     if @props.user?
       if @props.user.preferences.chimp?.skip_first_step is "true"
         @setState skipImages: true
-        @refs.skipCheckbox?.getDOMNode().setAttribute 'checked', 'true'
     else
       @openTutorial 'general'
 

Subject = require 'zooniverse/models/subject'
Favorite = require 'zooniverse/models/favorite'
Classification = require 'zooniverse/models/classification'

module?.exports = React.createClass
  displayName: 'Classify'

          <p>
            <span className="bold">Site:</span> {@state.location}
            <label className="skip-checkbox-label" htmlFor="skip-checkbox">
              <input ref="skipCheckbox" defaultChecked={@props.user?.preferences?.chimp?.skip_first_step is "true"} type="checkbox" id="skip-checkbox" onClick={@onClickSkipCheckbox}/> Skip images?
            </label>
            <button className="tutorial-btn" onClick={@openTutorial.bind(null, "general")}>Tutorial</button>
            <a href="https://www.zooniverse.org" target="_blank"><button className="faq-btn">FAQs</button></a>
