... 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.
by Anonymous Coward writes:
on Thursday February 06, 2014 @10:13PM (#46181807)
This!
Stop wrapping everything in Javascript. Allow anonymous users to switch to classic discussion (currently requires an account). Stop forcefully redirecting mobile users to the mobile site (m.slashdot) because it sucks and maybe I want to choose for myself (it's also is completely broken without JS?!). If you insist on embracing the circus that is web 2.0 then learn what 'graceful degradation' is - the site can function perfectly fine without scripting.
Try to remember that it's not about the articles. It's ONLY about the comments. Period.
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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"isn't going away until..." (Score:5, Insightful)
... 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.
Re:"isn't going away until..." (Score:0)
This!
Stop wrapping everything in Javascript. Allow anonymous users to switch to classic discussion (currently requires an account). Stop forcefully redirecting mobile users to the mobile site (m.slashdot) because it sucks and maybe I want to choose for myself (it's also is completely broken without JS?!). If you insist on embracing the circus that is web 2.0 then learn what 'graceful degradation' is - the site can function perfectly fine without scripting.
Try to remember that it's not about the articles. It's ONLY about the comments. Period.
Also, FUCK BETA...
Re: (Score:2)
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