Forum Upgrade - Any Issues?

[deerseeker001]

in just the last day or two the homepage forum drop down menu is gone,i miss that,did make it faster.

 

[ironnut]

I also noticed that the drop down menu for "Today's Post" on the home page disappeared. Unfortunately for me that is the way I typically view the new postings on the various forums. I guess I am becoming a Luddite as I really do not like all these changes especially the elimination of stuff the works just fine, in my opinion. I also could do without the constant reminder to become a member every time I return from reading a thread. That is very annoying. I typically view the posts as a guest and only log in if I want to reply, silly me.

gordon

 

[deerseeker001]

it sure did make it a lot easier didn't it.why mess with it when not broken.

 

[chipsndust]

John Deere Owning and Operating Forum home page still has overwriting in the header.
Reply to Thread button partly covered. Gray bar covers text.

Reported in posts 471, 520, and 529.
The overwriting doesn't prevent reading or navigating, but I check that forum (almost) daily so it's a nuisance.

 

[DieselnHooters]

none of the grey icons atop the page work---homepage, todays posts, new posts. alerts...etc and yeah I also miss the drop down menu for most recents posts

 

[magicheater]

in just the last day or two the homepage forum drop down menu is gone,i miss that,did make it faster.

I noticed that too, I changed my bookmark to compensate for that. I also had 1 log in that had the same issue that the old hosting account did. Only once but it was there. The top menu bar is nice because it tells you what page you are on, the bottom menu bar does not do that but you can navigate from it. After the contrast issues were addressed which made reading difficult I am OK with the changes.

 

[Soundguy]

hmm.. mine are...

 

[Zick]

Sorry don't have time to read through all 547 posts.

But everytime I click on the thread that I read before and has new posts, it takes me to the newest post like it used to do but now it overshoots it a little.
I actually have to scroll up a little to see the newest post.

Also, the icon in front of the threads that show if you've posted in that thread don't show up. It's actually blank for the ones I've posted in. Seems fine for all others.

 

[Redneck in training]

I am still frustrated by the search. In the old version when I searched for my name I got all threads I contributed to sorted from newest to oldest. Threads with new replies were different color than threads I have already read. Now I get all my posts.
When searching in example for global warming I get posts about warming diesel engine.

 

[rekees4300]

In the old version when I searched for my name I got all threads I contributed to sorted from newest to oldest. Threads with new replies were different color than threads I have already read.

The Search function is almost incomprehensible but I have figured out how to do what you want to do re "searched for my name".

1. Click the "SEARCH" icon.
2. Click the tab "Search Single Content Type".
3. Type "Redneck in training" into the box called "User Name:".
4. Click the "Search Now" button.

You should get a list of all threads you contributed to sorted by newest first.

 

[clemsonfor]

The Search function is almost incomprehensible but I have figured out how to do what you want to do re "searched for my name".

1. Click the "SEARCH" icon.
2. Click the tab "Search Single Content Type".
3. Type "Redneck in training" into the box called "User Name:".
4. Click the "Search Now" button.

You should get a list of all threads you contributed to sorted by newest first.

I think there looking for threads that their name is mentioned in, that they have not posted in. Say if they were looking for a post with "redneck in training" in the thread. This would lead them to all posts where someone mentions thier name. That way sometimes we point out people that could help but never tell the person we did so. Some do this so that they can see either if there being bashed, if there the paranoid type or just if there name was mentioned as someone who could help. Like if i wanted to know about global warming or something, and some one said "wait a minute Redneck in training is a trained cliamatologist, they probably will answer shortly. This way by searching their name they can see taht thier help was needed?

 

[rekees4300]

I think there looking for threads that their name is mentioned in, that they have not posted in.

Oh ok, if that's the case then I don't know how. :confused3:

 

[aczlan]

The Search function is almost incomprehensible but I have figured out how to do what you want to do re "searched for my name".
1. Click the "SEARCH" icon.
2. Click the tab "Search Single Content Type".
3. Type "Redneck in training" into the box called "User Name:".
4. Click the "Search Now" button.
You should get a list of all threads you contributed to sorted by newest first.

That also works if you put the username (ie: clemsonfor) in the "Keyword(s):" box.
Note that such a search will ONLY find 3 things in posts:
1. If someone said "Well clemsonfor may know what that lever on your Yanmar YM2000 does"
2. If someone quoted clemsonfor in their response.
3. If clemsonfor has his screen name in his signature
It will NOT find any posts by clemsonfor UNLESS he has used "clemsonfor" in the post OR has "clemsonfor" as part of his signature.

Aaron Z

 

[Soundguy]

I gave up on search..

The Search function is almost incomprehensible but I have figured out how to do what you want to do re "searched for my name".

1. Click the "SEARCH" icon.
2. Click the tab "Search Single Content Type".
3. Type "Redneck in training" into the box called "User Name:".
4. Click the "Search Now" button.

You should get a list of all threads you contributed to sorted by newest first.

 

[bakerg]

Still getting issues of words overlapping, smilies not working and reply button not always working.

 

[MasseyWV]

After quick reply was re-enabled, I have to click twice to reply to any thread, and it's getting VERY ANNOYING.

 

[clemsonfor]

Yea there is reply stuff messed up all over the place, like right now im typing in the quick reply box and there is nothing up on top, like in the area where you select font color,size and smilies. All i see is italicized words "font, size" there is no smiley, a place for them just no face. Everything is greyed out like its not availible. I think this is IE 7. It seems to be this way about half the time.

This is an older IE but its not arcaic? THERE IS A PROBLEM with this new software. I had ZERO issues before, well if there was one it was not big enough to stick out at me. This new system is screwed up all over the place, hence 56 pages of it, and still VERY FEW things HAVE BEEN CORRECTED!!


Maybe wee should all have a protest week. Sign up at other forums and none of the regulars check in for a week. Lets see what that does to the traffic flow and the advertisers will put a squeeze on them once they figure out this whole thing was done INTENTIONALLY!!

I mean i dont want to leave but this is getting a little rediculous. Were in how many weeks into this thing, the format seems like it does what it wants to. The boxes dont take up the whole moniter, the add populate over the freaking thread list, if you wait long enough for it to load. Apparently the search feature dosent work. The join date and "Posts" word still appear over top of each other under users avators on certain forums. I mean what the **** was wrong with the way it was before?????????????????

 

[gwdixon]

Ok, I started out reading from page one but gave up. So if this is a duplicate - my apology.

>>After responding to a thread and marking the "forum read" a green arrow shows on the left column to indicate that I have replied to the thread. When I come back to the forum there is no green arrow and no indication that I've replied. The area on the left that has the envelope icon is blank.

>>The envelope icon also seem to be random since some threads don't have it at all while others do. The issue is not related to whether the thread has been read, posted, or viewed before.

 

[clemsonfor]

This is my screen capture from the Yanmar forum. WHY is there all the blank space below the gry bar, WHY is is shifted so far right, WHY does the Ad appear over the end of thread lines so i cant tell who responded (well i can only because i recognize most of the common posters and recognize them from just a few letters)?

 

[clemsonfor]

Ok, I started out reading from page one but gave up. So if this is a duplicate - my apology.

>>After responding to a thread and marking the "forum read" a green arrow shows on the left column to indicate that I have replied to the thread. When I come back to the forum there is no green arrow and no indication that I've replied. The area on the left that has the envelope icon is blank.

>>The envelope icon also seem to be random since some threads don't have it at all while others do. The issue is not related to whether the thread has been read, posted, or viewed before.

NOt jumping on you about this so dont take it the wrong way, im really worked up about this forum this AM. I know you said you did not read all the pages, did you read my post directly above yours where i say there have been the same problems for weeks? Again just asking not saying you did or anything, and even if so it did not ask the same thing you did, at least in that post.

BUT since you have not followed here your a perfect example of the problems and the length of time to fix them, we (i know i did ) pointed this problem out weeks ago, nothing has been done??