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I don't use (or happen to use, through search or other means) Scribd much, but whenever I do, I get frustrated as hell by the way it loads content and usually e

I don't use (or happen to use, through search or other means) Scribd much, but whenever I do, I get frustrated as hell by the way it loads content and usually end up closing that tab in disgust. I admit, I haven't tested it much and might be completely wrong, but sometimes I open a 600 page manual or something like that, and I'm on page 285 (bevause google determined thats where my keyword was) and nothing happens. I wait a minute and then scroll to top and see it's gradually populating from the very first page onwards, and it would take 5-10 minutes before it reaches page 285 that I'm interested in... I don't have Fladh installed and naturally use the HTML5 version; maybe Flash version is smarter in the way it loads content. It's absolutely great on small documents though, a great service.

pooriaazimi 14y ago
(Just a note to good Scribd founders that seem to be viewing this thread: my rant above, which arguably might not have been suitable for HN, has 16 upvotes right now. So it seems that others experience this little problem too, and are frustrated by it. So, you might want to consider fixing this issue. Thanks, best of luck)
drats 14y ago
I disagree, it's a horrible service. I have a powerful up to date ICS android phone and their website totally denied me access to a document the other day due to incompatibility and crapness. Just give me the pdf, or even the ppt, I don't care, I don't need a middle man. If people can't host those files there needs to be services to do that, i.e. Scribd needs to be killed by dropbox/google drive like services with a "public" folder or documents, not some intermediary. There is no reason for this crappy service to exist and every time I encounter it I am literally swearing under my breath it generates so much frustration in me. I can't wait for them to go out of business and for the employees and founders to do something productive with their lives.
- pi18n 14y ago
  I'm with you. Scribd offers absolutely nothing other than an obstacle in between me and what I want to read.

pooriaazimi 14y ago

(Just a note to good Scribd founders that seem to be viewing this thread: my rant above, which arguably might not have been suitable for HN, has 16 upvotes right now. So it seems that others experience this little problem too, and are frustrated by it. So, you might want to consider fixing this issue. Thanks, best of luck)

drats 14y ago

I disagree, it's a horrible service. I have a powerful up to date ICS android phone and their website totally denied me access to a document the other day due to incompatibility and crapness. Just give me the pdf, or even the ppt, I don't care, I don't need a middle man. If people can't host those files there needs to be services to do that, i.e. Scribd needs to be killed by dropbox/google drive like services with a "public" folder or documents, not some intermediary. There is no reason for this crappy service to exist and every time I encounter it I am literally swearing under my breath it generates so much frustration in me. I can't wait for them to go out of business and for the employees and founders to do something productive with their lives.

pi18n 14y ago
I'm with you. Scribd offers absolutely nothing other than an obstacle in between me and what I want to read.