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In response to post #55007168. Whitespace is not wasted space. It's also not a "nowadays thing." Use of negative space in design was popularized by Bauhaus in the 1920s.

In response to post #54933758. #54934208, #54971888, #55012468 are all replies on the same post. There's also an adults-only content filter in your user settings. I don't see any adult content.

In response to post #54959113. #54959528, #54959868, #54960743, #54961303, #54963573, #54963743 are all replies on the same post. The vast majority of the "conflicts" reported by MO are false positives, so much so that as a conflict management tool, MO is completely useless. I posted the following in 2014 on a forum that Tannin frequented. He wasn't interested in fixing the problem. I later wrote a script to test more mod combinations. The false positive rate averaged 90%. Only 10% of conflicts reported by MO are actual conflicts.

In response to post #54895693. #54896418, #54898518, #54900213, #54900778, #54901488, #54902628, #54905558, #54916983, #54925898, #54925983, #54926948, #54948183, #54954538 are all replies on the same post.

In response to post #54924528. #54925803, #54950168 are all replies on the same post. The Chrome inspector can't show you the number of database queries executed. You're talking about HTTP requests. Entirely different. The keywords were "oversimplified" and "example." Examples are meant to illustrate a concept. Speaking of missing the point entirely... And I would suggest you learn the difference between a frontend and a backend - because you look like a backend with that comment. kek

In response to post #54930308. #54930478, #54930773, #54930833, #54930843, #54930848, #54930913, #54931018, #54931133, #54931298, #54931363, #54931473, #54931588, #54932243, #54933863, #54934008, #54934293 are all replies on the same post. Silence doesn't speak for itself, hence its name.

In response to post #54933758. So, I take it you've never configured your blocked tag filters. Because I don't see what you see.

In response to post #54929773. Queries return results. I don't know how the backend is architected, but it's possible they could have 1 query returning 20 results and additional queries to return metadata for each result, which could add up to, let's say, 21 queries for every 20 results. In any case, I'm just trying to stay clear of extraneous jargon for the databasing-impaired.

I hope you guys do an optimization pass. Both mod thumbnails and news thumbnails aren't optimized. Some thumbnails come in at between 0.3 and 0.5 MB each. PNGs are the worst offenders. The front page typically weighs in at 6+ MB. Yikes! There's a single JavaScript file named "BBoC-{timestamp}.js" that's a whopping 363 KB, despite having been minified. This file should be split into more files and each file loaded only when needed. Finally, forums.nexusmods.com has always been slow and now impacts the main site. Loading my avatar for the header menu took 852 ms! On this comments page, each forums-hosted avatar and emoticon loaded in 500-900 ms. Browser caching helps, of course, but you can't really count on caching to be enabled or not cleared. Enabled, the slow loading reported by users in these comments generally occurs on a first visit. Not a great first impression. There was a discussion about mobile-friendliness, but, combined, none of that is friendly to anyone.

In response to post #54895693. #54896418, #54898518, #54900213, #54900778, #54901488, #54902628, #54905558, #54916983, #54925898 are all replies on the same post.

In response to post #54924528. Why do you need to see more than 20 mods per page? While a "very basic option" on the frontend, every time you ask for 20, 30, 50, or 100 mods per page, you're executing queries for each mod—unless they're using a more sophisticated solution. Multiply those queries by the number of active users on any day, and you have an astronomical number of queries being executed. These "per page" options can get very expensive on large sites, especially when those queries ultimately serve images and other data to users. Just as an oversimplified example: - 13,597,383 users executing 20 queries per day equals 271,947,660 queries. - 13,597,383 users executing 30 queries per day equals 407,921,490 queries. - 30 queries per day per user produces 1.5 times more cumulative queries. So, a reduction of just 10 queries per day per user represents huge savings. Reducing the number of queries overall saves the Nexus a good sum of money, which is used to keep this platform operational. In addition, reducing queries reduces the traffic load on the database and other backend services, which improves overall performance for more users. It's perfectly fair that only users who pay up can use more of the platform's resources, and I'd bet that the vast majority of users don't need to see 30 mods per page, let alone 20.

In response to post #54895693. #54896418, #54898518, #54900213, #54900778, #54901488, #54902628, #54905558 are all replies on the same post.

In response to post #54895693. #54896418, #54898518, #54900213, #54900778, #54901488 are all replies on the same post.

In response to post #54895693. #54896418, #54898518, #54900213 are all replies on the same post. Sounds like a personal problem.

In response to post #54895693. "push this button to push this button to push this button to find what your looking for" What are you talking about? If anything, the navigation path is actually shorter than the old site.

In response to post #54892423. Because the description is now just one item among other details.

In response to post #54799858. #54800528, #54805933, #54818428, #54818433, #54834513, #54841248, #54865923, #54869793, #54870233, #54872678, #54875248, #54875408, #54883598, #54892348 are all replies on the same post. You want irony? A community that loves to change things has members who hate when things change.

In response to post #54799858. #54800528, #54805933, #54818428, #54818433, #54834513, #54841248, #54865923, #54869793, #54870233, #54872678, #54875408 are all replies on the same post. "To make it work for mobile platforms, you need to program the entire site entirely for mobile platforms." Speaking as a web developer, that's not true at all. The new site could look exactly like the old site and still be responsive, and you'd have no complaints because your desktop experience would be unchanged. Your actual criticism is you just don't like the way the new site looks, and that's purely aesthetic and non-constructive feedback, as is "the old site is better," which it is objectively not and will thankfully never be seen again. Instead of advocating against serving 18% of the site's audience, which is a nonstarter, why not share your ideas about how to improve the new experience? Now is the time to provide that kind of feedback. And, by the way, if you don't like larger UI elements and larger fonts for whatever reason, your browser provides a zoom feature, and if you're inclined, you can use the Stylish and Tampermonkey extensions to reshape and restyle the site to suit your particular preferences.

In response to post #54799858. #54800528, #54805933, #54818428, #54818433, #54834513, #54841248, #54865923 are all replies on the same post. Mod users and mod creators together eek out a minority share of any game's player base. Should Bethesda, RED, etc., stop supporting mod users and creators? Maybe developers should make installing and create mods harder or impossible, so they can spend more time on features the majority of their players want? What's the point in building and updating systems and tools for mods when most players don't use them and don't care that they exist? This is rhetorical and intended to illustrate why nobody competent, given the availability of the necessary resources, designs for a single audience.

A longtime Auto Loot user recently e-mailed me that the following perks may exacerbate engine stability issues when Auto Loot is running: SneakMister SandmanMysterious Stranger (when chance is above 10%)NinjaRobotics ExpertGrim Reaper's SpritFour Leaf CloverWasteland WhispererIntimidationPain Train (upon aggro of a former player ally, instant CTD)I cannot confirm any stability issues. The game has never crashed or frozen in 194 hours of playtime with Auto Loot or any other mod. That said, I am aware there are unresolved engine issues that affect various subsets of users. Although I sympathize, there is nothing I can do and my mod is most certainly not at fault. Only Bethesda can resolve these issues.

In response to post #54839963. "Why does new website not move my screen to the top comment in the next page?" Yeah, this is really annoying.

In response to post #54820928. "When people try to fix stuff that ain't broke they DO break it." When people try to fix things that are broken, they break other things. Breaking things is a fact of life. Deal.

In response to post #54825043. Requirements are now listed in the mod description.

In response to post #54799858. #54800528, #54805933, #54818428, #54818433, #54834513 are all replies on the same post. Nearly 20% is a huge number of users. If you think that's trivial, I'd hate to see how you run your business.