Moving back to the old boards

[Tami]

All,

It looks like most of you aren't happy with this new website, so I'm going to move us back within the next couple of days. While this website here is more cost effective, I'd rather keep all you members happy and having a good time :)

So, if anyone is vehemently against me moving us all back - let me know. But otherwise this will happen tomorrow or the next day.

[Camp Girl]

If the old way is more spendy for you, can we keep a donation link on there so that we can help you with the costs?

[MyMagic]

Juat want to say I appreciate all the time and effort you put into this site to make it a success. Whatever you decide to do is fine with me...I don't mind this new one, I just haven't had a lot of time to sit down and navigate it thoroughly. Thanks again...it is a big task. :-) (i do miss the smiley faces from the old site).

[Susan]

Thank you! I would be happy to kick in a few bucks to help support the other format.

[Citicricket]

I'm kind of with kseip. I'm unsure about what people are struggling with on this site? You don't have to use the new features if you don't want to and the forums are simply 'click and read'. Can't be much more simple than that. I don't like change much eaither, but the layout here just isn't that big-a-deal to me. Having said that....I really don't mind one way or another and I'd like the other users to be happy, so whatever the consesus is works for me.

I had to come back to say that it does ANNOY me that I can't read any posts from today other than this one. The most recent posts on my General Discussion thread is from yesterday. I'm assuming someone has posted something there today?

[Susan]

ksejp said:

I like it this way!! But the other way is fine too. I think people dont like change, but after a while they would get used to it and think this site is way better then before! What is missing from the old way?

I can't speak for anyone else, but my primary complaint was the lack of a way to see if there were new posts since my last visit. On the old board, the threads with new posts are highlighted and very easy to find. I hate having to check every thread to look for new posts or trying to remember how many replies there had been.

[Tami]

So, I've heard the following complaints:

* I don't like it, it's too "teenager" - this one doesn't matter to me as much because if you don't want to participate in the profile and friending stuff - you don't have to. You can just read it as a forum.

* This website is blocked at my work, the other one wasn't.

* Forum doesn't always show new posts (this concerns me)

* No way to see where the latest posts are.

[DYR]

I think this one is fine if we could just somehow add.... "view recent or new posts since last visit." I would think there is a way to do that because it is so common. I do like some of the new parts in this one. I don't have any friends so I won't be part of that! :)
Also maybe we could just figure out how to unblock it from those that cannot get into it at work?
Either way is ok. It just takes some learning or time to change our ways. But change is a way of life - think back when we didn't even have internet! We didn't even know what we were missing!
I think if it is cheaper & we can figure out how to make it work for these issues then we could at least try it for a while and see if it gets more accepted??

[Chickshunt2]

If you do switch back a donate button would be a great idea! I would gladly kick in some $ to keep up the site. I also think that if for some reason you make more then what the site cost to have....you and ajinx should get to keep any extra as a fee for running the site and keeping things up.

[Somersetfarms]

I don't mind this board either, I like all the photo options. I think with some playing around and time to get used to things this board will work out great. I think some of the blogs will be nice too. I haven't done a lot of playing around with it yet, but in time I do think it will be nice.
Change is always difficult. There were some complaints when the other board changed appearances.too.

[Drafter]

I don't see that this one is that much more trouble than the old one, just takes some getting used to. I'm sure with a site this size there may be a glitch or two here and there, no big deal.

[cindyf]

I can see it at work, it's just hard to read as it's all left justified, no pic's, no colored background, I can't access any blogs just the forum. This is all because of the security here at work. So I come on here during the day but will probably not come on much as it's to hard to read thru and see the posts. The only real time I"ll come on is when I'm on at home which is not often. Sorry, but yes I liked the old site for that reason only. But I understand cost wise this may be a better format. Hopefully we won't loose to many people.

[Suburban Tack]

If it was just the people getting used to it, I would say they would have to deal, but the lack of posts, is like everyone else says what concerns me.

Ditto on the cost factor too :) Or maybe have a link to this site from the old message boards just for the photos and videos?

Tammi in the end what you decide will be fine :)

Tana