You suffered through two days with no comments. When comments returned, you had to click "all comments" on every single page you visited in order to read them. You stared at the page in befuddlement wondering why "The Tyee Most Recent" hadn't changed since Monday.

But at least you didn't have to read tiny, pea-soup green italic type.

We may have kept our now-retro design, but the launch of the redesigned Tyee did not spare The Hook after all.

It is only fair, therefore, that Hook readers get invited to The Tyee Re-Launch Rally.

If you're already registered with a commenting account, you've already completed the first lap.

A couple clicks of the mouse through the redesigned site will get you ahead of the pack.

And finally, to prove that you really are a feisty one online, post your best photos of B.C. scenes in The Tyee's flickr pool. (Remember to add the tag 'rally09' so we know which photos you are entering in the contest.)

And why would you do all this, you ask? Prizes, of course!

After all, why should politicians get all the great swag?