Feedback

[Surfcrest]

Members,

This thread is for members to let us know their feedback with the new site, including the front page with the articles and the Forum, now in vBulletin.

Please start a new thread for each concern!

The controls are similar to the old phpBB...but there are differences.

Look at this like a new car, with the new controls.

The "Like" function is a "Rating" tool above the post.

While you explore, Moses and I will continue to make adjustments to have this looking sharp and professional.

Surfcrest & Moses

[Moses]

Dear friends!
Welcome to new forum

Short note from me: this software demands bare installation. For now only basic functions and design have been installed. I will work next few weeks with upgrade and setup. First plans: to tune design for to make it more readable (bigger fonts, better text contrast, more wide screen, better image presentation and so on).

[Surfcrest]

Missing Toolbar

[Moses]

toolbar.jpg

I have it...

BTW: as I see we also should setup how to show pictures in posts...

But now I'm going to sleep: it is 2AM here and for past 3 days I slept only 10 hours...

[cdnmatt]

Looking good so far! Only thing I can see is that it says I have 126 out of maximum 50 private messages in my inbox.

Is that limit of 50 supposed to be there? Should I wipe my inbox? I don't think there's anything special in there anyway.

[Surfcrest]

Yes, if you can hang on we'll try to up the limit. I know we were able to do it on the test Forum, so it is possible.

Surfcrest

[loke]

I liked the old forum better , the colors , design etc. Progress? I don't know.

[Moses]

I liked the old forum better , the colors , design etc. Progress? I don't know.

It has been just necessary: the old software was not secured against hacks - developers abandoned it few years ago.

[Smiles]

I liked the old forum better , the colors , design etc. Progress? I don't know.

Loke I understand what you are saying. At first I thought changing to an entirely new board might perhaps not be the best idea ... especially when the Damocles sword hanging over the whole concept might well mean the loss of many loyal and important members.

Still not sure whether that gloomy event will or will not happen, but ... you really should give the New Look a chance.
After some screwing around with the joint I must say that it really is an easy board to navigate. If you're anything like me, I'm no fan of huge piles of new features most of which I will never use. But if you want it simple and un-complicated this new board can accomodate you with no problem. A small amount of tweeking to suit your desires are pretty easy to accomplish, and after that the place really does look like the old phpBB system. Not 100% but fairly close.
I like a board which is technically simple and does not annoy me, and the Mods stay hidden behind the trees. I would guess most folks think that way as well.

[cdnmatt]

Moses, just fyi... increase the session length. Not sure what vBulletin allows, but if possible, allow session length for as long as the browser is open. Otherwise, I can basically promise you'll begin getting complaints from other users. I just logged in, typed up a post, and upon submitting was already logged out due to the session length.