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taige690

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Not happy with new changes
« on: April 28, 2012, 08:45:24 AM »
It probably has already been said, but I really dislike the new changes. It
is very hard to read and scan through topics I'm inteerested in.  :P
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Anaconda

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Re: Not happy with new changes
« Reply #16 on: April 28, 2012, 08:32:28 PM »
Not happy with the changes. :(
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Re: Not happy with new changes
« Reply #17 on: April 28, 2012, 08:40:43 PM »
As MI 2 AZ guessed, this change was to the engine running underneath and we changed a LOT of stuff so there will be issues at first. I doubt that we can make everyone happy but we will do what we can to recreate some of the features (unread posts sorted by category, only show one latest post per topic) on the new site. This change was necessary to be able to keep the site updated with new features and also to be able to handle things like getting search back up and running.

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Re: Not happy with new changes
« Reply #18 on: April 28, 2012, 08:43:36 PM »
Quote from: edkpba on April 28, 2012, 09:10:56 AM
Hi It's Ed User name pba 1992 I do not like the new site i can not get on the site so my new user name is edkpba

Do you still have the email address you used to register with for pba1992? PM me and we'll try to get that taken care of for you.

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Strider

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Re: Not happy with new changes
« Reply #19 on: April 28, 2012, 09:41:55 PM »
I haven't looked around much yet, but is there a help sticky somewhere that explains the differences of how things work now (quotes, posting links and videos...)?

And is there really justification to answer two verification questions just to make a post?  Seems like overkill.  At least they are easy to read, but why is this necessary?
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Re: Not happy with new changes
« Reply #20 on: April 28, 2012, 10:17:44 PM »
Quote from: Cool Rocking Daddy on April 28, 2012, 06:28:05 PM
Waaaaaah.  Somebody moved my cheese and I don't like it.  Get over it.  It's a internet forum.   

Dont always agree with CRD but in this case it rings true...quitting because it changed a bit is kind of childish.
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Re: Not happy with new changes
« Reply #21 on: April 28, 2012, 10:22:38 PM »
Doesn't seem all that bad to me.
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Re: Not happy with new changes
« Reply #22 on: April 28, 2012, 11:05:24 PM »
Quote from: Strider on April 28, 2012, 09:41:55 PM
I haven't looked around much yet, but is there a help sticky somewhere that explains the differences of how things work now (quotes, posting links and videos...)?

And is there really justification to answer two verification questions just to make a post?  Seems like overkill.  At least they are easy to read, but why is this necessary?

Sorry Strider, that is a feature to keep spam bots from making posts and should only be active for new members. I fixed your post count so that should remove the verification.

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Strider

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Re: Not happy with new changes
« Reply #23 on: April 28, 2012, 11:59:40 PM »
Thanks!  I guess there will be lots of growing pains on both of our ends.  Change is always a pain to deal with.  Hopefully at least our criticisms will be mostly constructive.  It would be great if every so often (once a month or so) you made a post with a summary of changes/improvements made to the site so everyone is aware of them.  Even if we're not always happy with the changes, it's always nice to know that someone is listening to our concerns.
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sluggo35

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Re: Not happy with new changes
« Reply #24 on: April 29, 2012, 12:34:01 AM »
i've seen worse
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Wilbert

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Re: Not happy with new changes
« Reply #25 on: April 29, 2012, 02:25:23 AM »
1.  I can't get pass the first page of the company ball reviews.  It takes me to the most recent ball list/reviews.
2.  I would like to see the new posts grouped by category like in the past.
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MK

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Re: Not happy with new changes
« Reply #26 on: April 29, 2012, 04:08:56 AM »
Hey BR Tech - Would you consider doubling the size ot the "Latest Forum Posts" on the main screen?  It seems too small IMHO.

The Ball Reviews get updated so infrequently yet they take up a huge portion of the screen.   And, anybody iterested in a ball review can easily search the site for what they want..

Thanks
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Re: Not happy with new changes
« Reply #27 on: April 29, 2012, 06:41:23 AM »
Quote from: MK on April 29, 2012, 04:08:56 AM
Hey BR Tech - Would you consider doubling the size ot the "Latest Forum Posts" on the main screen?  It seems too small IMHO.

The Ball Reviews get updated so infrequently yet they take up a huge portion of the screen.   And, anybody iterested in a ball review can easily search the site for what they want..

Thanks
MK

I also liked having For Sale posts in the latest post listing on the front page.
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Strider

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Re: Not happy with new changes
« Reply #28 on: April 29, 2012, 08:56:04 AM »
I'd personally like to de-emphasize the wanted/for sale posts seen on the front page and the "show unread posts since your last visit" link since for now it's only sorted by time.  A great majority of the wanted/for sale posts are just endless bumps of existing posts anyway.  Just as the miscellaneous non-bowling forums isn't for everyone, I believe the wanted/for sale forum should be treated the same.  People looking to buy and sell know where to look; it shouldn't be 80% of my most recent posts.
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dougb

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Re: Not happy with new changes
« Reply #29 on: April 29, 2012, 10:01:58 AM »
Quote from: BallReviews-TECH on April 28, 2012, 08:40:43 PM
As MI 2 AZ guessed, this change was to the engine running underneath and we changed a LOT of stuff so there will be issues at first. I doubt that we can make everyone happy but we will do what we can to recreate some of the features (unread posts sorted by category, only show one latest post per topic) on the new site. This change was necessary to be able to keep the site updated with new features and also to be able to handle things like getting search back up and running.

-BR-Tech

Thanks.  Please recreate the unread posts sorted by category!!!  I'm looking forward to the search being back.
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MI 2 AZ

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Re: Not happy with new changes
« Reply #30 on: April 29, 2012, 05:36:25 PM »
Yeah, if they have the room, doubling the Latest Forum Posts would be okay.

As for the ball reviews, don't forget what the name of this site is.  : )



Quote from: MK on April 29, 2012, 04:08:56 AM
Hey BR Tech - Would you consider doubling the size ot the "Latest Forum Posts" on the main screen?  It seems too small IMHO.

The Ball Reviews get updated so infrequently yet they take up a huge portion of the screen.   And, anybody iterested in a ball review can easily search the site for what they want..

Thanks
MK
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