Laurie's New System

All works well for me.
Need to avoid the afraid of change attitude.

I'm not saying this new system is bad, but I do prefer the old one.

The old forums was written in the late 90's, and we've tried to keep it going as long as possible, but the tech was getting so old it needed a complete rewrite.

Yes, it's going to have a few teething issues. We ran 5 weeks of testing, and there was no mention of the bugs you guys are finding, and for those that are experiencing, it does seem to be isolated cases.

To give you an idea of the testing:

We tested on :
- iPad 1, 2, mini, Pro, Samsungs, HTC, Mac (Pro, Air, etc), Windows machines
- Different versions of operating systems (Vista, Win8, Win10, Lollipop, Froyo etc)
- Many brands of browser (Safari, IE, Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Opera etc)

Literally thousands of tests.

If you're experiencing issues, then if we can reproduce the fault, it's easy to fix..

Most problems are caused by plugins such as privacy plugins, ad-blockers,pop-up blockers etc, as these fiddle with the page we're delivering, and can get incorrectly remove elements of the page thinking that they're adverts or something else.

If you're having a challenge, either post specifics, or email me specifics, and like all the other challenges reported so far, they'll be sorted out.

It literally is a case of if we all work together, we can make it work for the most crew.

If you are experiencing an issue, try (temporarily) turning of any browser plugs-ins and see if it works. If that's the problem, then let us know which plug-in, and we can download/install and try it out.

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Zeusman said..
I'm not saying this new system is bad, but I do prefer the old one.

Without specifics of why/what, then nothing can change...

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E T said..
I liked the OLD system better because I am an OLD FART that doesn't want to learn the new system.

Hey Laurie, I actually do like the new Forums mostly because my response to Lost Paddle has been at the Top for days. I am now famous.

ET.

It is probably because you are subscribed to it. It isn't at the top for me. You will see a star to the left. If you click it you unsubscribe. It is handy because it keeps the threads that you are most interested in at the top, but if you look at the right hand side you'll how many days have passed since there was a post to that thread.

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cantSUPenough said..

E T said..
I liked the OLD system better because I am an OLD FART that doesn't want to learn the new system.

Hey Laurie, I actually do like the new Forums mostly because my response to Lost Paddle has been at the Top for days. I am now famous.

ET.

It is probably because you are subscribed to it. It isn't at the top for me. You will see a star to the left. If you click it you unsubscribe. It is handy because it keeps the threads that you are most interested in at the top, but if you look at the right hand side you'll how many days have passed since there was a post to that thread.

I wasn't going to tell him.
Fun spoiler!

I can't post from my iphone any more. Always used to be able to, and I've not changed anything about my browser settings.

If you click the button that says Compact it changes to Detailed and you can see the number of views and more.

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cantSUPenough said..
If you click the button that says Compact it changes to Detailed and you can see the number of views and more.

Cheers m8.

I thought if I clicked that (not that I even saw it), it would show even less. Lol.

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GizzieNZ said..

laurie said..
Here's an example that DaveSandan says he can't post vimeo links, and here's the link he can't post:

Anybody else having trouble posting vimeo links, and able to shed any light on why not?

yes you can post a link.......but can you post a link plus a comment in the same post.......you used to be able to do do that in the "good old days"

This is a really wierd bug that only affects a couple of you ..

If anybody else is suffering from this bug, please send me a private message (because obviously you can't post!). Also try clearing your cookies for seabreeze, and login again. If that works, please do let me know.

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DaveSandan said..
I have logged out so will give it a try.
Nope still can't attach a video, I think this is restricted to mobile devices Laurie no one else says they use a phone or iPad.

Also can't log out done it 6 times and still logged in.

can do vid link......but not comment plus video link in same post. Have to make two separate posts.......one for comment.....and one for video link