[LOCKED]Bring back the mail

Softtaild: That one was a single male that hit us up. It was one of the more respectable IMs we have received....lol

There is another Easter egg in that picture that shows we don't have all our eggs in one basket. ;-)

FWIW: Interesting read at lifewire that was written 6 days ago that tells the differences between Chrome and Edge. Apparently they are not currently running the same engines but will in the future.

"Chrome uses an engine called Blink, which it created from a base of an engine developed by Apple called WebKit. This was itself an off-shoot of an open source engine called KHTML, used by Linux's KDE desktop environment for its native browser. The open source software license of these iterations is what allowed Google to quickly put together its own browser, and is likely part of the reason Chrome has its own open source variant, called Chromium, meaning other organizations can take this framework and use it to create their own browser."

"Edge uses EdgeHTML, which is a continuation of the old Internet Explorer rendering engine. If you've used Internet Explorer, especially older versions like 6 through 8, you may remember it had a reputation for being very finicky when displaying websites. A page that rendered correctly (though slightly differently) in Firefox or Chrome might appear broken in IE 6, and require special workaround code. So, Microsoft created a new engine, EdgeHTML, that got rid of a lot of those legacy problems, and was faster as well. This is the engine the Edge browser currently uses."

Google Chrome vs. Microsoft Edge

Current Rendering Engine:

Google Chrome: Blink (open source)

Microsoft Edge: EdgeHTML (proprietary)

Microsoft has yet to release their new browser, which will be built on the foundation Chrome is (Chromium).

JandK: While your information is premium and well ahead of it's time, thank you again for sparking my curiosity.

Now back to hopefully finding a fix... or we can just keep switching aspect ratios to see timestamps and thumbnails. lol

~Allen

"As far as spell check goes (i think that was someones complaint) Firefox seems to do a pretty good job."

Spell check doesn't work on bog standard Android phones. It works fine on my laptop, no matter what browser I use.

We're running 1280x1024 on an old 720p plasma tv using Firefox for our browse and the IM typing area resize works fine. I think the default size should allow for 256 characters or whatever the max text size is. As far as spell check goes (i think that was someones complaint) Firefox seems to do a pretty good job.

We looked at the onedrive images intended for mayhem and wanted to say "hey how are you guys doing? May we take you out for a drink sometime?" LOL I guess this counts as a one liner...

jandk: Thank you for the information. From what I've been told from several members, take this as you may, Chrome inside MS10 works without cutting off and is expandable inside the interface window. I'm not a software developer to know what engines are used, however, if Chrome and Edge are the "same", I shouldn't be experiencing cutoffs at the bottom, even with font and/or zooming adjustments nor an non-expandable chat box, while the absolute window containing the chat window is running maximized.

FWIW: My iPhone cuts off part of the thumbnail and timestamp at the bottom and is non-expandable as well in Chrome App, so maybe everyone is experiencing this.

:shrugs:

~Allen

This new IM system is horrible to say the least! Are you listening?

@888eatme888 Microsoft Edge uses the same engines as Google Chrome (Chromium and V8). Claiming that Edge "isn't supported" is a nonsensical, lazy answer from support.

Other than Wayne's, your IM was the longest we've had in a month or so....lol

After conversing with Wayne, we now know why we cannot resize the box and timestamps/thumbnails are cut off. From the Developers: Microsoft Edge and Microsoft EdgeHTML browsers are not supported; they also don't support video.

Mayhem: I was going to send the screenshots of the test IMs to you, but here they are on our onedrive:

https://1drv.ms/f/s!AhOaXF-VbgZsgk2o6GG4ZGdxx-Eu

Hope that helps everyone having this issue.

~Allen

"Holy fuck, you IMed us a week ago "

We just figured you were ignoring IM's in protest to the new mail system.

A Week.. haha. Like i said before whether it's email or IM they are going to send those one line messages. It's the sender and not the delivery method thats why we block certain types on here.

We agree.
Bring back the traditional email.

"In case it was missed, you can increase the size of the message text box by dragging down on the lower right-hand corner of the box if using a desk/laptop."

Ummm, no. IM SS to you shortly. It seems to not be a consistent.

~Allen

UsTooo, Admin 'sees' the posts but they...don't...care. They may 'hear' (read) the messages but 'listen' involves assigning meaning and caring. That is an empty bucket.

You can scroll through the forums and see the ambivalent, rude, pointed, and scornful messages from SLS_Wayne regarding this train wreck to get the rest of the flavor. Hundreds have posted their displeasure but it will not change because they devoted 150,000 hours of development time.

Perhaps the "Hi, lets fuck" messages work better with/on the younger people SLS is trying to attract ;-)

I hope that admen is listening, We hate the new format and would apricate that the E mail is brought back. Thank you

If the 'Hi, Let's fuck' messages worked, I'd be using kik.

We are becoming more and more frustrated with the new messaging service. It is complete garbage! I guess it is time to move somewhere else and abandon the sinking ship here.

It also doesn't change the 255 character message chunk size to increase the size of the text box, so it isn't all that helpful. It does at least allow you to see the 2 lines of text you can enter before it splits larger messages.

To get any sort of formatting you have to send multiple messages in lieu of one email.

So when you log in and see XX messages, they could all be from one person.

In case it was missed, you can increase the size of the message text box by dragging down on the lower right-hand corner of the box if using a desk/laptop. That does not seem to work on my android phone though.

We agree with everyone here on the issues with the new format, but the biggest one we feel is the lack of ability to read messages without keeping them as "new". As a couple, it was great to have the ability to read messages individually then come together to respond. Having them kept as new until we respond was a great little visual place holder/reminder that a reply was needed. Now, not only do we seemingly have to now much book time with each other to read the messages, neither one of us can fully read the message until we do this.

It is baffling to us how a lifestyle site with couples in mind is making changes making it more difficult for couples to use.

Ability to "preview" the full message while keeping it as "new", increasing the character limit per message, expanding the area to preview your own typed messages? Problem solved in our opinion.

Another things we think SLS may be missing. It does seem as if SLS looks at us lifetime members and sees we are not generating them revenue so no need to cater to us, therefore they are investing in targeting new members a the expense of our SLS experience. BUT... How many of us when meeting someone(s) new who have asked us which site is the best always would say SLS? We think SLS may be seriously underestimating the affect these changes will have on the word of mouth references by longtime loyal members.

We have been big supporters of this site over the years and undoubtedly have helped SLS generate paid memberships. Is it time to move on? Damn we hope not, but...

and their profile still says stuff like, "We do not IM. Send us an email."

That’s actually a pretty useful clue to find people who don’t keep their profiles updated.

If they still have that text in their profile, odds are they have updated anything else either like ages or pictures .

Oh jeebus, in order to see your full thumbnail and time stamp, I have to reduce my screen from a 16:9 aspect ratio to a boxed 4:3, otherwise only half of your thumbnail is shown with the message.

Edit: Just checked my iPhone, upright, timestamps cut off the most recent message as well. When I try to shrink the screen to get all of it visible, it pinches and releases to the same. Landscape, the screen cuts half the thumbnail and message off, with no timestamp visible in either mode..

Epic desktop/laptop and mobile fail...……………………..

:eyeroll:

~Allen

"you can attach a public or private picture to your IM if you just take the time to look at the left hand portion of the screen."

Holy fuck, you IMed us a week ago and it got missed, it must have been when we were getting all those Single Male "hello", "hello there", "good morning", "how are you", "she's sexy", "I have sugar", " I want to eat her", "let's fuck" well thought out introductory IM's SLS unleashed from the email debacle.

AND...……

There it is! A photo button! When the IM doesn't just give us an empty page with a spinning loading image. Too bad we can't attach a personal gallery picture or I'd reward you kindly for your forum contributions...…

:-)

~Allen

Agree Mayhem and we were in the group of couples that stated in our profile that we do not IM. We have removed the statement from our profile text.

Actually, I do think that SLS should put up a banner of some kind (or at least should have). It wouldn't surprise me if there are still people that haven't realized email went away. They pop in every so often looking for the "bird" that will no longer come, and their profile still says stuff like, "We do not IM. Send us an email."

Is this still an Issue? SLS need to put a post up that says "WE ARE NOT GOING TO GO BACK TO THE OLD MAIL SYSTEM NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU COMPLAIN". and yes you can attach a public or private picture to your IM if you just take the time to look at the left hand portion of the screen.

Enjoy....