False Start (was Introducing the New Boards.ie!)

Dav · 14-10-2015 7:06pm #1

Update: 20:15

Hey folks,

Something's gone awry with the cookie for setting the test on and off, so instead of trying to sort it out now, we're going to remove all the notices and chalk this one up as something of a false start.

If any of you are still on the beta version of the site and want to turn it off, the "Turn Off Beta" link definitely works on the home page only, it doesn't seem to be working within the rest of the site.

We'll come at it fresh tomorrow and get some of these issues sorted before pushing the notices out again.

Gloomtastic! · 14-10-2015 7:08pm

Sorry Dav, page not found when you click on the link.....
(IPhone 5)

Penny Tration · 14-10-2015 7:09pm

404 on touch :pac:

amber2 · 14-10-2015 7:10pm

Refresh page or When you come Out of the page and go back in its working, I'm using touch.

Drexel · 14-10-2015 7:11pm

Penny Tration wrote: »

404 on touch :pac:

Same

Dav · 14-10-2015 7:12pm

Refresh the page or click onto the home page and you should be seeing the new site.

Penny Tration · 14-10-2015 7:13pm

Got to the beta. No option on touch to check PMs?

Then it wouldn't let me turn it off til I exited boards and manually typed in the address of what I wanted :pac:

HandsomeDan · 14-10-2015 7:13pm

Talk about an anticlimax. It doesn't work!

The Hill Billy · 14-10-2015 7:13pm

Straight through on iPad/Chrome from Desktop site.

Penny Tration · 14-10-2015 7:14pm

Put me back onto the beta and won't let me turn it off

404 when I try to turn it off, refreshing doesn't fix it.

Jerrica · 14-10-2015 7:14pm

There isn't a "my forums" tab on the touch version, or am I missing it? That's super handy, not having it would probably drive me away from pone browsing

Drexel · 14-10-2015 7:16pm

Can't turn it off now with the turn beta off
Option.

Drexel · 14-10-2015 7:19pm

How do I quote??

Also not having a go to last post option is awful!

Penny Tration · 14-10-2015 7:20pm

Doesn't seem to be an option to go back to the homepage from a thread either?

Here's a screenshot of the 'no PMs section' I mentioned

Edit: keep getting an error when I try to upload the screenshot

Ave Sodalis · 14-10-2015 7:22pm

Being completely honest, I don't like it. There's very little uniform and it's very busy, but that could be because of it being squished to the left of the screen. I also don't like how "My Forums" aren't centered, since they don't open up other options, although the whole site is left aligned. The page numbers are also way too big and intruding, but the sizing does seem a bit all over the place. In my own opinion, it's too much, too cluttered/squished and not at all Boards. It would be too annoying to use and would cut my time on Boards considerably (although maybe that's not a bad thing :P ).

Where are the notifications/thanks etc?

Spear · 14-10-2015 7:23pm

None of the Talk To Logos are appearing.

Dav · 14-10-2015 7:23pm

The My Forums and PMs and all the rest on mobile devices are up here in the top corner, see attached.

Penny Tration · 14-10-2015 7:25pm

Dav wrote: »

The My Forums and PMs and all the rest on mobile devices are up here in the top corner, see attached.

Odd. Everything above the banner announcing the change simply isn't showing up on my phone. Web page is starting at the banner.

Managed to get the beta off by refreshing seven times :pac:

Ken. · 14-10-2015 7:25pm

In beta your attachment doesn't show up. You laugh you lose is just a mess of blank posts.

Drexel · 14-10-2015 7:27pm

Penny Tration wrote: »

Odd. Everything above the banner announcing the change simply isn't showing up on my phone. Web page is starting at the banner.

Managed to get the beta off by refreshing seven times :pac:

Mine was the same.

RedXIV · 14-10-2015 7:31pm

When I click on a thread I get brought to the first post rather than the last post I read? Am I missing something here?

On Chrome on a laptop.

I think it looks a bit more modern definitely, however some of the changes I'm hoping I'll get used to quickly but don't feel intuitive from the get go

Ken. · 14-10-2015 7:35pm

Also on the home page its showing that I'm subbed to threads I most definitely am not subbed to.

RedXIV · 14-10-2015 7:36pm

Just had a look at the menu, i definitely like that on chrome, will give it a gander on the phone in a few mins

Ken. · 14-10-2015 7:39pm

Unread threads need to be bolded and times should be on the last post, not 'today'. Going to a forum and having to click a thread then click the last page and then scroll down to find you've already read it will be a pain long term.

finnharpsboy · 14-10-2015 7:48pm

How do i get the old boards back.... im not liking this new set up at all

Darkglasses · 14-10-2015 7:52pm

Kind of like it. A few suggestions :-

1. The forum menu that drops down from the top takes up waaaay too much of the screen.

2. Can't see if there's a way to skip to a certain page of a thread (or even the last page) from the forum view

3. I now need to click two things to get to my followed threads. Needs one.