What do you think of the new forum?

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Zee

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it's okay... was better before but i don't think it sucks outright... but it was better before
 

computer

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I also can't login to "My rigs" any longer where we list our computers!! "Invalid user or password"! I can't change the old link for Rigs in my sig. file to new one because of the "profile" page screwup!!
 

computer

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Here's yet ANOTHER problem: not be notified of thread subscriptions when they are updated!!
 

Savarak

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yay! the speed problem is now fixed! now they gotta fix the visited topic color change and a few other things, and this new forum would be sweet... (don't shoot me for that comment!)
 

Xionide

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Apr 20, 2002
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I think they are trying to scare members off. I mean its no skin off of their back if we leave. Sh!t situation,

-Xionide
 

Bot69

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As others have said, subscriptions don't work. My previous subscriptions don't show up...new subscriptions do not show. Prolly won't get emails for updates either.

Forums look ok...a bit flashy. It'll take time to get use to. Strange how amdforums.com was also updated just recently. You ppl workin together or wat?!
 

computer

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Originally posted by: Savarak
yay! the speed problem is now fixed! now they gotta fix the visited topic color change and a few other things, and this new forum would be sweet... (don't shoot me for that comment!)
You're right, it has just speed up a lot on my end too. Now that only leaves the other problems......

 

Twista

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Originally posted by: Anubis
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i was annoyed when gotwoot started useing this version of FT the old one was sooooooo much better

 

TuxDave

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Oct 8, 2002
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A lightbulb just lit above my head. What's so good about the 30 seconds between posts? No more double posts, triple posts mistakes ever again! ooooooooo
 

Kenazo

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so, what's the fix for the sig's? Is the old way of linking to webpages no longer valid, "(l=whatever)http://www.whatever.com(/l)" Or why did it convert my sig to some dumb other format?

EDIT: I just reverted my sig back to the (l=whatever)(/l) and it seemed to work. what quirk made it change?
Sorry if that topic has been talked about many times already, but this thread is far too long to read through. :)
 

elkinm

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Jun 9, 2001
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The new colors are have a little more contrast, but now it looks less serious and professional then before. I also really don't like the strange yellow bar backgrounds for the titles and between posts. I preferred today instead of my forums and it seems that the my forums page has problems with column widths.
Also, opening a new widow to reply and post is good but I preferred the old way as it had the old posts on the same page.
 

Davegod

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on quick look:

aesphetics = teh suck. maybe it aint working right on my firebird or it isnt finished, but it really doesnt look right (there supposed to be this orangy-brown colour all over the place? image). think i prefer the old look to the kind of winXP-ified new one. also, My Forums isnt snapping to 1024x768 or something, so I have to side-scroll (no biggie but annoying).

On threads, I get the quick page links (i.e. "Pages: [ 1 2 3 4 5 >> Next ]") but on forums there's only back or next page, like "<< Previous pg. 2 Next >>", which is minor nuance.

and if I get asked what my mothers maiden name is one more farking time... I'm getting asked it every other time I change page here.

edit: was having big problems loggin in and out, deleted all anandtech cookies and I think/hope it's ok now. being a bit erratic though, I had to change timezone back to GMT twice, had same sig problems mentioned.
 

skace

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Well, assuming all the bugs get fixed, heres my first impressions.

I like the new icons, i like the new reply window, i like how people can no longer affect the size of their posts if they use a long string of images / characters.

I do not like all the wasted space. It seems like there is more wasted space in this version than in older ones. In a forum, you should be constantly seeking a minimal interface that focuses on the information people post, since that is what people will want / need to read. The interface should be practically invisible.
 

glugglug

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Jun 9, 2002
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bring the old forums back!!!

The color schemes and lines between messages suck in this one. Also it's buggy you have to log out for profile changes to show up. "Dark" scheme has a lot of white on light grey now especially if you hit the "My forums" button, which is hard on the eyes. (Even worse if you run with an inverse gamma ramp....)