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Okay, Taking a Hiatus from the Forums

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#1
dieffenbachj
Feb 01, 2011 21:55:35 I just checked on a relatively short forum thread, and watched as my browser choked up as it loaded what seemed like a dozen sites... "waiting for facebook.com" "waiting for twittter.com" "waiting for blah blah blah blah"

And really? I can review individual posts? Or am I reviewing the poster?

Why would I want to facebook/tweet something on these forums anyway? Why would I want to auto-repost all threads I make on these forums to all of my other social accounts?

I don't really care about the added feature bloat itself, just the fact that my forum-browsing time went from like 0.5 seconds per thread to 10 seconds per thread. And since I tend to open new tabs for dozens of new threads at a time so I can go through and read them all, this means I can basically open those tabs, then go make a sandwich and come back to see if they've finished.

Don't mean to sound crazy reactionary but... I guess that means I'm done browsing/lurking/responding to these forums until either Wizards removes these stupid features that slow down browsing to a crawl, or at least optimizes the page somehow so it doesn't do that.

Also, why is it opt-out "Send my post to my linked social accounts"? Seriously. This sudden shift made me deactivate all of my linked accounts. It just became weird, and a little too linked, and all for a benefit I don't want, and the downside is now browsing text became extremely slow.

Do not want. I'll try again later to see if it's been fixed or removed.

Also, ratings? Really? Why.
#2
Mock
Feb 01, 2011 22:15:43 Yep. I'm with you - I'll come back in a week and see what they did.
#3
lokiare
Feb 02, 2011 0:42:09 I rated both posts (and mine in a sec) 5 stars!!! great going!!!
#4
j.i.n.x.
Feb 02, 2011 5:57:13 the more you click on the rating the higher it goes.... no limit to the amount you can raise/lower it sooo useless no?
#5
Kalnaur
Feb 02, 2011 6:00:59
the more you click on the rating the higher it goes.... no limit to the amount you can raise/lower it sooo useless no?

Huh. You seem to be right. Considering I just bumped lokiare from 1 star to 5 just by clicking on his stars multiple times.

Woo!! 5 stars for everyone!!
#6
mudbunny
Feb 02, 2011 11:19:54
This site is run by morons. Thanks WotC your my faviorite. Not.

Why in hell is there a MtG symbol on the tool bar, instead of spellcheck?

You mean the spell check button that has ABC over top of a checkmark? The one that, when you mouse-over, says "Toggle spellchecker". That the spell checker you are complaining about not being there?
#7
Jharii
Feb 02, 2011 11:26:31
This site is run by morons. Thanks WotC your my faviorite. Not.

Why in hell is there a MtG symbol on the tool bar, instead of spellcheck?

You mean the spell check button that has ABC over top of a checkmark? The one that, when you mouse-over, says "Toggle spellchecker". That the spell checker you are complaining about not being there?

It must be optional because it is not in my tool bar.

Yeah, it's not in mine either. But hardly justifiable condescension.
#8
Dane_McArdy
Feb 02, 2011 11:41:44 It's in my bar. But yeah, get ride of the stars and facebook, twitter stuff.

At best, maybe just a like button, that shows how many people like it, rather then some star rating.

#9
zombie_babies
Feb 02, 2011 11:47:02 Yeah, no spell check option for me, either. I simply thought they pulled it as a 'fix' when it was implicated in one of the vanishing post cases. I know it always killed my posts. I also know I mentioned it and that shortly after the issue was 'fixed', I noticed the icon missing. Oh well, I don't really care about spell check. I do care about slower load/response times thanks to crap I don't want and can't turn off, though.
#10
Harn_Winterfell
Feb 02, 2011 18:12:33 Yes, same lack of spell checker for several months. It's nice to have but yes it did seem to result in vanishing posts.
#11
celloshane
Feb 04, 2011 17:57:27 Windows XP, IE 8. No spell check on my posts. I have Strikethrough and Import Magic Deck, but no Spellcheck. I will check with Firefox when I'm not at work.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 dieffenbachj Feb 01, 2011 21:55:35	I just checked on a relatively short forum thread, and watched as my browser choked up as it loaded what seemed like a dozen sites... "waiting for facebook.com" "waiting for twittter.com" "waiting for blah blah blah blah" And really? I can review individual posts? Or am I reviewing the poster? Why would I want to facebook/tweet something on these forums anyway? Why would I want to auto-repost all threads I make on these forums to all of my other social accounts? I don't really care about the added feature bloat itself, just the fact that my forum-browsing time went from like 0.5 seconds per thread to 10 seconds per thread. And since I tend to open new tabs for dozens of new threads at a time so I can go through and read them all, this means I can basically open those tabs, then go make a sandwich and come back to see if they've finished. Don't mean to sound crazy reactionary but... I guess that means I'm done browsing/lurking/responding to these forums until either Wizards removes these stupid features that slow down browsing to a crawl, or at least optimizes the page somehow so it doesn't do that. Also, why is it opt-out "Send my post to my linked social accounts"? Seriously. This sudden shift made me deactivate all of my linked accounts. It just became weird, and a little too linked, and all for a benefit I don't want, and the downside is now browsing text became extremely slow. Do not want. I'll try again later to see if it's been fixed or removed. Also, ratings? Really? Why.
#2 Mock Feb 01, 2011 22:15:43	Yep. I'm with you - I'll come back in a week and see what they did.
#3 lokiare Feb 02, 2011 0:42:09	I rated both posts (and mine in a sec) 5 stars!!! great going!!!
#4 j.i.n.x. Feb 02, 2011 5:57:13	the more you click on the rating the higher it goes.... no limit to the amount you can raise/lower it sooo useless no?
#5 Kalnaur Feb 02, 2011 6:00:59	the more you click on the rating the higher it goes.... no limit to the amount you can raise/lower it sooo useless no? Huh. You seem to be right. Considering I just bumped lokiare from 1 star to 5 just by clicking on his stars multiple times. Woo!! 5 stars for everyone!!
#6 mudbunny Feb 02, 2011 11:19:54	This site is run by morons. Thanks WotC your my faviorite. Not. Why in hell is there a MtG symbol on the tool bar, instead of spellcheck? You mean the spell check button that has ABC over top of a checkmark? The one that, when you mouse-over, says "Toggle spellchecker". That the spell checker you are complaining about not being there?
#7 Jharii Feb 02, 2011 11:26:31	This site is run by morons. Thanks WotC your my faviorite. Not. Why in hell is there a MtG symbol on the tool bar, instead of spellcheck? You mean the spell check button that has ABC over top of a checkmark? The one that, when you mouse-over, says "Toggle spellchecker". That the spell checker you are complaining about not being there? It must be optional because it is not in my tool bar. Yeah, it's not in mine either. But hardly justifiable condescension.
#8 Dane_McArdy Feb 02, 2011 11:41:44	It's in my bar. But yeah, get ride of the stars and facebook, twitter stuff. At best, maybe just a like button, that shows how many people like it, rather then some star rating.
#9 zombie_babies Feb 02, 2011 11:47:02	Yeah, no spell check option for me, either. I simply thought they pulled it as a 'fix' when it was implicated in one of the vanishing post cases. I know it always killed my posts. I also know I mentioned it and that shortly after the issue was 'fixed', I noticed the icon missing. Oh well, I don't really care about spell check. I do care about slower load/response times thanks to crap I don't want and can't turn off, though.
#10 Harn_Winterfell Feb 02, 2011 18:12:33	Yes, same lack of spell checker for several months. It's nice to have but yes it did seem to result in vanishing posts.
#11 celloshane Feb 04, 2011 17:57:27	Windows XP, IE 8. No spell check on my posts. I have Strikethrough and Import Magic Deck, but no Spellcheck. I will check with Firefox when I'm not at work.