I'm replying to figure out just how the new format works. The old format showed me the topics I'd commented on and also allowed me to see the topics that had new responses since my last visit.
I see nothing different on the forum topics page re: my last post. Can anyone clue me in?
Jackie, it's possible that I need to enable that feature in the forum software. It's a drastically different version behind the scenes and I had to reset many of the options and preferences.
Let me test this a bit and see if I can figure out how to give you that dashboard-like feature.
Okay, I've re-enabled some icons and stuff that I'd turned off for the sake of decrufting. Let me know if you see the "new posts since your last visit" icons and the like.
I sent this to the email link for feedback in Grant's initial post to this thread, but I'll also post my feedback here, just in case other members want to voice their agreement or disagreement ...
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Hi Grant & Martha,
I wasn't sure if I should add comments at the end of your lengthy "New Website Format" thread or do it this way, but I see no feedback there in close to 24 hours so I'll use this email link from that thread.
1. You obviously spent a lot of time on this revision. I like the fact that the Double-Tongued Dictionary is now a part of this site. Thanks for all the hard work!
2. When I first posted in the new site, I missed that captcha at the bottom. I have my own blog and recently turned off comments for the same reason. Even with the Spam Free Wordpress plugin, the spammers were still finding a way to do their thing. So I feel your pain, and understand the need for that captcha. Thanks for at least making it an easy one to use. Any chance established forum members could be "grandfathered in" and not have to go through that step for the first post after login?
3. When a page changes or reloads, there's a LOT of stuff loading, and the scrolling is jerky until the whole page is loaded. And I have high-speed ADSL. Probably nothing that can be done about that. Content is content, and there's really nothing unnecessary on the pages, but I thought I'd mention that.
4. The font color is just a bit too light for my eyes. Especially in quoted block text. I mean, I can read it, but it just seems too light. Don't know what others are saying. My two cents.
Anyway, thanks again for all the work. Overall ... I'd give it a 9 outa 10.