't know what to do to prevent them from registering; I've tried using spam services, and even some Javascript methods.

It looks like there are human beings somewhere creating spam accounts on this site; they're not all from the same IP address, though, so it's hard to track :(

A few minor updates...

lolsaints — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:53:26 +0000

Since starting this website over a year ago, I have had some major projects going on that took up the time I was hoping to devote to this website. Luckily, I still have hundreds of images to post on the site—of course, the more people that submit saints, the easier job I have in getting them out to the public!

Since running the iPod Touch contest last year, the site has gone in and out of dormancy. This year's Canonball Awards have prompted me to take a look at this site, and start maintaining it a little more...

To that effect:

I have set the website to send users emails when their saints are published; hopefully this will let them more easily see when their saints are able to be viewed and loved by all!
I am working on making it easier for users to see their old saint postings, edit them, delete them, etc.
I have merged LOLSaints' Drupal codebase with my other personal sites, which will more or less guarantee that all these sites will be kept up-to-date and secure more easily than in the past.

And don't worry... you ain't seen nothin' yet, in terms of hilarious saints and saints that will make you want to become more holy!

The Saints are Back in Town

lolsaints — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:18:06 +0000

Due to some crazy holidays, and a lot of things going on, the Saints were on an unplanned hiatus for some time. Luckily, they're back. Expect more LOLs in the coming weeks (starting tomorrow)!

Updated Ranking Algorithm

lolsaints — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:15:19 +0000

Playing around with the Drupal Views module a while, I think I've finally come to a better ranking method for the 'Most Popular' section on this website...

Instead of the old way, which was:

Filter by number of votes cast, then
Filter by the average value of a vote.

I've tweaked the filter to go by:

Saint must have more than four votes.
Filter by average value of a vote, then
Filter by number of votes cast.

I wish I could do some sort of weighting to the sorting rules above, so certain saint images, which have tons of votes, and are at a value of 4.8 rather than 4.9, would display before a saint image that has only a few votes but is positioned at 4.9 or 5.

We shall see... for now, check out the updated listing on the Most Popular LOLSaints of All Time page!