kohanmike Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 The new forum interface is too artsy fartsy, too many big icons. Don't see remember me, have to relogin at every visit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohanmike Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 Can't edit a post after leaving it, all my other forums allow editing any time. Can't change my email address. Not happy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Williams Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 (edited) Could be worse. It was the last time they tried this... Edit: It seems I can edit. Edit2: And it seems to remember me. But sometimes paragraph breaks seem to vanish - the original post and each edit should be on 3 separate lines, separated by blank lines. Edit3: Everything looks OK when I first post, but the paragraphs are merged when I re-load the page. What's that about? Edited February 10, 2017 by Richard Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leslie Reid Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 The paragraph issue is indeed a problem, and we're all assuming it'll be fixed sometime soon. The workaround that people have been using is to add html code to get the breaks: <br> <br> Type in < br> < br> without the spaces between the < and the br, and you'll end up with a space between paragraphs (had to insert the extra spaces here so that the code would be visible as code instead of invisible as a paragraph break) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Doo Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 (edited) I also prefer the less-aesthetic but practical old interface. Not sure how you folks post a message, I find I need to post some "garbage" first and then use "edit" to see a clean posting interface to write in something. Also, the paragraphs are jumbled up. Now it takes much longer, if at all, to find the things I want to read. There's no "new posts' filter... Don't like it. Edited February 10, 2017 by Mary Doo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_stockdale2 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 And has the Unified View of chosen topics gone forever? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_rochkind Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Unified view seems to have been replaced by New Posts, but I can't find a way to filter out the forums I don't care about. Right now, it's dominated by posts about the new forum. No fun to read photo.net at all any more. I know that Unified View was one of the popular features before. Odd that the new design didn't incorporate the best of what had come before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Javkin Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 The unified view was one of the things I liked best about photo.net. It helped me look at questions that were outside of the photography I do, while letting me eliminate those areas that would never interest me. Now "New Posts" contains old threads that I've already looked at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwphoto Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 This is so bad it may drive me to the Ken Rockwell site. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Williams Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 This is so bad it may drive me to the Ken Rockwell site. He needs to support that growing family somehow, cw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCL Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 At least the "new posts" function is better than having to look thru each forum. I too preferred the unified view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Javkin Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 "This is so bad it may drive me to the Ken Rockwell site." I think it's better than the Ken Rockwell site, but that's setting a very low standard. This is so bad that I would gladly go to the old photo.net site, if it were still available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 It needs work. The "Write a reply" prompt doesn't go away when you start typing in the response box, obscuring the first few words of your reply. Also dark grey on a light grey background isn't very legible. Let's have some function over form please, and not vice-versa. Not enough space between hot links to use easily on a portable device either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph_smith3 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 I do not know if you have to log on each time to access any part of the site. Each time I am on the new site, the "getting to xx" is different. And I cannot determine if I need to establish a screen name. It took me over five minutes to figure out how to find or get to Forums. It is not listed in any of the first page toolbars as far as I know. I just edited this post and need to report that now I do have a screen name. I did not pick it however. The site must have made it up for me. Not sure this is wise or smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Brennan Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 As a subscriber and regular browser of p.net for the best of 10+ years I'm in shock and awe at how disfunctional the new look p.net is. How it can be launched with so many basic glitches like ridiculously slow loading speed, being logged out after a few minutes of inactivity and no paragraph breaks is beyond me. All of my previous images (hundreds) in my hidden galleries are AWOL, I can't update my profile details as nothing sticks and worst of all I cannot share my images on other online forums as I'm told p.net needs security upgrades to stop people from lifting other people's images............ which was the whole point of me placing all my online sharing images in a hidden folder....so no one had access to them other than me. This to me is completely illogical and unecessary. If p.net members don't want their images lifted by others then don't post them or at least place them in a hidden gallery - yikes! Disappoinment turned to frustration and now after days with no improvements turning to appathy. I expect I will become used to the flow of things and the operating functions of the new site but really, the old site may have been cosmetically dated but I liked it because everything worked. End of rant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohanmike Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 I just tried to edit and I got a message that the time limit of 15 minutes has expired. I'm getting ready to tell Photo.Net to shove it where the sun don't shine and I'll find another forum. I sent in a complaint earlier today, no response, and I notice that none of the moderators has shown their face here, I wonder why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohanmike Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 Just joined the Nikon Forums, will look for others as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Gutierre Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 ...........................Change is always tough, but I really like this new forum style. These days as in the past 4-5 years, this is the only forum I participate in. The reason for that is because of the talent here. Let me clarify. In the Nikon, Pentax and Street / documentary forums, the talent is superb and the folks that participate are helpful. I can't for the other forums as I do not visit them. Sure you have some idiots in here, but the good far out weighs the bad. We will get used to this new set up quickly. So far, the only thing I have had trouble with is not figuring out how to upload an avatar. If someone can direct me, I would greatly appreciate that. Thanks javier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Gutierre Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 I just tried to edit and I got a message that the time limit of 15 minutes has expired. I'm getting ready to tell Photo.Net to shove it where the sun don't shine and I'll find another forum. I sent in a complaint earlier today, no response, and I notice that none of the moderators has shown their face here, I wonder why? Patience. I am sure an undertaking like this was not only costly in term of man hours, but brain damage as well. I appreciate that the moderators are trying to give us a better product. Give it a few weeks so the bugs can be worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mag_miksch Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 ...Edit2: And it seems to remember me. ... it remembers but I dont know why, where is the button for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 More counsel of patience. Every time I come back, things are coming alive (It's Alive!...) It is not clear how Google is going to handle the slightly (in some cases) different URLs, but "We shall see..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph_smith3 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 I I can access the site today through my win 10 laptop. When i tried to reach the site, my iPad stopped me saying the site, photo.net, is unsafe and would not let me connect to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer531 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Hate the new look . Have to login everytime I use it . And where are the classified ads ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnital Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 YI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnital Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 The new site is very hard to move around I really liked the older one. this is very big and streched out ,and hard to find the names. i 'm still looking around, but I think that I agree with the others that have liked the older one better.... l i 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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