Welcome to the new Boards.ie platform - Version 1.0 :)

Good morning all, I have tried to answer as many queries as posible that have been posted since I was last on the thread. When we have more updates, I or Odhran will post those too. As said, we are reading all of the posts and actioning them or adding them to bug lists for action where appropriate. We genuinely appreciate the dfeedback you are giving here, it is very helpful to know what issues you are discovering and what you think would help you use the site in a more efficient way or a way that is better for you. \

@[Deleted User] you should be able to post in Childfree by Choice now, please check when you have a chance and let me know

Removing images from a post - tap/click on the image and the delete (dustbin) option appears

@retro:electro I will flag this as something to be looked at (thanks on mobile) 

It's already been flagged re THANKS that the list of thanks is only as long as the post, won't show all so that is on the bugs list @The Continental Op @isha

@Caranica will look into Helpdesk today, it is marked as a Group due to the premoderated posting in the forum but obviously it should be available to everyone. 

@Fitz* re sharing icons, they came as standard and will probably be removed, however some users are using them at the moment to link to specific posts. Once the post links are back, we can remove the share buttons appearing on each and every post. 

@tangy the downtime is scheduled according to what suits both sides. Looking at our traffic it generally dips after 5pm for a couple of hours and gets busier after 7. All going well, we'll be back online by 7pm.

@_Kaiser_ we said even before the move that a dark mode would be a priority but would not be part of the initial migration. 

@speckle to delete a draft, go to Drafts from your dropdown menu on the desktop version and click X on the one to delete. On mobile go to the footer on any page and there is a link to My Drafts. You can X out of whichever drafts you want to delete there. Shortcut is https://boards.ie/drafts

@ReginaldSmythV 'Unanswered' appears in threads that a user has set up as a question rather than a discussion. They are probably better suited to forums like maybe DIY where someone asks a specific question about how to do something. The OP can then mark a reply as having answered their question. It won't close the thread but will be marked for others asking the same question in future. 

@igCorcaigh @ReginaldSmythV Dismissing a thread. This appears to allow a user to dismiss a sticky thread from the top of the forum. Not a great idea for Forum Charters but possibly helpful in Sticky-heavy forums. We may look at this again.

@igCorcaigh no notifications available for Thanks/likes on a post or plans for it atm. Discussions are Latest Posts but with some stickies at the top, the Boards.ie logo brings you to the homepage with Latest posts, My forums, etc. 

@Arghus I appreciate your points. We really appreciate how frustrated users are by the user experience at the moment which is why we are working hard to rectify the biggest issues first and will then work our way through the rest of them. This is a very fast-moving thread, yesterday I had 400+ posts to read and I did read them all but I sadly don't have time to reply to everyone in the way that they would like. I could spend half the day doing that but that's half a day I am not spending logging bugs or updating the How To post or engaging with mods and admins in their forums. We are all spread very thin and doing our best.  

@Leg End Reject which preferences were these? Can add to bugs list

@CH3OH the plan was to replicate Boards as closely as possible, however some of the features that would have made it feel more like 'home' did not work as they should have and are adding to user frustration - My Forums, last post date, post timestamps and a few others. All are on the list to be fixed asap, there will be scheduled downtime this evening to fix My Forums and last post date. 

@Alf Veedersane Looking at delete and edit settings this morning.

Thanks all, we'll have another update later today.