06-09-2010, 09:40 AM
[quote name='Chris F' date='05 June 2010 - 09:59 PM' timestamp='1275767940' post='252']
Well, well, sorry to say, but I don't like the new forum. It may look slicker, but the speed and simplicity of the old forum were a lot better. I did switch to outline format, but that doesn't help much. It takes way too much clicking and scrolling around to see what's happening, and I think there's ultimately not enough traffic to justify the multiple forums.
Even within a single thread, it seems like there's no way to see all replies on one page but one has to click on each branch?
Also, my RSS feed in google reader only shows new top posts, I think, so that doesn't help.
Am I missing something????
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Yes, these are all drawbacks of the new engine. The old forum had a couple of fairly unique features which are still not available from off-the-shelf products despite all these years since the implementation (for whatever reason). I can't say that I'm a big fan of all this myself. I do fully understand those who will leave but new users may be more accustomed to this kind of forum. The sad truth is that I simply did not have the time anymore to add new features/enhancements to the old forum. So I'm afraid ...
Klaus
PS: The "today's active content" link may help at times.
Well, well, sorry to say, but I don't like the new forum. It may look slicker, but the speed and simplicity of the old forum were a lot better. I did switch to outline format, but that doesn't help much. It takes way too much clicking and scrolling around to see what's happening, and I think there's ultimately not enough traffic to justify the multiple forums.
Even within a single thread, it seems like there's no way to see all replies on one page but one has to click on each branch?
Also, my RSS feed in google reader only shows new top posts, I think, so that doesn't help.
Am I missing something????
[/quote]
Yes, these are all drawbacks of the new engine. The old forum had a couple of fairly unique features which are still not available from off-the-shelf products despite all these years since the implementation (for whatever reason). I can't say that I'm a big fan of all this myself. I do fully understand those who will leave but new users may be more accustomed to this kind of forum. The sad truth is that I simply did not have the time anymore to add new features/enhancements to the old forum. So I'm afraid ...
Klaus
PS: The "today's active content" link may help at times.