Do you see the conflict in your thoughts here, Biff? On one hand you're accusing me of doing this due to some control aspect. Yet, in a breath later you admit you don't know the technicalities of this software.
The removal of Tapa had nothing to do with compatibility. It had everything to do with what's needed and how this interface is designed to work with any mobile device.
Your assertion this has to do with control is asinine to the point of being funny. I've said repeatedly over the years this is a fucking message forum. It's entertainment. I'm not going to get into pissing matches with people over football. And I'm certainly not going to do the same over something like Tapa.
There's still a thread over on the football forum explaining why I made the decision I made. [USER=21284]@Big Balls[/USER] shot me a note asking if I'd turn it back on. Due to that request, and the way it was asked, I'm likely still going to do so. But, being very straight forward and honest with you here, approaching this whole subject with this type of crap makes me very apathetic to the idea.
HOWEVER, apathy tends to be petty the majority of the time. Pettiness, like pissing contests, aren't my cup of tea.
Actually, no. There are not a lot of tapa users here. At all. I can tell you down to the exact number how many people used their built-in Android browser to surf the site. The same numbers are readily available for those using Firefox (even down to the version,) Chrome, MSIE, you name it. Heck, I even keep track of the OS people are using.
All that said ...
There's no "blame" assigned to anyone.
I don't use Tapa because I don't like the interface. Easier to add pics? It's four clicks on your phone. Upload file > select picture from your gallery > select size (thumbnail or full size) > Post reply.
IF you have the url (ending in .gif, .png, etc.) it's a copy, click, paste, post. Still, four clicks. I can break it down even further if you would like me to do so.
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On a different note, slightly...
There are more people using the cheap Alcatel Walmart phone on this site than Tapa and that percentage is small. In reality, out of the 1.5 million page views so far this month, it accounts for .0016329712 % of the page views.
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As soon as we get ready for the next upgrade, which is right around the corner from being moved out of its beta stage, I'll be turning it off again. (I do that for every modification here just to make sure everything runs as it's supposed to.) That move may be for good. I don't know. Again, I have to ask, if it isn't needed why have it, ya know? To me, from the business side of things, it's a waste of space.
However, I'm open to listening to anyone on anything about the site. Again, it's a message forum. Nothing more. Nothing less.
I've got to finish up some work ... one of those "paycheck/money things." I'll check back later.
Sorry for the length. I'd much rather be a bit verbose than vague.
