New UNWANTED vanilla feature

F1nut
F1nut Posts: 50,647
We don't need or want this PITA feature. Please get rid of it today.
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Political Correctness'.........defined

"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."


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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,901
    Shouldn't it also
    1) Say "Hope you enjoyed your visit!"
    and
    2) Say "Y'all come back now, hear?"

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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,502
    I like (not) how they took it upon themselves to do this, which nobody asked for, but STILL can't fix the fact that hovering ones mouse over a thread link makes it change color to the same as the background color, rendering it invisible!
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,563
    Maybe Polk is now making money per click.
    😆😆
  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,981
    I like (not) how they took it upon themselves to do this, which nobody asked for, but STILL can't fix the fact that hovering ones mouse over a thread link makes it change color to the same as the background color, rendering it invisible!


    Good point.

    I see no possible reason for the addition other than clicks.
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,200
    Is it already fixed? I don’t get that message, even if I sign out. Normally, I just close the tab. 🤷‍♂️
    Alea jacta est!
  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,303
    Kex wrote: »
    Is it already fixed? I don’t get that message, even if I sign out. Normally, I just close the tab. 🤷‍♂️

    click link below

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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    I wish they would speed up the response. Click on Recent Discussions and it take too long to bring up the page. Click on a thread, aside from going blank, it takes too long to bring up the thread. Are they running this site on an old 8MHz 8086 computer?
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,901
    edited June 2021
    BlueFox wrote: »
    I wish they would speed up the response. Click on Recent Discussions and it take too long to bring up the page. Click on a thread, aside from going blank, it takes too long to bring up the thread. Are they running this site on an old 8MHz 8086 computer?

    Maybe a Zilog Z80A :#
  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,200
    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    click link below
    Gotcha! Thanks dude! 👍
    Alea jacta est!
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,901
    edited June 2021
    I just realized that this feature is interfering with hotlinking even legitimate images from third-party hosting sites.
    To wit (and e.g.):

    51044150081_c0fc61376e_b.jpgDSC_0935 (2) by Mark Hardy, on Flickr

    This is the image hosted at the link above, FWIW:

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    hmmm... upon reflection, I wonder if this had anything to do with this morning's internet imbroglio involving Fastly?
    https://finance.yahoo.com/news/a-huge-outage-is-affecting-large-swaths-of-the-internet-102354305.html

    Whatever the case, it's a pain in the Pohanka Hyundai. :|

  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,446
    I think Vanilla itself is an unwanted feature of the Polk Forum...
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,787
    BlueFox wrote: »
    . Are they running this site on an old 8MHz 8086 computer?

    Commodore 64 with those newfangled "Sprites"

    Rumors of going to a 4.7Mhz DOS system are in the wind. Depends on the availability of a Tandy 1000 on eBay of course.
    Keep your fingers crossed !

    I'm sure Polk means well but how about we try NOT meaning well and see how that turns out ? 👍




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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,901
    I... have a Tandy 1000... in the basement.
    :#
  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,563
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    I... have a Tandy 1000... in the basement.
    :#

    I have a sneaky suspicion what you don't have in the basement is SPACE :#B)
  • OleBoot
    OleBoot Posts: 2,774
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    I... have a Tandy 1000... in the basement.
    :#

    I have a sneaky suspicion what you don't have in the basement is SPACE :#B)

    I don't think it's space, more of an anti matter alternate universe.
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,901
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    I... have a Tandy 1000... in the basement.
    :#

    I have a sneaky suspicion what you don't have in the basement is SPACE :#B)

    The final frontier. :#
    OleBoot wrote: »
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    I... have a Tandy 1000... in the basement.
    :#

    I have a sneaky suspicion what you don't have in the basement is SPACE :#B)

    I don't think it's space, more of an anti matter alternate universe.

    Oh, it's alternate down there :|
  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,563
    This is beyond annoying. Please get rid or it.
  • TEAforONE
    TEAforONE Posts: 1,026
    I noticed the extra “click” the other day. So which government agency has taken over the web design? I work for the USPS,and I say all the time,that they have reinvented the wheel so many times,it’s square.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,647
    edited June 2021
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."


    President of Club Polk

  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 2,310
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    ANNOYING!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,901
    Henceforth, I am going to call it the "Leaving Las Vegas" feature.
  • TEAforONE
    TEAforONE Posts: 1,026
    Has anyone clicked on the link,never to return......?
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,601
    TEAforONE wrote: »
    Has anyone clicked on the link,never to return......?

    Right? If they're going to do that they need a "Welcome Back! We now return you to your regularly scheduled program..."
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,126
    edited June 2021
    What happens if we link to ourselves here in the forum?
    No, Billy! Don't!
    I disabled signatures.
  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    This ‘new’ format absolutely reeks. It is beyond terrible, and is abysmal. At the least.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,901
    edited July 2021
    in other "unwanted Vanilla feature" news -- I note, with mounting aggravation, that the emojis are once again superscripted. :#:'(:*>:):/:|

    What the fugue is up wit' dat? :(

    (I assume it's not just me/my 'pute/my browser)

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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    The problem is Vannila DOES NOT test the changes they make. They know zero about software development.
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    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

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    Three 20 amp circuits.
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,901
    BlueFox wrote: »
    The problem is Vannila DOES NOT test the changes they make. They know zero about software development.

    Do we know if they worked on code for either Bezos' or Branson's space capsules?
    Just... you know... curious.

    ;)

    As to the emoji thing...

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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,772
    BlueFox wrote: »
    The problem is Vannila DOES NOT test the changes they make. They know zero about software development.

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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,059
    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    Kex wrote: »
    Is it already fixed? I don’t get that message, even if I sign out. Normally, I just close the tab. 🤷‍♂️

    click link below

    https://www.hotspring.com/shop-hot-tub-models/hot-spot/stride

    Very disappointed...all I saw was "hot.....models" and clicked the link.