Splitting the Online thread into Wii U and 3DS

We're considering splitting the main Online friend code thread into a Wii U version and a 3DS version but wanted to consult the community on this first because it has some ramifications.

A site feature on the Online page is that it displays the active online thread posts as a live feed at the bottom in real time. To see this in action, keep one browser window open with the Online page, and then post in the friend code thread in a separate window or on your phone - your post in the friend code thread should now appear on the Online page without having to refresh. This is the only thread in the site which functions like this and allows you to just keep the Online page open as everything on that page auto-refreshes.

The result of splitting the Online thread into 3DS and Wii U code threads means that the 3DS users will not be able to use this functionality for the 3DS thread. A number of people have voiced that they'd prefer two threads, so in fact this could be the bigger issue than lost functionality.

If you have an opinion in the matter, please vote by liking one of the two admin posts about the issue below.

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ADMIN 12/20/2014 05:32:24