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Hold on, you're asking why twitch and youtube dont have live chats. Those platforms have live chats, and if the stream has > 500 viewers the chat is practically nonsense.
1) I'm not sure what you're trying to say here, but i'm pretty sure that how the pagination is implemented specific to the application. 2) fair 3) the user has to scroll for any ajax requests to be made to google so this is not accurate. 4) This is implementation specific. But in general it is. flip side) Can't ctrl-f a page and expect to find something that hasn't been ajaxed in yet. If the user had scrolled until the server gave up then yeah i guess. If you have the option to "show X" amount of rows in a paginated list you can do this more effectively.
I don't think this is quite right. Pagination and infinite scrolling are just different interfaces to the same result set. So there's no reason why the paradigm of 'search results' shouldn't be interfaced through an infinitely scrolling list. There are of course differences in how these two interfaces can be utilized, for instance google can allow <noscript> on a paginated interface. And so there is definitely a more appropriate interface to use depending on your scenario. But flat-out saying that infinitely scrolling lists are not appropriate for search results is ill-conceived.
"Null" is not a great output, even for engineers. It looks like your code might be failing at retrieving data rather than an invitation to search or edit.
How much are the users going to believe they are going to get a prize at all? Are you doing some public query or just an internal one. Trust is a big deal here.'
Demonstrate, do not explicate, arguing will only offend your superior. Learn to demonstrate the correctness of your ideas indirectly. In this case, it would be a good idea to show the client how gross the page looks at different resolutions without stating his own opinion on the matter. Hopefully the client will see for himself that the design is flawed and will think of himself as the genius initiator of a redesign. Key thing here is to make him think it without telling him, so he thinks its his idea.
I want to note that it's certainly gaining traction as a standard UI function, Android phones use swipe from the top as a way to un-hide the menu bars. Google uses it in its "Inbox" email client and, of course its youtube app. Reddit, Facebook and Twitter are also doing it too. It won't be too long until its considered mainstream.
