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Using the “Report This Review” Feature
Judging by the number of reviews that have been reported since the new features rolled out, I would say that people are pretty happy to have this feature. However, it seems that some folks are not...
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New Review Sorting Options
The biggest issue people seemed to have with the new features was the new default sorting based on votes for/against a review. Today I have gotten part way to solving all of those problems. As of right...
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“Remember Me” Now Available When Logging In
Thanks to a fantastic suggestion by Luca on the Tobacco Reviews Facebook Page, you can now set a cookie when logging in that will remember your details until you log out. you can close your browser,...
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Review Sorting Temporarily Reverted
Due to an unresolved technical issue, namely the downvoted reviews continuing to appear before the neutral reviews, I have reverted the default sorting to the “old way” and removed the voting and...
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October News
It has been a while since I last posted some news here, and there is plenty to talk about, so here is a wrap up of the goings-on around Tobacco Reviews in the month of October. The sorting/listing of...
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Happy Thanksgiving
To all of the American users of Tobacco Reviews, let me say Happy Thanksgiving. I hope your holiday is full of good food, good friends and good tobacco. This year, I am thankful for: The new location...
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Temporary Website Problems
For unknown reasons, the Blend Detail page has started throwing errors and has been disabled. It will be returned to operation as soon as possible. Stay calm and carry on. ps: Happy Holidays
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Still Fixing Review Problems
I am still tracking down the source of the recent problems. Viewing Blend details works again, but it is still not possible to submit new reviews. Hopefully it will be soon. Happy New Year.
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Regarding HR 4439
Do what you can to help stop HR 4439, the so-called Tobacco Tax Parity Act of 2010, which will raise the Federal Excise Tax on pipe tobacco 775%, from $2.8311 to $24.78. This bill, introduced by Rep....
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Reviews Now Paginated
Wow! You folks sure do write a lot of reviews. That’s awesome. However, showing the sheer number of reviews for some blends is putting a serious strain on the servers and causing a bunch of timeout...
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Quick Note For Submitters
When submitting new tobacco blends to the database, please do not use the Blend Notes section for anything other than historical or geographical information about a tobacco. Particularly, do not...
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Pipe Tool for iPhone Now Available
Back in October of 2009, I mentioned that Tobacco Reviews data would be available as an API. Well, a few folks got in touch with ideas of how to use that API data, and the first one is ready for prime...
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