The Beatles Bible - Topic: What happened to Random Lyrics? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 Von Bontee on What happened to Random Lyrics? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p21301 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p21301 MrBig said:

vonbontee said:

 <img class="sfsmiley" title="blue-meanie" onclick="sfjLoadSmiley('blue-meanie_01.gif', 'blue-meanie', 'http://www.beatlesbible.com/wp.....&#039;, 'blue-meanie', '1'a-hard-days-night-george-10;" src="http://www.beatlesbible.com/wp/wp-content/forum-smileys/blue-meanie_01.gif" alt="blue-meanie" /> 

Whoa, some weird smiley errors there.

Yeah, that happens on both my home and work computers, but NOT on the laptop I was using over Xmas holidays, strangely enough. Some kinda "personal settings" issue, presumably. But I'm due for a shiny new computer, and I rarely have any need to use the smileys anyways, so I'll just continue doing without 'em until I upgrade.

]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:45:28 +0000 Joe on What happened to Random Lyrics? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p21299 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p21299 I couldn't get On this day to work on the front page - there's a very boring explanation which I won't share here, but it's to do with PHP code and me not being clever enough. It's a shame, because it's a nice feature, but it does appear on all other (non-forum) pages.

]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:28:02 +0000 mithveaen on What happened to Random Lyrics? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p21178 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p21178 a-hard-days-night-ringo-8 I totally agree!! I noticed that the section was missing and I love it! apple01apple01apple01

 

now I don't remember if we had "On this Day" section in the main page a-hard-days-night-paul-10

]]> Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:51:21 +0000 Von Bontee on What happened to Random Lyrics? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p21166 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p21166 Hey, just noticed that they're back - and they're improved!

I know, I know, I complained about 'em before. But now that they're constantly refreshing themselves every few seconds- before your very eyes! - rather than staying up for the entire time the screen is opened, the annoyance factor for me personally is gone. If I think a lyric looks silly right there out of context, I'll just blink my eyes and a new one appears! And they're at the bottom of the homepage, making them easy to ignore entirely if anyone should so desire.

I can't see how anybody ...]]> Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:39:36 +0000 MrBig on What happened to Random Lyrics? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p10622 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p10622 vonbontee said:

Wow, so I guess everybody appreciated "Random Lyrics" but me!  <img class="sfsmiley" title="blue-meanie" onclick="sfjLoadSmiley('blue-meanie_01.gif', 'blue-meanie', 'http://www.beatlesbible.com/wp.....&#039;, 'blue-meanie', '1'a-hard-days-night-george-10;" src="http://www.beatlesbible.com/wp/wp-content/forum-smileys/blue-meanie_01.gif" alt="blue-meanie" />  I dunno, I just always need something to complain about...

Whatever. I now appreciate Joe's rationale for creating it in the first place. If you guys liked them, then I'm sorry Joe had to get rid of them.

Whoa, some weird smiley errors there.

]]> Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:22:08 +0100 vonbontee on What happened to Random Lyrics? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p10616 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p10616 Wow, so I guess everybody appreciated "Random Lyrics" but me!  <img class="sfsmiley" title="blue-meanie" onclick="sfjLoadSmiley('blue-meanie_01.gif', 'blue-meanie', 'http://www.beatlesbible.com/wp.....&#039;, 'blue-meanie', '1'a-hard-days-night-george-10;" src="http://www.beatlesbible.com/wp/wp-content/forum-smileys/blue-meanie_01.gif" alt="blue-meanie" />  I dunno, I just always need something to complain about...

Whatever. I now appreciate Joe's rationale for creating it in the first place. If you guys liked them, then I'm sorry Joe had to get rid of them.

]]> Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:52:00 +0100 Dear Prudence on What happened to Random Lyrics? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p10614 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p10614 Oh, that makes perfect sence. I thougt it was because Appel got after you about it.apple01

]]> Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:35:59 +0100 skye on What happened to Random Lyrics? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p10611 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p10611 a-hard-days-night-ringo-8 That's how I started learning about the songs. I'd click, read, think it's awesome, and uh, go find the song. But you've got it covered with the song of the day. It's all good.

]]> Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:27:15 +0100 Joe on What happened to Random Lyrics? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p10606 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p10606 Well, it's been gone for a few months now, but it's nice that someone finally noticed!

It went because I ran out of room on the sidebar. It was getting very cluttered there, so I stripped it back to just contain things which actually added something useful (and some adverts, of course - a necessary evil). I still have the quotes in a database so I can add them back in at some point should I wish to.

The lyrics were just a few lines from a randomly-selected song. The idea was that people might click on the title, read the article ...]]> Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:49:22 +0100 MeanMrsMustard on What happened to Random Lyrics? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p10592 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p10592 vonbontee said:

Or wishing it could be replaced by a "Beatles Quote of the Day" - now THAT is something I would find compelling.

I think there is a "Beatles Quote of the Day" on the homepage. 
I liked the "Random Lyrics." It was a fun feature, and it would help if I had a lame song stuck in my head-- I would read it and have a Beatles song stuck in my head. Much better.  

]]> Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:37:35 +0100 vonbontee on What happened to Random Lyrics? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p10565 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p10565 Wait a minute, was it called "Random Lyrics" or "Song Lyric of the day" or something else? I can't remember...Anyways, it was just a random line or two from a random song that used to appear on the homepage - a different lyric everyday. Or maybe everytime the screen was refreshed. I don't know, never bothered to find out.

Anyways, I hadn't even noticed it was gone, but I have to confess that I'm glad, and hope it stays away for good! Half the time it would display a lyric that, out of context, was totally unremarkable and/or just plain ...]]> Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:22:11 +0100 Dear Prudence on What happened to Random Lyrics? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p10562 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p10562 Yeah!a-hard-days-night-ringo-10

]]> Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:04:24 +0100 kingjjj8 on What happened to Random Lyrics? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p10560 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p10560 Oh yeah! I reamember that!!! What did happen to that!?a-hard-days-night-paul-10 And you used to be able to type in any date on the this day in history part and it would give you what happened beatles related.a-hard-days-night-john-3 

]]> Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:02:29 +0100 Dear Prudence on What happened to Random Lyrics? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p10551 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p10551 No, like where "on this day in beatles history"  it was below that.

]]> Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:16:57 +0100 MrBig on What happened to Random Lyrics? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p10550 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/what-happened-to-random-lyrics/#p10550 Dear Prudence said:

There used to be random lyrics on the side.

I still don't know what you're talking about. Like people saying random lyrics?

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