Who hit this place with the Ugly Stick?

greg66_tri_v2.0
greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
edited November 2011 in Commuting chat
Own up. It was definitely someone. It didn't happen by itself.

Can we have the old look back?
Swim. Bike. Run. Yeah. That's what I used to do.

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  • jzed
    jzed Posts: 2,926
    It has taken them a week to come up with this?
  • stuaff
    stuaff Posts: 1,736
    Eeurch. Definitely not an improvement.
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    There's a big blue block of nothingness on the right-hand side of my screen, and it's obscuring some of the text (including the bit I'm typing now, oh no, I can see some of it).

    Princess? What Princess? What 's going on?
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  • Greg T
    Greg T Posts: 3,266
    All up the hoop - the big blue meanie blocks of death are all over the place . . . . .
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  • jzed
    jzed Posts: 2,926
    Who stole my Avatar?
  • TheStone
    TheStone Posts: 2,291
    What have they done. Was really bad before, but somehow they've made it worse.
    ..... bring back the old Cycling+ forum!!!
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  • jzed
    jzed Posts: 2,926
    Seems like "Upgrade" = "How do we get adverts in the middle of the thread"
  • josnor
    josnor Posts: 207
    cjcp wrote:
    There's a big blue block of nothingness on the right-hand side of my screen, and it's obscuring some of the text (including the bit I'm typing now, oh no, I can see some of it).

    Princess? What Princess? What 's going on?
    Could you attach a screenshot of that please? And let us know your browser, operating system and their versions.
  • josnor
    josnor Posts: 207
    JZed wrote:
    Who stole my Avatar?
    I'm fixing that now!
  • ToeKnee
    ToeKnee Posts: 376
    At least it's back ... progress of the upgrade (?) was not communicated very well at all.
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  • josnor
    josnor Posts: 207
    JZed wrote:
    Seems like "Upgrade" = "How do we get adverts in the middle of the thread"
    We did that so we could increase the width and give more precedence to the forum content.
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    @Josnor - not sure how to do that but, if it helps, I can only read "And let us k".

    And why is there a Subaru Outback in the middle of the thread? Bugger off.
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    OK, well, we've had a chance to see the new layout in operation now.

    We don't like it.

    Can we have the old layout back please?
    Swim. Bike. Run. Yeah. That's what I used to do.

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  • Gallywomack
    Gallywomack Posts: 823
    Testing...testing...so it's not just me seeing big blocks of blue then. Thought this place was going the way of everything else, ie beyond the limited ken of my stupid work browser.
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Ha ha!! (There are no emoticons, either.)
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • jzed
    jzed Posts: 2,926
    edited November 2011
    cjcp wrote:
    Ha ha!! (There are no emoticons, either.)
    :twisted: :roll: :roll: :roll:

    I'm getting a Subaru, Kinetic turbo and magazine subscription every 5 posts.
  • MonkeyMonster
    MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
    yikes... no quick reply?
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  • jzed
    jzed Posts: 2,926
    MonkeyMonster wrote:
    yikes... no quick reply?


    Its in the middle of the screen below the last post?
  • Jeff Jones
    Jeff Jones Posts: 1,865
    ToeKnee wrote:
    At least it's back ... progress of the upgrade (?) was not communicated very well at all.
    There were announcements posted in every forum. Unfortunately we couldn't update those last week after the initial attempt to restart the forum because ... we couldn't post on the forum.

    The main reason behind this upgrade was because the old forum was in danger of falling over, as it had done so already earlier this year. You should notice a marked increase in speed with this one.

    Other feedback is best posted here and we'll see what we can do: viewforum.php?f=40033
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  • SimonAH
    SimonAH Posts: 3,730
    Hate the bloody ads. Sorry, but really hate them to the extent that I may be decamping.
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  • Agent57
    Agent57 Posts: 2,300
    In some ways it's better. I can turn off signatures, at least. And I can click straight through to any of the subforums without having to expand the top level forum first.

    But it needs "quick reply" to be open by default. And those banner adds between every 5 posts will probably drive me away.
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  • MonkeyMonster
    MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
    JZed wrote:
    MonkeyMonster wrote:
    yikes... no quick reply?
    Its in the middle of the screen below the last post?
    twas hiding... I also meant the quickly reply box - ie you submit directly on the page but hey ho.

    what 57 said
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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    Jeff Jones wrote:
    You should notice a marked increase in speed with this one.

    OTOH, you may notice a marked decrease in traffic with this one :wink:
    Swim. Bike. Run. Yeah. That's what I used to do.

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    Bike 2-A
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Jeff - can't read all your post. The right-hand thrid is obscured by blue nothingness.
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • suzyb
    suzyb Posts: 3,449
    At least the forum is back...I had less work than I thought last week and had to survive with one less forum to spend time on :(

    The review post page that allows you to read posts made while you are writing yours could be handy.
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  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Cured the forum being tooo wide for the screen with 'Ctrl' + '-', text is also a little smaller but I can see all the screen and no scroll-bars.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • Jeff Jones
    Jeff Jones Posts: 1,865
    Greg66 wrote:
    Jeff Jones wrote:
    You should notice a marked increase in speed with this one.

    OTOH, you may notice a marked decrease in traffic with this one :wink:
    Maybe!

    re: the ads, there's no longer a skyscraper, so the forum posts can be wider.

    Serious question: would anyone pay for a subscription to the forum if it meant no ads? (I've no idea if we could implement this)
    Jeff Jones

    Product manager, Sports
  • Jeff Jones
    Jeff Jones Posts: 1,865
    cjcp wrote:
    Jeff - can't read all your post. The right-hand thrid is obscured by blue nothingness.
    We're looking into that. Can you give us your browser type + version, computer (PC, mac, etc) and screen resolution if possible?
    Jeff Jones

    Product manager, Sports
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    Jeff Jones wrote:
    Serious question: would anyone pay for a subscription to the forum if it meant no ads? (I've no idea if we could implement this)

    Serious answer?

    Fuck off.

    You change something for the worse, then tell people they can have the original back if they pay.

    You're not British bloody Airways, you know.
    Swim. Bike. Run. Yeah. That's what I used to do.

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  • Allez Mark
    Allez Mark Posts: 364
    I remember there being quite a few complaints after the last forum change. Everything worked out ok in the end. Just be patient everyone.
    As for there being big blocks of blue screen and bits missing, everything looks ok to me.

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