That worked.
Always back up your templates.
Clearly, I have to figure out how to use external template files with MT, because having to recreate new template files every time is very wearying.
What the hell, wanna redesign this place anyhow…
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Yeah, I’m with this guy… Sigh. I don’t know why Movable Type is such an unwieldy pig—probably for the same reason MS Word is. Because it’s all things to all people. And in the immortal words of a computer science prof from Stanford: “(Insert name here) is a power tool. And power tools can kill.” (I think he was talking about C. It’s been a while.)
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Although, I have to agree with John Scalzi on this: MT 3.2 is pretty faboo. The Junk Comments filter (much better interface that MT-Blacklist). The Junk Trackbacks filter (we can use trackbacks again!). Much better division of labor between tabs, instead of scattering it all on one page. And a way prettier layout for a lot of this stuff.
The font size they use is way too small. Not everyone lives in a 9-point world, people.
I wish MT weren’t such a resource hog. With a tendency to destroy sites when you upgrade. Other than that it’s perfect. (Just remember to back up.)
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Okay, and now I’m begging for comments, to make sure that the commenting function works for people besides me.