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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI know this is META, but fix the fuckin' web site!
Seriously. The first click is apparently just to alert the adbot that you've clicked. Then you get to watch the beachball spin until you click again. DU won't load until you do the second click.
Feel free to lock me, admins. But you should discuss this at your next koffee klatch.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)So damn annoying, but this will get locked, lol
Omaha Steve
(99,632 posts)Nay
(12,051 posts)few months. Very annoying!
Renew Deal
(81,859 posts)cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)BuelahWitch
(9,083 posts)restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)i thought it was because of my ipad, but du is the only site it happens on so thats kind of a clue...
onehandle
(51,122 posts)Two clicks every time.
TeeYiYi
(8,028 posts)I don't want to be rude, but I suspect they're getting paid by the click. Nothing else makes sense after all this time.
TYY
sheshe2
(83,761 posts)Two clicks.................
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)but there have been occasions when I will click to recommend an OP, only to receive a message that I'm already logged in
GP6971
(31,158 posts)PC or Laptop. My tablet......now that's another whole story
TeeYiYi
(8,028 posts)Glad you said it. Maybe they're getting paid by the click...?
TYY
RussBLib
(9,008 posts)one click is all it takes.
Now, sometimes, from work, when I shouldn't be checking DU, the first click will produce a "network error" but the second click will work fine.
I got used to it at work.
GoneFishin
(5,217 posts)and began using FireFox. I can't remember. It was extremely aggravating but when it stopped I think I was just relieved and didn't think about it again.
I spent a lot of time fruitlessly Googling "double click virus", "two click bug", "first click doesn't work", .... etc..
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,835 posts)GoneFishin
(5,217 posts)Purveyor
(29,876 posts)deal with the ads...
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,835 posts)Atman
(31,464 posts)I was a star member for a decade. The two-click thing is recent.
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GoneFishin
(5,217 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)I did and my browsing experience and speed improved tremendously.
dmr
(28,347 posts)Atman
(31,464 posts)Why do I have to switch anything? It's the same on my phone (iOS) and on my desktop. The first click just stalls. The second click loads immediately.
Sure...now I know just to click twice. But why?
BuelahWitch
(9,083 posts)But usually when traffic seems to be high. When there is less traffic it loads quickly.
mopinko
(70,103 posts)To clarify, my +1 is because I'm experiencing the same problem, but not necessarily the way it was expressed.
Javaman
(62,530 posts)I need more sleep.
Phentex
(16,334 posts)I have the problem mainly when using the kindle. I thought it was the kindle. But it's exactly as you describe: spinning beachball and a must double click.
I am a star member too!
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)It's a sign he outsources iterationations and doesn't get it. We will have to wait for du 4 or 5 or whatever platform we are stuck with. It's silly really.
Same with discussionist. I thought the first iteration had promis as a platform but the potential never evolved. On any platform your shouldn't have to wait for a complete overhaul to get improvements.
All that said I love DU and David.
Give us one new feature a month please there are plenty of developers who will help, and fire our web host.
Quackers
(2,256 posts)The reason it does this is because our IP has to be routed through the NSA first, so they can view all of our post and pm's in real time. There, now instead of just meta, we now have a conspiracy theory too!