I clicked a withdrawal link sent to my email but the transfer never authorized. A simple feature to revert any transactions that are "pending" longer than a few days would automatically fix this issue. It's pathetic, really.

You would think so.

Maybe another BTC-E will happen sooner or later but it seems like Poloniex are wary of a legal battle and they are trying to protect themselves @thecryptofiend

Yes quite possible.

I try to keep all my coins in cold wallets nowadays.

Makes sense.