Global setting for asynchronous ajax calls - to overcome firefox's strictness…

Global setting for asynchronous ajax calls - to overcome firefox's strictness about using synchronous ajax with credentials

common/static/coffee/src/discussion/discussion_module_view.coffee

@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ if Backbone?
         @$el.append($discussion)
 
       @newPostForm = $('.new-post-article')
-      async = @options.async_thread_views
       @threadviews = @discussion.map (thread) =>
         view = new DiscussionThreadView(
           el: @$("article#thread_#{thread.id}"),

common/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/discussion_thread_view.coffee

@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ if Backbone?
       if @mode not in ["tab", "inline"]
         throw new Error("invalid mode: " + @mode)
 
-      @async_thread_views = if options.async_thread_views? then options.async_thread_views else false
-
       # Quick fix to have an actual model when we're receiving new models from
       # the server.
       @model.collection.on "reset", (collection) =>
@@ -229,7 +227,7 @@ if Backbone?
 
     renderResponseToList: (response, listSelector, options) =>
         response.set('thread', @model)
-        view = new ThreadResponseView($.extend({model: response, async: @async_thread_views}, options))
+        view = new ThreadResponseView($.extend({model: response}, options))
         view.on "comment:add", @addComment
         view.on "comment:endorse", @endorseThread
         view.render()