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Sticky rails, no marketing footer on /one

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On /one/*, the left and right rails are sticky to the viewport (only the center column scrolls); the marketing footer is removed.

Decided

May 5, 2026

Shipped

May 5, 2026

Scope

app-shell

Reasoning

A feed surface with a marketing footer attached at the bottom is incoherent — no social platform shows their copyright/legal nav while you're reading posts. The marketing footer stays on /(marketing)/* routes only. Substrate identity navigation lives in the AuthChip dropdown and the rails themselves.

Sticky rails: when reading is the activity, three columns scrolling together makes the feed feel small and the rails feel like dead weight. Sticky rails keep navigation visible and let the center column carry the reader's attention.

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