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Post by SuzukiRE5 on Jul 3, 2013 1:37:44 GMT -5
Earlier this year I got a pm from the site that hosts these message boards saying that they were going to change the way the board looks. They allowed me to create a board from this one with the new style and test it which I did. I didn't like the new board style at all and things that I liked about the old board weren't on the new board. There wasn't a choice as to whether or not the new board could be accepted or declined. It was going to happen. Over a month ago the admin's were given the option to change over to the new style immediately. I didn't accept the change. Figured I would let the old style run as long as it could. Well, as you see now, the new style was put on the board by the board hosts. I still don't like it but maybe I am just fighting change. I guess time will tell. The poll that I added won't change anything as far as having the new style or the previous but I figured I would put it up to see what you guys think.
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Post by tom93gts on Jul 3, 2013 11:16:04 GMT -5
I have to agree, I really liked the way the old one was set up. This one isn't as easy to see what forums/threads have new posts, that's my biggest issue.
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Post by jm0406 on Jul 3, 2013 14:15:00 GMT -5
Of course everybody will thumb their nose up at it. What do you expect from a bunch of guys stuck in the 70's? Jeff
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didge
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Post by didge on Jul 3, 2013 16:49:12 GMT -5
Sad case that I am, I quite like it, a little change is good sometimes, it keeps you on your toes. ;-)
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Post by motomartin on Jul 3, 2013 20:05:55 GMT -5
I'm sure we'll get used to it over time. The avatars are huge, the ones without a photo are giant and really ugly, maybe instead of the huge alien egg head (The Mekon?), at least substitute a generic RE5 logo or something. One thing that is bugging, is that you have to disable AdBlocker to view any photos. I'm stuck more in the 80's than the 70's.
I've just noticed the smite / exalt feature is gone.
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Post by RE5Gary on Jul 3, 2013 21:11:30 GMT -5
Any tips that anyone figures out, would be good to post them here. I just figured out that if you put the mouse pointer over the section that says Suzuki RE5 message board below where it says Home, a drop down list comes down. Put the pointer on each section, for example Announcements and a section pops out to the right. If there are new messages in that section, it says new on the pop out. There is also a section on the bottom that shows new threads and new posts. Where the heck is the spell checker? I think it is missing. Looks like the preview doesn't work also.
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gerryggg
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Post by gerryggg on Jul 4, 2013 13:33:30 GMT -5
I like to think I have one foot firmly in the 70s and the other foot in the present. Just because we like things that are old doesn't mean we can't appreciate some of the new. That said, I liked the old board better. I have to say that even though I am relatively computer savvy I don't usually like most of the interface changes. While I don't necessarily spend a lot of time there, there was a lot to be said for the old dos command line. :-) This whole "let's put our entire life online" trend leaves me cold. Don't look for me on facebook, twitter, or any of their ilk. Thanks, SuzukiRE5, for all you do. Keep the faith.
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gerryggg
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Post by gerryggg on Jul 4, 2013 13:46:50 GMT -5
I'm sure we'll get used to it over time. The avatars are huge, the ones without a photo are giant and really ugly, maybe instead of the huge alien egg head (The Mekon?), at least substitute a generic RE5 logo or something. One thing that is bugging, is that you have to disable AdBlocker to view any photos. I'm stuck more in the 80's than the 70's. I do like that you can design your own avatar or upload one from your own PC. Also, I have adblock installed on Firefox and I see all the photos. I also have a spell checker. Could be because I'm running Linux (?)
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Post by goandy on Jul 5, 2013 22:29:48 GMT -5
I can't see the recent threads link any more either so use this one and put it in as a quicklink/favourite on your internet browser: recent threads link
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Post by SuzukiRE5 on Jul 10, 2013 19:30:00 GMT -5
I have the site bookmarked on my cell phone so I can check things from my phone. Viewing the site on the cell phone actually looks really good now and very organized compared to before. I'm trying to think of some positives about the new design. I see when I am on the home page it marks the sections that have new posts with a new folder. That helps.
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t140v
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Post by t140v on Oct 8, 2013 16:48:33 GMT -5
Evening all, it would seem that the forum has reached its upload limit, can't post photos etc never mind a video.
Whats happening to sort this out, if anything, there are numerous other places this forum could be active in without these restrictions.
Whats happening moderator?
Regards Stuart.
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Post by SuzukiRE5 on Oct 8, 2013 19:14:27 GMT -5
Evening all, it would seem that the forum has reached its upload limit, can't post photos etc never mind a video. Whats happening to sort this out, if anything, there are numerous other places this forum could be active in without these restrictions. Whats happening moderator? Regards Stuart. re5rotary.proboards.com/thread/1678/upload-any-more-photos-help
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Post by Al Corelli on Jul 13, 2014 8:51:19 GMT -5
Thank you so much for that link. There are some new features of the new board that are nicer. But I, working on becoming a curmudgeon, refuse to admit that. And as such, I will continue to hand crank this computer till my arm gets tired... I have the site bookmarked on my cell phone so I can check things from my phone. Viewing the site on the cell phone actually looks really good now and very organized compared to before. I'm trying to think of some positives about the new design. I see when I am on the home page it marks the sections that have new posts with a new folder. That helps.
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