The New Forum Software! - Page 5

Gandalf Parker · #41 August 8th, 2004, 10:18 PM

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It wasn't really relevant, just a place for a few people to ***** before leaving the forums. Not something I would want to support.

Oh come on. You really arent getting it? The forums are full of people who were not TOO bothered by the sequence. And the "place for a few people to ***** before leaving the forums" represents some of the people who left because of it. You say they arent representative, but neither is the forum membership.

Yes the overall numbers (when added together) dont show a huge majority in favor of change but it was enough to make it part of the consideration.

#42 August 8th, 2004, 11:07 PM

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It wasn't really relevant, just a place for a few people to ***** before leaving the forums. Not something I would want to support.

I'd say that is a untrue statement. It has been said before and reiterated that people who did not like the forum, and/or did not get used to it and still did not like it, even for SEIV and other games of Shrapnel did not leave, but suffered through that which they did not enjoy and kept a presence (however limited) on the forum.

Maybe not the people you consider important that you talk to on a regular basis, but there are other games here than you particular favorite or mine. Which may have an impact with the option to choose their sorting method. I would hate to have people not get the customer support they feel they need because of such limited vision if it's feasible to avoid it.

Saxon · #43 August 9th, 2004, 03:12 AM

Funny, every time some one expressed a dislike of the forum order, they were directed to the poll and asked to vote. Seemed pretty open, fair and relevant to me. I liked the reverse order, so I took the time to go over to the thread and voice my opinion. It was available to all and it was used by a fair number of people on both sides of the issue. Seems to me that calling it irrelevant is sour grapes. We voted, we lost, we live in a democracy. Well, actually, I don’t really live in a democracy and I am not allowed to vote where I live, so I am particuarly appreciative when someone like Shrapnel gives me a chance to voice my views.

#44 August 9th, 2004, 03:30 AM

I don't think anyone "lost" per say. Richard hasn't given the word that "I can't allow this other sorting method! It won't work" and it may, in all reality, be possible and implemented in a timely manner. It's far to early to tell.

Regardless, the fact that the poll was there and it did at least give thought (plus the years of critisms, Emails and various other comments Shrapnel has recieved, no doubt) to allowing both methods instead of picking a forum software that only needed reverse order.

Thilock_Dominus · #45 August 9th, 2004, 04:30 AM

I like the new forum style. It was confusing reading the post backwards.
Especially when you are used to read forums forwards. It was the first time I've discovered a forum board was "upside down" and I never got used to it.
So from my point of view it's an improvement. Also the new look makes it more easier to browsing.

best regards
Thilock

Lepakko · #46 August 9th, 2004, 07:46 AM

Thx!!

it looking 3xbetter what Last Forum software

now i can see first post... not the Last one.. it realy help in reading of forum

tinkthank · #47 August 9th, 2004, 07:52 AM

All of the new "features" are good, I think Shrapnel did a great job. Only thing I sort of miss but I am sure will get used to is the old "flavor" and look/feel.

One oddity -- I used to have an awful rating, I suppose people thought (think?) I am an annoying idiot. I was away for a few days (wedding anniversary and other RL stuff) and see my rating is "good". So either people suddenly read all of my Posts in my absence and thought, hey, he is actually trying to be helpful often and isn't such a jerk after all, or this forum has totally randomized the Ratings. Not that I care, just thought I'd say that.

Graeme Dice · #48 August 9th, 2004, 11:28 AM

One thing that would be nice is if the window that we type into could be made a bit larger. It's a little hard to see what you've written sometimes with the small one.

Gandalf Parker · #49 August 9th, 2004, 11:46 AM

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One thing that would be nice is if the window that we type into could be made a bit larger. It's a little hard to see what you've written sometimes with the small one.

The settings for that are in your profile

Thilock_Dominus · #50 August 9th, 2004, 03:56 PM

I don't know if this was intended by the admins:

Topic with over 100000 replies or 100000 views

It seems a bit high IMHO