Whinges about the new forum
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The people who have signed off this change clearly have no experience of UI or UX. In a heartbeat it is easy to see where this new engine falls down. You'll see traffic dropping off I would think. I suppose you'll only really be looking at revenue though.
I can see a lot of people moving to Weightweenies as the ability to read and surf this forum has now been strangled.0 -
The layout is rather like sitting inside an empty fridge.
Then you scrawl some stuff with a black marker pen.
Though they have given me an extra 1600+ posts. I'm quite proud of the bollox I spout and this is an insult.seanoconn - gruagach craic!1 -
Scroll to whichever post you want to edit and it will have the cog thingy. Option is Edit. Select. Your post comes up as available to be edited. Click Save Post to finish. Simples?pinno said:Open One+ BMC TE29 Seven 622SL On One Scandal Cervelo RS0 -
This site has ended up like hand dryers in toilets, did a human test the position of this, my hands are at face level and water is in my eyes.
It dosn't scan like the old site, so it takes far too much time to gather what posts you want to go to. Plus it's fugly.Now where's that "Get Out of Crash Free Card"0 -
Remember this thing of beauty?
Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.
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To add to the insult all the reviews have gone all this without an explanation.Now where's that "Get Out of Crash Free Card"0
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How do I stop emails about topics that I'm watching?
I have to say, I'm normally somebody who is pro-change, but this is hideous. It's totally counter-intuitive in how you navigate, hideous on the mobile and pretty much unreadable on the desktop.
I'm not a big user of the forums, but this layout doesn't encourage browsing at all.0 -
wheres the new posts function. to be honest tis new forum is not easy to navigate and hassle means /i will not bother to go through it.http://www.thecycleclinic.co.uk -wheel building and other stuff.0
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There are no new posts anymore. Everyone has left the buildingcycleclinic said:wheres the new posts function.....
Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.
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It's called "recent discussions" -scroll down for about 10 minutes through acres of white and you may find it.cycleclinic said:wheres the new posts function. to be honest tis new forum is not easy to navigate and hassle means /i will not bother to go through it.
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Can someone set up a poll with two choices:
Remain (on the current forum)
Leave (and go back to the old one)0 -
Don't taunt me with my missing "new posts" link.photonic69 said:Remember this thing of beauty?
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It fills the screen better on a phone, but it's still untidy. The way the post goes onto a new line...
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scroll down to the bottom of the page and 'complaints' are 5th from the left.
At least they made that bit easy for us.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Don't taunt us like that, it's cruel.photonic69 said:Remember this thing of beauty?
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Which sums up the situation perfectly. User capability improved but “usability” what’s that?RichN95. said:Well I'm a big fan already. Embedded tweets, embedded videos, picture uploads without the need for a host. Maybe other stuff I haven't dicovered yet.
Don’t let your coders design the UI.
I wonder if the person with overall responsibility for revenue has seen the visitor data and remodelled their revenue budgets.
Let’s hope there are some better decisions made in the near future. Forum users are like regulars in their local pub, once you provide a reason for a regular to visit elsewhere it’s a real challenge to get them to return.“Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring”
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IMO they either need to fix this quick or else go back to the old platform. Overall activity on the forum seems to be way down on pre-changeover levels."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
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How do I subscribe to a thread? Assume all previous subscriptions have been deleted, or no one is posting to them.0
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Pretty safe to assume that nobody is posting on themdavid7m said:How do I subscribe to a thread? Assume all previous subscriptions have been deleted, or no one is posting to them.
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I think the problem is the forum activity was mainly by a bunch of regular posters, only takes a few to post less or not at all and activity drops hugely - they aren't posting and so no one is replying, could lead to it slowly dying I fearStevo_666 said:IMO they either need to fix this quick or else go back to the old platform. Overall activity on the forum seems to be way down on pre-changeover levels.
www.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes0 -
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The " your posts " tab is still missing -- the "activity" -- "posts" doesn't cut it cos it doesn't let you know if there have been any new posts -- plus it takes up too much room on the screen cos it has part or all of the last post you posted -- I'm migrating before there's a rush for the door. That cycle chat forum looks OK.0
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I need to clear all the "new" posts. There used to be a button for this. There isn't now. Major gripe!2015 Canyon Nerve AL 6.0 (son #1's)
2011 Specialized Hardrock Sport Disc (son #4s)
2013 Decathlon Triban 3 (red) (mine)
2019 Hoy Bonaly 26" Disc (son #2s)
2018 Voodoo Bizango (mine)
2018 Voodoo Maji (wife's)0 -
Why has the Forum been moved to this new format?
It's like stepping back to the 90s.
Admin need to rethink...it's dead as a Dodo if this carries on.
There's still plenty of bike forums out there with better layouts.
Cycling UK
Cyclechat
YACF
Why has BR gone for this unusable load of crap?
We need answers!!!0 -
This new format is bloody awful, it's as bad as the Singletrack forum...1
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Reading this forum is now depressingly like marking a fourth year* class's first attempt at making a page with CSS
*Age 15 or so
Edit: they've broken the old smilies too0 -
Perfect, glad you switched that on.oli_admin said:2015 Canyon Nerve AL 6.0 (son #1's)
2011 Specialized Hardrock Sport Disc (son #4s)
2013 Decathlon Triban 3 (red) (mine)
2019 Hoy Bonaly 26" Disc (son #2s)
2018 Voodoo Bizango (mine)
2018 Voodoo Maji (wife's)1 -
Has a reason been given for the change to this abomination?0