OK, this is not OK. New forum freaks me out.

[sHORTY]

IT WASN"T BROKE AND DIDN'T NEED FIXIN.. Haven't seen one web/search site that was changed that is worth cow dung. This one included. When it came up the first rime I thought my monitor went to hell.

To address your point, and the myriad other people that posted the same or similar thing - the old forum *was* broke - it had been end-of-life'd years ago and was no longer receiving security updates. I was spending hours every week fighting off hack attempts, and it just wasn't feasible to maintain. Out of the options available to us, this was the one that presented the best set of features and the best outlook for the future.

I understand a lot of you are frustrated with the change, but in the IT world, you can't just leave well-enough alone, and there's a lot of things going on behind the scenes that made this necessary. There's going to be a little bit of getting used to the new things, but it's not the end of the world.

 

[Skysoldier]

Let's give them a few days....no sense piling on with complaints till all the changes are done.

I would imagine that Derek and his crew have used a lot man hours just to get this far.

 

[GLOCK-22]

For everything to work better you have to put your phone and tablet on desk top web page mode.

 

[The5thDentist]

This.....is good.

 

[noddaduma]

Dangit, had to pick Xenforo to use, didn't you?

Xenforo is slow as shit and only marginally responsive on tablet/smart phone which a big percentage of people browse the forum on.

 

[Individualist]

What the hell y'all talking about? Looks just FINE to me!

 

[sHORTY]

Dangit, had to pick Xenforo to use, didn't you?

Xenforo is slow as shit and only marginally responsive on tablet/smart phone which a big percentage of people browse the forum on.

I hesitate to say it given the current love of change, but 2.0 is nearing completion with a huge rework on the responsive layout.

 

[MagGus1820]

I think this was a plan to make the forum difficult for Maura to read, hopefully it gets rid of her?

 

[whacko]

What happened to the little green arrow that tells me it's a topic I posted in?

So far not a fan.

 

[BigTimber]

I go away for a week and this is what I come home too? WTF. Worst part is the iPad was still in the man cave and when I turned it on the old format came up before I refreshed it and this popped up. First I learn of Malcolm now this I'm going back to the mountains. You know what you do to enhance a classic muscle car? Not a f*cking thing. (Sorry Derek, I'm sure you know what your doing I'm just grouchy from travel and someone messed with my safe place)

 

[Frizzle Fry]

This is odd, my phone can't touch NES from the stock browser, Chrome or Firefox.

Of course, tapatalk is dead too :/

Goodbye, mobile NES browsing.

 

[slap shot]

This is odd, my phone can't touch NES from the stock browser, Chrome or Firefox.

Of course, tapatalk is dead too :/

Goodbye, mobile NES browsing.

Might have to clear cache, type the address or just try some different forum areas. Working fine on my phone but not from my old shortcut.

 

[Frizzle Fry]

Might have to clear cache, type the address or just try some different forum areas. Working fine on my phone but not from my old shortcut.

I tried that. Even installed a completely new browser (Firefox) and still no dice.

 

[Len-2A Training]

I tried that. Even installed a completely new browser (Firefox) and still no dice.

Works fine (reading) with NEW URL on my Samsung S8 using Chrome. Font is a bit big and needs to be shrunk to read it. Haven't tried to type a reply on phone yet.

 

[lowbuckbob]

Not a fan...yet. Give it time, I guess.

 

[Zappa]

What happened to the little green arrow that tells me it's a topic I posted in?

That messed me up too.
It appears that it has been replaced with a tiny version of your avatar in the lower right corner of the OPs avatar. But that won't actually appear until you make a new post in the old thread.

 

[Sterg]

Help me mister wizard

 

[KBCraig]

Click on the chat bubble icon to the left of a forum.

Clicking the only thing that looks like a chat bubble icon does nothing.

 

[Sterg]

I can read the whole title of threads now on my iPad. I still hate change.

 

[sHORTY]

Clicking the only thing that looks like a chat bubble icon does nothing.

Try it on a forum where you have unread posts - it doesn't do anything in one where you don't have new posts.

 

[LoginName]

That messed me up too.
It appears that it has been replaced with a tiny version of your avatar in the lower right corner of the OPs avatar. But that won't actually appear until you make a new post in the old thread.

That one is kind'a weird. I figured it out from the eyeglass icon in the main sub-forum pages.

 

[TruthTellers]

First TheTrughAboutGuns had to change everything, then gunbroker had to change its website, now NES. I've always hated change, but when it just keeps coming it becomes annoying.

I understand updating things, but why does it have to be such a big change all at once?

 

[SteelShooter]

Following. I think.....

 

[whacko]

Another change I am not a fan of is it doesn't show the total number of posts and date the poster became a member. Can't spot the trolls......other know if a poster is a long time member that contributes alot of content or not.

 

[Greschner 4]

I would be interested to know what was the impetus for change and what this platform provides that the other didn't - besides solar glare.

 

[Spanz]

if you are triggered by the new forum....i suggest you watch some Bob Ross painting with his mighty brush, and just chill out for a while in a very safe space. Then...come back

 

[Mesatchornug]

Another change I am not a fan of is it doesn't show the total number of posts and date the poster became a member. Can't spot the trolls......other know if a poster is a long time member that contributes alot of content or not.

It takes an extra step, but this info is available when you click on the user's avatar.

 

[whacko]

One think I like is the alerts tell you if someone quotes your post. That's an improvement.

 

[45collector]

Just testing out adding a photo...

Meh.

 

[TLB]

Without addressing the complaints by others, I will say the new software navigates quickly and flawlessly thus far on my android phone. I don't use Tapatalk. Now, I don't have to do a bunch of little manipulations to have photos centered in view and stuff like that.