Hey Scythes!
We are pleased to announce that Chris has built the “Scythe freeze” feature that’s become hotly requested (and, in our own minds, quite necessary). It’s ready for testing on https://beta.eyewire.org/login. Please remember to use an Incognito window (for Chrome) or Private Browsing (for Firefox) if you want to check it out.
What to test: basically, you’ll see an “F” on your Toolbox panel now, and that’s your freeze button. You should be able to freeze cubes (individually, or parents/children). You should also be able to unfreeze your cubes or cubes that other Scythes froze. When a Scythe freezes something, the heatmap color turns grey. If you try to unfreeze an admin-frozen cube (white), this should not work.
Let us know if you have any issues, questions, or concerns! The beta testing window will stay open until 2 PM EDT tomorrow (3/13), and during that time you can either leave your responses here, or you can talk to any admins who show up in the beta server’s chat.