by Anonymous Coward writes:
on Thursday February 06, 2014 @07:51PM (#46180107)
... If classic slashdot goes away then I will stop visiting slashdot. Partly out of the way this has been handled, but partly because "beta" slashdot doesn't work properly without javascript.
If you don't support people who don't wish to have needless code execution on their machine - then I am not visiting. Simple.
Two years ago, at the last redesign, introduction of javascript broke even D1, and it's still broken. Follow a link, then hit back, and you no longer go back to where you were, because fscking javascript sends you to the top of the page. It makes it impossible to use the comment system in a reasonable way without opening every link in new windows - otherwise you have to manually search for how far down you read after replying to something.
No, we don't need fixes in Beta. We need fixes for what was broken
I still browse in a console often with Lynx, elinks, and/or links2 depending on where I am and how I feel. I also use NoScript. Sites that require JavaScript are something I absolutely hate. Even Reddit posts and comments can be (mostly) read using a text-mode browser, so no excuses for Slashdot. I also can't stand how when I set a minimum comment threshold in the mobile view, it doesn't hide the comments! WHAT IS THE POINT of having that option when you're just going to replace the comment text with a gian
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... If classic slashdot goes away then I will stop visiting slashdot. Partly out of the way this has been handled, but partly because "beta" slashdot doesn't work properly without javascript.
If you don't support people who don't wish to have needless code execution on their machine - then I am not visiting. Simple.
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Two years ago, at the last redesign, introduction of javascript broke even D1, and it's still broken. Follow a link, then hit back, and you no longer go back to where you were, because fscking javascript sends you to the top of the page. It makes it impossible to use the comment system in a reasonable way without opening every link in new windows - otherwise you have to manually search for how far down you read after replying to something.
No, we don't need fixes in Beta. We need fixes for what was broken
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