665763 Mon Nov 09 06:33:45 -0800 2009 33 30 Site Talk 0 5166653 they helped me to do quick identification of who has posted (assuming they have a unique avatar). why did this feature go away? please consider bringing it back. thanks. (sorry if this topic has been addressed elsewhere; if so, just point me there). Mon Nov 09 06:33:45 -0800 2009 105717 alkapal 1 5166855 I second that. It made it easy for me to see if specific posters were participating in a thread. Mon Nov 09 07:59:01 -0800 2009 5166653 10162 Bob Martinez 1 5171527 A third on that...i actually used it quite often. I hope it comes back. Tue Nov 10 18:33:27 -0800 2009 5166653 157030 iluvtennis 2 5193287 They're off, on, off again, on again, and off... I really wish they would bring them back and leave them alone! On really long threads with many contributors, they are so useful for finding out quickly whether you've already contributed and would be repeating yourself. With all of the tecnicacal problems contributers have to constantly contend with, to have this kind of "man made" problem just says to me that no one gives a damn about what kinds of things encourage "regulars" to stay around. Wed Nov 18 21:51:43 -0800 2009 5171527 112096 Caroline1 1 5171542 Well... I still see them. In the upper right corner under the heading, "Who's Talking?" I have my zoom level set to 150 just so it fits my 19" screen without having to view the right side stuff so I have to slide the bottom scroll bar way over to the right.... but they're there. Tue Nov 10 18:39:56 -0800 2009 5166653 75332 Gio 2 5171860 How bizarre, Gio. I assume the others posting here see the same thing I do, which is that the "Who's Talking?" with the avatars is now gone, replaced by "Photo Gallery," and a rotating feature of Chow content to click on (right now, "The Most Delicious Sandwiches"). Tue Nov 10 21:39:40 -0800 2009 5171542 10074 Caitlin McGrath 3 5171941 yep, it's the photo gallery here, too. why isn't the chow team weighing in? Tue Nov 10 22:40:05 -0800 2009 5171860 105717 alkapal 3 5172287 Yes, it's gone for me too. Wed Nov 11 06:18:28 -0800 2009 5171860 10027 Chris VR 4 5172304 Well guess what.... The avatars are gone now from my screen too, replaced by Most Popular...stories and videos. 8 of them. Cue the theme from Twilight Zone. Wed Nov 11 06:26:18 -0800 2009 5172287 75332 Gio 1 5173643 Is this on purpose or a bug? I which someone from chow/chowhound would reply. This was one of the few features of this site that was happily praised when the software was first installed. It is very usefule to people who read the posts. If this isn't a bug, please bring back the "who's talking' section. Wed Nov 11 13:45:38 -0800 2009 5166653 10264 rworange 2 5173899 I wonder if this a browser-specific glitch. I see them at the top right of my screen in this thread, for example - FF 3.0 Wed Nov 11 15:12:32 -0800 2009 5173643 66614 kpzoo 3 5173969 I see the same thing (Photo Gallery, as I posted above) using both IE and FF, on two different computers, one PC and one Mac, so who knows. Wed Nov 11 15:34:32 -0800 2009 5173899 10074 Caitlin McGrath 3 5173983 i'm on a mac, with safari. Wed Nov 11 15:37:40 -0800 2009 5173899 105717 alkapal 4 5174063 They are back. Thank you whoever. Maybe something was being worked on. Earlier, the links were missing as well. I was stewing that posts I liked just had the word 'link' with the actual link gone. Posting about glitches is sort of like talking to God, eh? There's no direct answer but sometimes your prayers get answered. Wed Nov 11 16:01:44 -0800 2009 5173983 10264 rworange 5 5174105 mine aren't back yet ;-(. Wed Nov 11 16:17:34 -0800 2009 5174063 105717 alkapal 6 5174966 They are not back for me. This seems terribly random, which implies bug to me. Thu Nov 12 03:56:55 -0800 2009 5174105 10027 Chris VR 7 5174987 ack! Thu Nov 12 04:26:21 -0800 2009 5174966 105717 alkapal 7 5175040 Yup - they're gone for me now. Definitely either a bug - or Engineering is turning things on and off....? Thu Nov 12 05:11:31 -0800 2009 5174966 66614 kpzoo 5 5174368 I don't think anything was done to bring them back, I think you got lucky, rworange. It seems very random. I am actually not especially invested in the feature, but I would much rather have it than more links to Chow magazine content. The avatars are potentially useful to me, the stuff that replaced them is not. Wed Nov 11 18:08:46 -0800 2009 5174063 10074 Caitlin McGrath 1 5174964 YAY! theyr'e baaaaaaaack! thanks, chowhound. but...why didn't you ever tell us why this was happening or what you were doing about it? just curious. Thu Nov 12 03:54:55 -0800 2009 5166653 105717 alkapal 2 5175003 Not back for me.....(p_q) Thu Nov 12 04:47:06 -0800 2009 5174964 75332 Gio 3 5175211 Not back for me either. Thu Nov 12 06:49:12 -0800 2009 5175003 10162 Bob Martinez 4 5175460 Well, earlier this morning, on this thread, it was gone...and now it's here again. Go figure.... Thu Nov 12 08:04:27 -0800 2009 5175211 57199 clamscasino 5 5175506 The avatars have been gone from my screen since at least last weekend. They don't come in and go out - they're just *gone." I've checked on two different computers using Firefox and IE - they don't show up on any combination. Thu Nov 12 08:16:49 -0800 2009 5175460 10162 Bob Martinez 1 5176984 Thanks for your feedback. The avatar disappearing and reappearing is due to some testing that we have been doing the last couple weeks. Do not despair, there are some things that we know can be improved so we appreciate the feedback and always want to hear about the features that users love. Once the testing is over we will incorporate this feedback into the summary of the findings. Thu Nov 12 15:22:10 -0800 2009 5166653 227280 CHOW HQ 2 5177016 As long as the feedback is heard as "put them back"! Thu Nov 12 15:39:15 -0800 2009 5176984 1123464 painperdu 3 5178157 right on, right on, painperdu! (btw, mine...gone again). Fri Nov 13 05:54:48 -0800 2009 5177016 105717 alkapal 2 5180842 I must say that I hardly ever look at the right side of my screen so didn't even notice the avatars were missing. Sat Nov 14 05:57:08 -0800 2009 5176984 12045 gloriousfood 1 5181556 Yes, I want them back too! Soon! Please???? Sat Nov 14 12:40:19 -0800 2009 5166653 112096 Caroline1 2 5181831 YAY! They're back! Thank you, Nice Peoples!!! Sat Nov 14 15:00:21 -0800 2009 5181556 112096 Caroline1 3 5182923 They are *not* back for me. I'm using Firefox 3.5.5 with Windows XP. Sun Nov 15 07:47:20 -0800 2009 5181831 10162 Bob Martinez 4 5182932 Yup. They were back just long enough for me to say thank you. Then )))>POOF<((( They were gone! Boooo! Sun Nov 15 07:53:09 -0800 2009 5182923 112096 Caroline1 5 5205621 ...and it looks like they're not coming back. Or are they...? Tue Nov 24 12:49:34 -0800 2009 5182932 49600 CindyJ 6 5206307 Lettuce spray! '-) Tue Nov 24 17:06:11 -0800 2009 5205621 112096 Caroline1