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b_b  ·  3634 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Executioner's Lament  ·  

    Aw boo you're still angry about an online shitfit we had all of three days ago and it upset you so much you spent five miles of walk dwelling on it. I hurt your widdle feewings?

I have no dog in the fight (and obviously kleinbl00 is competent to defend himself), but I'd like to interject here and just say that part of the philosophy by which we run this site is that each username represents a person. People do have feelings. Anger and embarrassment happen to be two of them. We don't have mods by choice, because we prefer each user to have the responsibility of curating their own experience. It's up to you to write what you want to write, but mudslinging probably isn't going to get you very far with the userbase around here. Just an FYI.

insomniasexx  ·  3633 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Executioner's Lament  ·  

I am 100% against internet explorer (especially older versions - the newer ones suck less) but I also understand that there are very few people that choose to use IE. Typically it is by force - at work, on a family member's computer, etc. I never really understood the work thing as older IEs are hopelessly insecure but a lot of webapps and older databases look good in IE8 but load weirdly on newer browsers. IT departments are also lazy and the thought of updating 2000 employees computers to Chrome can be scary. The thought of letting people install their own apps and dealing with 1000 viruses per day is even more scary. It's simply a tough situation.

I have used "upgrade your browser" pop ups on a couple of microsites and client sites. On Hubski, I'm against it because the amount of people who are visiting Hubski AND using IE by choice are so miniscule. People like _refugee_ don't have any other option. By including a pop up, we would just be adding insult to their misfortune. I'm sure they already know that they should upgrade their browser.

I am not promising to keep the code updated or bugtest Hubski on IE8 for every change we push. But if I can cut some of the most glaring errors so refugee's experience is slightly better, I think it is worth it. To be 100% honest, mk has ignored internet explorer idiosyncrasies since day one. I don't blame him - it's an overwhelming and depressing task to take on after you've spent days and weeks sorting out normal browser / code idiosyncrasies.