About the new forum

[Andrew Everard]

I actually think it's a bit long for the latest posts page (the forum landing page is fine), but I'm not going to change it till I tune the cacheing mechanism a bit more.

Whatever you feel is best, Mr D, whatever you feel is best...

 

[Anonymous]

My account doesn't seem to recognise my password so I changed it but it still does not work?

I have to do the temp log in thing everytime! Help please.

 

[Anonymous]

My account didn't seem to recognise my password so I changed it but it still didn't work with medium security. It requires 'high' - is it worth telling new members? Cheers.

 

[John Duncan]

My account didn't seem to recognise my password so I changed it but it still didn't work with medium security. It requires 'high' - is it worth telling new members? Cheers.

Don't think it does - my password isn't terribly high security...

 

[RobinKidderminster]

Best find a better password to forget then. But I miss the bios - helps to know what people have I recon

Cheers

 

[Andrew Everard]

My account didn't seem to recognise my password so I changed it but it still didn't work with medium security. It requires 'high' - is it worth telling new members? Cheers.

Have to say it's not a problem I'm aware of anyone else reporting.

 

[RobinKidderminster]

No likee ?? - Likee when I go into individual forum but not when I look at ALL new posts. Also difficult to edit settings - do I have to put in the password twice ?

 

[Rob998]

Thanks for the replies, Andrew & Clare, I'm using IE9, would that be the cause? I'll installe Chrome & Firefox to see if that help, although I'm one of the luddite minority that likes IE.......

Ok, the site works better with Chrome than IE9, I can do the point click type thing now, my sig has saved and when I hit the save button it works immediately, so I guess the new site isn't very compatible with IE9.....

 

[RobinKidderminster]

Yup - IE9 issue. Fine in other browser. Cheers

 

[John Duncan]

My account didn't seem to recognise my password so I changed it but it still didn't work with medium security. It requires 'high' - is it worth telling new members? Cheers.

Just to clarify - it tells you that your password isn't very secure, but doesn't prevent you from using it.

 

[John Duncan]

Yup - IE9 issue. Fine in other browser. Cheers

We don't support unreleased browsers (especially ones with 'Internet' and 'Explorer' in the title...)

 

[Rob998]

Yup - IE9 issue. Fine in other browser. Cheers

We don't support unreleased browsers (especially ones with 'Internet' and 'Explorer' in the title...)

So, as of next Monday, you will be supporting it then?

 

[gregory]

to busy, dont like it. if it's not broken!

 

[John Duncan]

Yup - IE9 issue. Fine in other browser. Cheers

We don't support unreleased browsers (especially ones with 'Internet' and 'Explorer' in the title...)

So, as of next Monday, you will be supporting it then?

Yes. Then we'll look at rendering issues in IE9. But not before.

 

[John Duncan]

to busy, dont like it. if it's not broken!

It was broken.

 

[Rob998]

Fair enough John. I've had the beta test & then the release candidate running for so long that I'd forgotten that it wasn't officially released yet. I'll stop bleating now!

 

[Anonymous]

What has happened to the site, is it finished yet? i like whathifi a lot but am not impressed with the layout in the slightest and its putting me off that much i don't want to come on here. Am sorry to be so frank but i used to do graphic design and websites and this looks like its gone pear or re-designed after a night on the town.

 

[Alantiggger]

Doesn't seem as good, someone earlier on in the post said something along the lines of THIS being either the 'best' or 'one of the best' forums.... I'm in agreement ... this format seems too busy, the text is too small and light AND the width seems too elongated .....

 

[Rob998]

To be fair, it is mentioned some pages back that the site is currently a beta, or test, version of the site, and that lots of fine tuning still has to take place. I think the admin team are doing well, developing a site whilst keeping it active so that we can at least still use it. Some fora actually shut down for a couple of days whilst upgrading their software & still have lots of work to do when they go live. I'm sure the site will be looking good & functioning smoothly soon.

 

[daveh75]

If you read through the threads, you'll see Clare has already mentioned many times the forum is still in Beta, and the design/layout will be tweaked in due course

 

[Clare Newsome]

Indeed...

After all, we use these Forums more than anyone else, so have a massive incentive to improve things!

But as mentioned,, we took the decision to relaunch with Forum in beta state rather than no Forum at all...

 

[John Duncan]

And tbh, even I don't find it *that* bad on the eyes. We've agreed most of the layout changes to be made, though, and they'll be in over the next few days (though not this weekend, since I can't get our infrastructure people to do releases, no matter how mch I might want to).

 

[Andrew Everard]

And tbh, even I don't find it *that* bad on the eyes.

Given that I spend more time here than most, I have to say that I have read many of the posts on this thread with growing disbelief. Yes, there are one or two minor tweaks to be done, but they're basically cosmetic, and I think there's been a huge amount of 'oh, they've changed something' over-reaction: I don't see the big deal in most of the problems many here seem to be suggesting are make or break.

 

[Clare Newsome]

And meanwhile the functionality improvements continue to impress me.

The fact that I'm easily typing this from my iPhone is great, and I am loving the 'new posts' flag at the top of a thread - instantly takes me to the heart of the action!

 

[Trefor Patten]

And meanwhile the functionality improvements continue to impress me.
Hear, hear. I love it guys. Using it on Safari and Firefox, occasionally via an iPod Touch. Nothing but improvements in my opinion. As for emoticons, I never use them, having left my teenage years behind me long ago. As far as I am concerned the only improvement necessary now is some sort of auto-correct to immediately remove CD's and replace it with CDs, Blue Ray for Blu-Ray, definately for definitely etc, etc. I feel my blood pressure increase every time someone talks about an iTouch - come on, you need only copy what is written on the back of the damn thing!