So what do you think of the new forums?

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  • Sphyk1
    Sphyk1 Posts: 85 Member
    I miss the tickers
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    I also think it is a mistake to not allow us to see the posting history of others, as seeing a posting history can help us get a better idea of the situations individuals are posting about, in particular if an ED is involved.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Steven wrote: »
    (Hot tip: click the star at the top of any topic you want to follow and you can jump to those topics in the star menu at the top right… and when you return to a topic, you're placed at the last post you read)

    Does this mean that those I've posted to in the past won't be appearing anywhere for me unless I track them down and star them?

  • j4nash
    j4nash Posts: 1,719 Member
    Steven wrote: »
    Graelwyn75 wrote: »
    I do not like it thus far. Text is far too small, pictures are far too small and I had been hoping for a 'like' option for posts, the same as you get on your newsfeed.

    There are a bunch of features (such as Likes) that we can turn on as we go forward. We've started with a smallish set of the available features so we can achieve stability before we start opening Pandora's box.

    We are encouraging feedback and suggestions in Website Suggestions topic.

    Cool! The forum software being used here is very robust, but keep in mind everyone, that there is a lot of hardware/software activity that goes on behind the scenes to support such a large member base.

    I agree with the approach of starting small, better that than enabling every single feature and the forums crash.
  • Tigg_er
    Tigg_er Posts: 22,001 Member
    Graelwyn75 wrote: »
    I also think it is a mistake to not allow us to see the posting history of others, as seeing a posting history can help us get a better idea of the situations individuals are posting about, in particular if an ED is involved.

    Agreed !
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    Graelwyn75 wrote: »
    I also think it is a mistake to not allow us to see the posting history of others, as seeing a posting history can help us get a better idea of the situations individuals are posting about, in particular if an ED is involved.

    Like +1

  • DenDweller
    DenDweller Posts: 1,438 Member
    Have all the multi-thread topics been concatenated?
  • Tigg_er
    Tigg_er Posts: 22,001 Member
    j4nash wrote: »
    Steven wrote: »
    Graelwyn75 wrote: »
    I do not like it thus far. Text is far too small, pictures are far too small and I had been hoping for a 'like' option for posts, the same as you get on your newsfeed.

    There are a bunch of features (such as Likes) that we can turn on as we go forward. We've started with a smallish set of the available features so we can achieve stability before we start opening Pandora's box.

    We are encouraging feedback and suggestions in Website Suggestions topic.

    Cool! The forum software being used here is very robust, but keep in mind everyone, that there is a lot of hardware/software activity that goes on behind the scenes to support such a large member base.

    I agree with the approach of starting small, better that than enabling every single feature and the forums crash.

    Ya crashing aint no good :\
  • j4nash
    j4nash Posts: 1,719 Member
    DenDweller wrote: »
    Have all the multi-thread topics been concatenated?

    lol yep! 39k replies on one, whoah!
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    My ticker is gone too. :(

    Yeah, no more tickers. No more number of posts/join date. And I don't see any ability to see a user's other posts. Those were all features I used often.

    I see number of posts.. O_o

    Maybe it's because I'm reading from a mobile browser then. Can't wait to see what it looks like from my regular computer in the morning.

  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    My ticker is gone too. :(

    Yeah, no more tickers. No more number of posts/join date. And I don't see any ability to see a user's other posts. Those were all features I used often.

    I see number of posts.. O_o

    Maybe it's because I'm reading from a mobile browser then. Can't wait to see what it looks like from my regular computer in the morning.

    don't hold your breath ..the view from your computer is not going to be impressive either..I think I am going to go blind trying to read text on here….they need to increase the font size...
  • SwannySez
    SwannySez Posts: 5,860 Member
    I'm a BIG fan!
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    The recent post now is quicker. I had like a 5 minute lag time on post.
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    My ticker is gone too. :(

    Yeah, no more tickers. No more number of posts/join date. And I don't see any ability to see a user's other posts. Those were all features I used often.

    I see number of posts.. O_o

    Maybe it's because I'm reading from a mobile browser then. Can't wait to see what it looks like from my regular computer in the morning.

    don't hold your breath ..the view from your computer is not going to be impressive either..I think I am going to go blind trying to read text on here….they need to increase the font size...

    ctrl + to zoom in on the computer page. I am on 200% zoom now.

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  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    Star feature is pretty nice too.
  • Tigg_er
    Tigg_er Posts: 22,001 Member
    yopeeps025 wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    My ticker is gone too. :(

    Yeah, no more tickers. No more number of posts/join date. And I don't see any ability to see a user's other posts. Those were all features I used often.

    I see number of posts.. O_o

    Maybe it's because I'm reading from a mobile browser then. Can't wait to see what it looks like from my regular computer in the morning.

    don't hold your breath ..the view from your computer is not going to be impressive either..I think I am going to go blind trying to read text on here….they need to increase the font size...

    ctrl + to zoom in on the computer page. I am on 200% zoom now.

    Thats a lot better , I can read again.

  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    edited October 2014
    Tigg_er wrote: »
    yopeeps025 wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    My ticker is gone too. :(

    Yeah, no more tickers. No more number of posts/join date. And I don't see any ability to see a user's other posts. Those were all features I used often.

    I see number of posts.. O_o

    Maybe it's because I'm reading from a mobile browser then. Can't wait to see what it looks like from my regular computer in the morning.

    don't hold your breath ..the view from your computer is not going to be impressive either..I think I am going to go blind trying to read text on here….they need to increase the font size...

    ctrl + to zoom in on the computer page. I am on 200% zoom now.

    Thats a lot better , I can read again.

    I just went straight to ctrl + after first looking at these forums :lol:
  • sunburntgalaxy
    sunburntgalaxy Posts: 455 Member
    Yes, the font thing is annoying - zooming in is great until I try to go to anything other than these forums and it looks GIANT. So far just not well executed. But hey at least the groups block on the right is like twice the size of the forum postings now - that is awesome (oh, wait...no, no it's not.)
  • Tigg_er
    Tigg_er Posts: 22,001 Member
    yopeeps025 wrote: »
    Tigg_er wrote: »
    yopeeps025 wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    My ticker is gone too. :(

    Yeah, no more tickers. No more number of posts/join date. And I don't see any ability to see a user's other posts. Those were all features I used often.

    I see number of posts.. O_o

    Maybe it's because I'm reading from a mobile browser then. Can't wait to see what it looks like from my regular computer in the morning.

    don't hold your breath ..the view from your computer is not going to be impressive either..I think I am going to go blind trying to read text on here….they need to increase the font size...

    ctrl + to zoom in on the computer page. I am on 200% zoom now.

    Thats a lot better , I can read again.

    I just went straight to ctrl + after first looking at these forums :lol:

    See I learned something new today ! :D

  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    Pictures are way too small. I "recognized" a lot of people by their photos. :neutral_face:
  • Forty6and2
    Forty6and2 Posts: 2,492 Member
    1. They
    2. Have
    3. Listing
    4. Now
    5. But I don't know what it does, so I'm trying it out
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    Yes, the font thing is annoying - zooming in is great until I try to go to anything other than these forums and it looks GIANT. So far just not well executed. But hey at least the groups block on the right is like twice the size of the forum postings now - that is awesome (oh, wait...no, no it's not.)

    Can I recommend just use forums as one tab from everything else. The zoom does not affect if I go to my profile straight from here. There were like 3 star replies that came in at the same time. That might be the best feature yet.

  • Forty6and2
    Forty6and2 Posts: 2,492 Member
    I also want to know what happens when you attach an image.
    Also trying to upload a gif. For science

    cat-has-bread-stuck-on-face.gif
  • TheFitHooker
    TheFitHooker Posts: 3,357 Member
    I use to run an online forum and use to code them and all that, I can honestly say that this being a new upgrade, it'll take some time to get use too and time for kinks to be worked out. I'm sure the MFP staff will be working hard to make it the best they can. With that said, a suggestion, it needs a reply at the top, it does take time to scroll to the bottom to get to reply, especially if you are in a hurry. I wonder what the forum software is???
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  • PurringMyrrh
    PurringMyrrh Posts: 5,276 Member
    Wow, this is so awful from a mobile now. Is there a "click here for desktop" tab somewhere? Where have my groups gone? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?! Totally would not bang.
  • sunburntgalaxy
    sunburntgalaxy Posts: 455 Member
    yopeeps025 wrote: »
    Yes, the font thing is annoying - zooming in is great until I try to go to anything other than these forums and it looks GIANT. So far just not well executed. But hey at least the groups block on the right is like twice the size of the forum postings now - that is awesome (oh, wait...no, no it's not.)

    Can I recommend just use forums as one tab from everything else. The zoom does not affect if I go to my profile straight from here. There were like 3 star replies that came in at the same time. That might be the best feature yet.

    Well, when I open a new tab it opens zoomed to the same percentage as the forums - so giant. Even if I am in a tab that is at 100%, then I leave that page, it goes to the new page and zooms. I do appreciate the suggestion though.
  • territhefrog
    territhefrog Posts: 1,134 Member
    Some of the discussions that I posted in have been deleted altogether. Sad because one was really fun. It was in the Chit Chat category and people were having a blast with it. Why were some discussions that were fun and no harm to anyone deleted and others (which look to be from a spam/commercial account) not deleted?
    If this question was already asked, I apologize.
  • EmmaOnTrack
    EmmaOnTrack Posts: 425 Member
    I like that you can do this without having to get a Diploma in Pic Posting first! (just testing with a random pic)