I know this has been discussed before, but I really feel it needs to be re-visited.
I also know I'm a bit of a troll and yada yada yada. But the new forum is truly and honestly the most un user friendly web page I have EVER visited.
To the point that I now log in less than half as much as I used to. And don't even bother replying to lots of threads where I could be helping others because it is such an effort to navigate the site.
And when I do log in I am constantly having to battle my way through the screen loading yet more images and jumping about meaning I click the wrong topic or box.
It gives me a headache just reading a thread.
Adverts popping up mid way through a thread, literally the most annoying thing known to man. I don't have a clue how much money the forum makes off those, but I will personally double it to never have to see one again.
I know forums aren't free to run, I understand this. But about a year ago there was the option to support the forum, help with the running costs and give a bit back. I'm not getting on my high horse here, but I clicked that button because I really liked the forum and wanted it to stay as it was but run more reliably. I'm sure many others clicked for the same reason.
If I was presented with that option today I would not click it again. Because it is truly terrible. I'd click it 100 times to go back to the simplified older lay out.
The response last time this was questioned was, "don't like it, tough. It's progress, deal with it." As far as I saw anyway.
I know a lot of effort has gone into this new site, and I know it's not easy.
But I (and lots and lots of other users) REALLY dislike it.
It's stopping people visiting the site, and raping my data allowances.
Tapatalk is about as user friendly as a tooth brush made out of razor blades as well.
I don't want to seem like I am moaning (but I am haha) so to be constructive, I think the entire site would flow a lot easier if it was just simpler. Less flashy images which take ages to load, less boarders colours to needlessly take my data allowance. All that jazz.
Sorry to be a grump, it's just in my nature.
I also know I'm a bit of a troll and yada yada yada. But the new forum is truly and honestly the most un user friendly web page I have EVER visited.
To the point that I now log in less than half as much as I used to. And don't even bother replying to lots of threads where I could be helping others because it is such an effort to navigate the site.
And when I do log in I am constantly having to battle my way through the screen loading yet more images and jumping about meaning I click the wrong topic or box.
It gives me a headache just reading a thread.
Adverts popping up mid way through a thread, literally the most annoying thing known to man. I don't have a clue how much money the forum makes off those, but I will personally double it to never have to see one again.
I know forums aren't free to run, I understand this. But about a year ago there was the option to support the forum, help with the running costs and give a bit back. I'm not getting on my high horse here, but I clicked that button because I really liked the forum and wanted it to stay as it was but run more reliably. I'm sure many others clicked for the same reason.
If I was presented with that option today I would not click it again. Because it is truly terrible. I'd click it 100 times to go back to the simplified older lay out.
The response last time this was questioned was, "don't like it, tough. It's progress, deal with it." As far as I saw anyway.
I know a lot of effort has gone into this new site, and I know it's not easy.
But I (and lots and lots of other users) REALLY dislike it.
It's stopping people visiting the site, and raping my data allowances.
Tapatalk is about as user friendly as a tooth brush made out of razor blades as well.
I don't want to seem like I am moaning (but I am haha) so to be constructive, I think the entire site would flow a lot easier if it was just simpler. Less flashy images which take ages to load, less boarders colours to needlessly take my data allowance. All that jazz.
Sorry to be a grump, it's just in my nature.