Why was the golden ratio removed from the crop tool in PSE 13?

Why remove features?  Put it back in.  I think it's time to go back to 10.  Everything about that version was better than 13, except the 64-bit part.

Hi MBP,
I'm new to this software, but I don't think that you're correct in saying that PSE13 is the first to suggest crops. In looking around at various tutorials, cropping guidelines are mentioned for versions 10 and on. Adobe's own "What's New In PSE 13" site, formally states that the golden ratio cropping guideline is no longer available. See (near bottom):
     Photoshop Elements Help | What's new in Photoshop Elements 13
I regret it, because I could really use that guide. From what I've seen of the guide in earlier PSE versions, it looked like a clumsy implementation. To use this guide properly you want to be able to put the focus point in any of four possible places inside a crop. It looks like they used to support only two locations. Perhaps it was yanked because they need to do a lot of work on the interface to get this complex guiding tool implemented correctly. Maybe the next release?

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