SaidAmin

Thanks Alborz. I appreciate

Thanks Alborz. I appreciate the well though out and candid comments. Wonderful food for thought.

Thank you Said

I appreciate the explanation and I will be there on the new site. 

The reason for my comment was to simply make a point that the new site is not simply the old site with new features or enhancement, but that it is entirely new eco-system.

For example had the old site's layout and content presentation been preserved, then the new features would have been enhancement. However the features of the new site are in fact what defines it - therefore the reason to visit it requires a different motivation.

I don't follow folks on the old site, I simply follow subjects that grab my attention and I believe that I will have to hunt for them on the new site, by scrolling through a lot of stuff, whereas the old site did not require this.  For example, the old site had this very effective line up of videos and in one shot, I could choose which to watch and which to skip.   Same on content, as a regular visitor, I could see the new stuff appear before me on the blog, articles, and news - without regard to who wrote it.

In short, there were a lot of good features and time will tell how the old geasers like me who have been on IC for years, will take a liking to the new format.   As a result who many will call IC as their new home and how many will become "homeless".

Finally, it seems that the new site's organization is similar to JJ's new site - perhaps very different behind the layout, but strangely similar in apperance.

Best wishes,

Alborz

Mohsen, eenghadar shaytooni nakoon .. lol

Just join the new site.  There has been a general pardon issued by the site master and everyone is welcome. 

Can I recommend a username for you to be used on the new site?

" Nasrudin " ... that perfectly suits your character ... you are a sufi with sense of humor ... a wise-fool 

"If you want special illumination, look upon a human face: see deeply, within laughter, the essence of ultimate truth..."

rumi 

see you there 

: ) 

SaidAmin

Where have you been all these times when we could have so much fun?

Oh, you have been busy censoring and blocking. You've been a bad 

boy. A cyber dictator.  Das ist nicht gut!

)*&^%$#@!_*&%

@mohsen *lol* now that's

@mohsen *lol* now that's creative! sign language that i can read! =)

#^$%@$*&#%@ to you my friend. 

I have to agree with Alborz

While I wish and hope the best for IC, the new site appears more as a social / blogging site than a news journal site.  While the current version of IC also relies on contributor content as opposed to "real" (for lack of a better word) journalists, I believe that it owes its success, in a large part, to the fact site's design gives the appearance of a "news" type site. The new design looks a lot like a specialty blog or a social site.  So, while I wish it continued success, I am concerned that to someone who is not a regular contributor, it may come across as just another social site.  

SaidAmin

Well then, it is business as usual.

#%$@^&=)%$

@alborz you have the option

@alborz you have the option to follow whomever you please. as a result, you can cut out the "noise" and opt to view only the content of the folks that you find interesting. 

user TOOPS and activity, like views/comments dictates the ranking of content. so in essence, IDC members are each mini editors, with their collective voice shaping the ranking of all the content.

as for facebook, i don't use it. my interest is in allowing Iranians to express themselves, and to discover interesting information. the term "social networking" simply means to me that we are humans open to some form and level of interaction. thus, fair to say that life is a series of experiences whereby we share, absorb and feed of each other's energy. but hey, that's just my take on it.

hope to see you online. 

SaidAmin

I don't know sign language. Can you say it in a plain and simple English, Por Favor?

Clean slate? We shall see.

@friendly notes - Thanks!! I

@friendly notes - Thanks!! I appreciate the kind words =)

@mohsen it's a clean slate.

@mohsen it's a clean slate. live and let live, but authors can decide for themseleves what is appropriate or not on their content.

just saw your latest comment. yes mohsen, users can remove comments as they see fit. if i have misunderstood your question, i kindly ask that you ask it again USING sign language ;) 

Thks!

Thks!

SaidAmin

Will the new Iranian.com continue to sencor, delete and block the comenters who write the truth and will it continue to support Israel more than before?

Dear Mr Amin

Thank you for your hard works for the new site, and congratulations.

The old site will be missed by me!

Mr. Amin,

While the change to a new platform is inevitable now, I have to say that the old site, offered so much visibility to an array of topics in one glance.  As always, the value of what one has is realized when it is replaced.

The new one looks like Facebook and frankly I don't visit your site for social networking - but because it contains everything that is related to Iran without the masses deciding for me whether it should or should not rise to the top.  The old site was truly a repository from which one could find things by simple inspection.

On the new site, I found myself scrolling endlessly and pointlessly - having to see things sequentially - quite inefficient and tiresome.   Is social networkign what your users asked for, or is this what you had to do to remain viable?

The old site will be sorely missed by me.

Alborz

Very glad

And congratulations!

Let's thank Mr. Amin and send appreciations to Mr. Javid

Thanks Mr. Amin, for a very nice start of the new Iranian dot Com. I wish you full success with this new endeavour.

As a frequent enjoyer and contributor of the outgoing IC, I also would like to share my appreciation of Mr. Javid's efforts. This site has been one of the most viewed Iranian websites outside Iran, and certainly the most democratic one.

The Iranian dot Com will be recorded in our literary history as perhaps the first democratic website, where almost everyone with a point of view (and some degree of civility) could comment, blog and post articles.

The role of Mr. Javid in creating this site, and the efforts of his co-owners and his Admins (including Foad Khosvand and Nazy Kaviani) have been instrumental in IC's success. JJ's editorial efforts were also key in steering this ship through the very choppy waters of the typical Iranian discourse (i.e. shouting matches).

It is understandable that any editorial input comes with some degree of subjectivity, but JJ's steady hand was proven to be great with maneuvering the lefts and the rights of Iranians' multi-polar character ... while maintaining openness, and above all, fostering the growth of progressive thought.

It has been many good years, and again I wish for many even better years to come for both of you gentlemen, and the other good members of the IC family.

Dear Mr. Amin, we love to see our old friends on this site.

We love to see Anglohpile, Videmose and doctor mohandes on this site. We miss them dearly. Please UNlock them so we enjoy their write ups.

Thanks,

Siavash

No Allah on this site please, it is PARVARDEGAR

We have beautiful word for the creator and we call it Parvardegar or Khoda. Allah is Arabic and here is Iran.com, not ARAB site. So please avoid using Arabic expression on this site. There are so many families still suffering from the death of their loved ones by Arabs.

And good luck to Mr. SaidAmin for his new site.

Payandeh IRAN

Thanks for the feedback

Thanks for the feedback Hossein. I will email you within the next 10 minutes with your login credentials. 

Could not find the link

Nice design and useful changes.  I tried to follow the instruction, passed the stage "enter your email address/password", saw myself logged on, but did not see the "Click here to resend confirmation link" to click, and did not receive the confirmation email/link 

Still no porn section, ha? :-(

I was kind of hoping...

but hey...

آفرین

تغییرات بسیار جالبی را ارائه داده اید و موجب سپاسگزاری است.  آیا این مسئله مخلوط کردن حروف و لغات زبان فارسی با حروف لاتین در یک مقاله را هم توانستید حل کنید یا در دست اقدام است؟  این برای بسیاری مشکلات فراوانی ایجاد کرده است و دوسه نفر را هم سراغ دارم که به الکل روی آورده اند. در بسیاری موارد توانایی مخلوط کردن حروف دو زبان کار نویسنده را بسیار آسان میکند.  خدا پشت و پناهتان 

Hello Jenab-e Amin

Looks very very very good. All-Iranians believe that the new site will attract many people. You have really done a great job. Congratulations!

Blessings of Allah be upon you sister Soosan

همه جا خانه یار است

For an Islamic democracy

Merci Soosan Khanoom and

Merci Soosan Khanoom and thank YOU for your continued support!

Dear Said ,

Thanks for all your hard works.  I hope the new site continues to be as successful and, perhaps, more. 

thanks again

: ) 

Brother Salman,

Shoma  chegadar Taruf meekoneed!  befarmayeed too !

LOL 

Dios te bendiga hermano Said

Que Allah Bles su nuevo hogar

For an Islamic democracy

Brother Salman, me casa es

Brother Salman, me casa es su casa.