Sorry, I Hate the New Forum Format...
Long time lurker/reader/user/contributor here…
In addition to not working with current ipad mini and older macs…
There’s too many ads and superfluous none-sense on each page which makes it impossible to scroll through and read.
Any other opinions out there?
850mph
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randolph | 3 weeks ago
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oh I also miss the forum tab that would show you just the threads you were commenting in and if there were new posts to those. why would you remove that?
randolph | 3 weeks ago
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you also can no longer quote someone in a reply on the forum. and i keep going back to how the post count is different on the forum main page vs the thread – pretty solid evidence of shoddy programming, respectfully.
as others are saying the new site design is confusing to navigate on the main page and forum, it is hard to tell what the new main page posts are vs old ones (the other day in the featured side bar or whatever it was showing the same story twice), and specific to the forum there is just overall decreased functionality to engage in conversations.
whoever thought this new design was an improvement should be fired.
Brownstone Home Inspection | 3 weeks ago
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Stuff keeps disappearing after its posted. And we can’t see randolphs icon anymore.
Eman137 | 3 weeks ago
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god awful mess for the first page …no editing on posts …who came up with this mess?
MDR | 3 weeks ago
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I agree the new forum is harder to navigate and the viewing panel is crowded by stuff on the left, right and ads at the bottom. Also, they should restore a like/thumbs up button – so one can agree or express support without having to type a comment. The “related discussions” column suggests posts from 10+ years ago that are not the most relevant…
cate | 3 weeks ago
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Thank you everyone for your comments, please keep them coming. I will share this post with my colleagues.
maggie.oldfather | 3 weeks ago
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agreed. not a big fan. it also took me several times to get logged back into my account. i kept getting stuck in a loop.
bobjbkln | 3 weeks ago
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“too many ads” is the reason behind the new format.
Eman137 | 4 weeks ago
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string(45) "1711040736:$P$Bton4Vb1mtqdxM5RdEfOsKcy.bSSm61"
["user_status"]=>
string(1) "0"
["display_name"]=>
string(7) "eman137"
["spam"]=>
string(1) "0"
["deleted"]=>
string(1) "0"
}
["ID"]=>
int(189154)
["caps"]=>
array(2) {
["participant"]=>
bool(true)
["subscriber"]=>
bool(true)
}
["cap_key"]=>
string(15) "wp_capabilities"
["roles"]=>
array(1) {
[1]=>
string(10) "subscriber"
}
["allcaps"]=>
array(4) {
["read"]=>
bool(true)
["level_0"]=>
bool(true)
["participant"]=>
bool(true)
["subscriber"]=>
bool(true)
}
["filter"]=>
NULL
["site_id":"WP_User":private]=>
int(1)
}
i find it awkward to negotiate at best