Yep

[branchandroot]

The only thing I really have to say about AO3's latest contretemps is: I told you so~

When a platform is so fucked up that the only way to make it run is to take out the navigation, then it's time to think real hard about who's been driving development.

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[synecdochic]

The more I look into this, the more tempted I am to go read the code and figure out just how fucked it is.

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE CARGO CULT PROGRAMMERS.

[branchandroot]

That is a distressingly accurate name for it, yes. I honestly don't think the sidebar can be fixed without re-doing it from scratch.