Hate the new forum interface.

My initial impression was also very (VERY!) negative, but I am beginning to find my way around. Absent a users' guide, I can only recommend being as adventurous as a 4-year-old and just giving it a try. No, functionality is really nothing like the old site, but Glenn & Co. have affirmed the new site offers advantages worth the pain of transition. I'm not yet convinced, but I'm far less frustrated today than I was just a few days ago. What I found today was the time to experiment with the various buttons and options. I went into several threads and uploaded both text and photos. I've played with just about every button I can find, and now I begin to see (some of) the logic. By all means, take advantage of the drop-down menu at the top of the page. It will get you quickly to just about anyplace you want to go. Happy trails...

Have all the moderators been sent on holiday for a while so this shambles can sort itself out? Have not seen any of the usual suspects for days....

In all honesty I'm so glad I joined APUG and Rangefinderforum when the first Photo.net 2.0 was rolled out, really my days here are numbered, it seems change is more important than improvement or for that matter, continuity.

I don't mind change if it made sense and is ready for prime time, this sure isn't, it's like a prototype site, not even a beta level. I had to login again and my paragraph spaces are gone.<BR><BR> Benefit of the doubt is one thing, but this a lot of doubt and very little benefit.

I added the br codes but when I clicked Post, the space was not there, the br codes were. I then went to a different site and back to here and only then did the paragraph spaces show. Definitely not ready for prime time. How about giving us back the old system and take some more time to beta test this using the feedback we have posted.

What new lunacy is this?

The page is updating itself every few seconds and jumping around all over the place unless I hit the cancel button.

Now I have grey on grey PLUS a serif typeface to contend with. Is this a deliberate attempt to keep dyslexics away?

Did nobody even alpha test this work in progress before okaying it to go live? - Very Poor.

Can anyone here at the Nikon forum explain to me in layman's terms, the reason/s :-

 

1) Why p.net has eliminated my ability to use my own images in my own hidden gallery for other online forums via the right click > image info > address > paste method? Clearly I'm somewhat I.T. deficient, however I thought the purpose of offering hidden galleries was to prevent outsiders from access images in the first place.

 

Hey - paragraph spacing is back!

The page is updating itself every few seconds and jumping around all over the place unless I hit the cancel button.

I was having the same problem, using Safari on an iMac with OS El Cap. I changed the default browser to Google Chrome and now it works. What browser are you using?

I had to reset my password yesterday, and again today, to access photo.net.

The site forgets my logon on all my devices.

 

I see some of my posted images as full image on my desktop and laptop but as a thumbnail on my iOS devices.

 

I see no option to edit posted messages on forum boards.

 

Why is there work undergoing to achieve an inferior forum interface? Please go back to the existing, fully functional, user friendly interface.

1. 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.

 

2. I notice that none of the moderators has shown their face here, I wonder why?

 

1. That's the way it's always been.

2. It's the weekend. Maybe they're out taking photos?

 

 

Kent in SD

I can get around the 15 minute limit by adding another post, but this interface sucks. Seems to me with the introduction cold like that, someone should be replying, weekend or not. But then judging by the choices made, it's like whoever made the decisions doesn't care if it works, they just dumped it on us and took off.

At least one of our members is doing something beside complaining. This thread answered several of my questions:

 

https://www.photo.net/discuss/threads/how-to-manual-part-1-the-answers-experiment-in-crowd-sourcing.5496191/

 

I recommend each of us add to the thread as we discover ways to use the new site rather than just complain.

I'd say this new UI looks as if it was "designed" by a 6 year old. Except most 6 year olds probably have more IT expertise.

 

I hope no-one is actually getting PAID for creating this mess.

 

@bgelfand.

 

Sure. If the site would stand still long enough to contribute a response without manually "freezing" it.

 

I'm using Google Chrome on an Android device, BTW.

 

It's not a question of being able to find your way around it. It's just so buggy, untested and badly layed out that it's unfit for purpose.

 

I suspect all moderators are being "inducted" (brainwashed?) In the use of the new interface. Well good luck with that! Or perhaps the moderators are experiencing the same frustrations we are, and are consequently simply unable to respond.

 

End-user Quality Control strikes again!

Edited February 12, 2017 by rodeo_joe|1

Looks like they put a lot of work into this right behind our backs. The site still needs a little teaking not as smooth as the old one.

Add another thumbs down for site design. Navigation is much more difficult than it need be.

Moderator: Please let them know at least two problems that I am experiencing: (1) When I write my reply, I am writing over "Write your reply..." in the box. (2) I cannot use my usual Google Chrome browser at all as the screen jumps, blinks, and flickers. Not sure if I should notify Google to make their browser compatible with Photo.Net (haha). Edited February 12, 2017 by Mary Doo

When I write my reply, I am writing over "Write your reply..."

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Hi, Mary - Check out the thread "How-to Manual Part 1" in the Site Help forum for a work-around to the "write your reply" issue <br><br>

As for the flickering screen--I ran into exactly the same problem as of yesterday with Safari on an iMac running OS El Cap. I downloaded Google Chrome, set it as default, and I can now access the site with Chrome and still not with Safari. So it looks like the problem isn't specific to a particular browser. Hopefully they'll fix it...

Re "work around": My easy workaround is to type in some garbage and revise the post by re-editing. So your Chrome browser actually works. Interesting. You'd think they have tested these things before going to production.

I don't like that I can't see a list of my favorite photographer's. Lots of bugs in the system too.

You'd think they have tested these things before going to production.

 

Looks like they never testing a thing, just dumped it on us. And I'm definitely going to keep complaining, which I've done directly to them, but not a whisper back, which makes me feel I'm being further ignored. Does not feel good at all.

The jumping screen seems to be a side-effect of the banner ads at the top of the page. Have the scribblers of the script never heard of frames?

 

At least they could turn off the forced updating while they get their act together.

And now editing is impossible because of the forced update.<p><b>And the serif font is back again. For xxxxx's sake guys, it's not rocket science. Get it sorted! There are a xillion other websites out there that function properly.

I also experienced troubles signing in. Nobody answered my direct mail to administrators. Every time I tried to sign in I had to reset my password. I hope somebody will react to our complaints if we persist. At least reading posts in this thread I see I am not alone with my troubles.

Regards, Miha.

Maybe I am not the sharpest chisel in the box when it comes to computers but it took me 15 minutes to find out how to post this!! I normally stay logged in on all the computers I use so of course, I forgot my password. Yeah, easy enough to obtain a new one but!!

If it ain't broke guys, why fix it???

This website used to be so simple and quick..

Now I feel guilty having not paid before, for my 'membership' since.. 1997!!

My promise: change it back to the old format and I will become a paying member!!