# What Would an Upgrade Be Without a Testing Thread? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 2, 2008, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-an-upgrade-be-without-a-testing-thread/461671 "2008-09-02T04:05:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-an-upgrade-be-without-a-testing-thread/461671/41 "2008-09-03T15:52:01Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > I thought paid members were supposed to not get Google ads under the new system? I’m still getting the small ones at the bottom. Not a big deal, just wondering… That’s one of the ‘new features’ that is on hold until performance is stabilized. ---
**Author:** ![Sandlegs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@Sandlegs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sandlegs)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2008, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-an-upgrade-be-without-a-testing-thread/461671/42 "2008-09-04T01:30:41Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > And I’m guessing the goggles, they do nothing? The goggles!..they do nothing!! ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-an-upgrade-be-without-a-testing-thread/461671/43 "2008-09-05T00:50:20Z")
> [@Sandlegs](#): > > The goggles!..they do nothing!! Do old-style quotes work? Edit: Yes they do. Excellent. ---
**Author:** ![Lys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/67e7ee/32.png) [@Lys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lys)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-an-upgrade-be-without-a-testing-thread/461671/44 "2008-09-05T12:45:36Z")
guest post wheeeeeeeee ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-an-upgrade-be-without-a-testing-thread/461671/45 "2008-09-07T04:16:33Z")
test ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-an-upgrade-be-without-a-testing-thread/461671/46 "2008-09-07T17:13:31Z")
::tap tap tap:: Hey, is this thing on? ---
**Author:** ![LemmeOut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f9b8f/32.png) [@LemmeOut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LemmeOut)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-an-upgrade-be-without-a-testing-thread/461671/47 "2008-09-08T05:34:35Z")
I just wanted to add that I’m actually getting the email notifications for the first time EVER. Jerry, you rock. ---
**Author:** ![JustThinkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@JustThinkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustThinkin)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-an-upgrade-be-without-a-testing-thread/461671/48 "2008-09-08T22:08:28Z")
[gavi](http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b7ce10b3127ccec22aff33dab700000010O08AZN2bFq3cNwe3nwI/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D480/ry%3D320/) ---
**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-an-upgrade-be-without-a-testing-thread/461671/49 "2008-09-10T16:30:08Z")
blue it works! ---
**Author:** ![Rapier42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/90db22/32.png) [@Rapier42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rapier42)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2008, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-an-upgrade-be-without-a-testing-thread/461671/50 "2008-09-10T18:47:11Z")
test ---
**Author:** ![jujuju](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@jujuju](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jujuju)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-an-upgrade-be-without-a-testing-thread/461671/51 "2008-09-11T16:57:23Z")
wow, it’s really free again? ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-an-upgrade-be-without-a-testing-thread/461671/52 "2008-09-11T18:51:43Z")
I’ve been noticing that clicking on “go to first new post” works only maybe 10% of the time. Is that a known issue? ---
**Author:** ![wfudan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/41988e/32.png) [@wfudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wfudan)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-an-upgrade-be-without-a-testing-thread/461671/53 "2008-09-11T20:44:22Z")
I’m noticing that clicking on a username does not take me to that users page. It does nothing. If I copy the link and past it into my address bar, it works fine. Anybody else run into this, or is something goofy happening on my end? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-an-upgrade-be-without-a-testing-thread/461671.md?page=2)