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Considering the recent re-vamp will you continue to use boards?

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    #92
    Calahonda52
    Registered Users Posts: 12,424 ✭✭✭✭Calahonda52


    No

    Not as a contributor to the forums I now can't find., its a complete mess

    Will miss the nice pics in the gentlemen's club


    Ignore list now limited to 50, was 500 and I was at 400+🙄

    “I can’t pay my staff or mortgage with instagram likes”.



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    #93
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Only if I happen to be on my laptop. I've given up trying to use it on the phone...is not navigable



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    #94
    Level 42
    Registered Users Posts: 326 ✭✭Level 42


    No

    wheres the soccer forum ?



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    #95
    323
    Registered Users Posts: 1,137 ✭✭✭323


    No

    No

    Only use on PC. Unlikely to continue

    “Follow the trend lines, not the headlines,”



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    #96
    Jim_Hodge
    Registered Users Posts: 10,715 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    No

    Highly unlikely I'll use it as much as before. I just can't find what I want with ease. It's a hassle to navigate and the fixes being talked about (black mode, blank space, time errors) are minor.



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    #97
    Nanoc
    Registered Users Posts: 390 ✭✭Nanoc


    No

    I still can't get used to it or find a lot of things and what doesn't help is the search function is still trash. I search for say "bargain alerts" expecting the forum and I get some random post from 5 years ago not even linked to the forum. Surely the forum should be the first result??



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    #98
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 83,033 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Yes
    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117653891#Comment_117653891

    #Gottem



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    #99
    Lamar Davis
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭Lamar Davis


    Yes

    Yeah just takes a bit of getting use to it.



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    #100
    shanec1928
    Registered Users Posts: 4,147 ✭✭✭shanec1928


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117649564#Comment_117649564

    Assume it is considering you have to meet a set criteria to post. Plenty of lurkers have posted that they couldn’t read in one of the feedback threads.

    also since it’s been pushed off and hidden in groups and no longer appears on the front pages the forum has fairly died off, still in the last few days people posting that they finally found it.



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    #101
    RandomViewer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,191 ✭✭✭RandomViewer


    Yes

    Yes, but not so much, its awkward and time consuming



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    #102
    Mech1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,099 ✭✭✭Mech1


    OK I wasnt thinking straight at the time,,, 2004 but still same complaint.



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    #103
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users Posts: 23,716 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    I'll continue using it but it's definitely more awkward to use. They really need to update things to make navigating the forum easier. I find it a mess.



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    #104
    Del Griffith
    Registered Users Posts: 1,214 ✭✭✭Del Griffith


    No

    Yea but far less, because its literally unusable on mobile.

    So I'll use it maybe 10% of the time that I did pre-"upgrade"



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    #105
    EmmetSpiceland
    Registered Users Posts: 10,755 ✭✭✭✭EmmetSpiceland


    Yes

    Yep, I’ll still use it. I can see that those “in charge” are implementing changes that are bringing the site back to where it should be.

    Once the last fix is in this will all be a “footnote” in the site‘s history and, I reckon, all those deserters will come crawling back.

    “It is not blood that makes you Irish but a willingness to be part of the Irish nation” - Thomas Davis



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    #106
    Muahahaha
    Registered Users Posts: 19,656 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    Im finding myself posting less and less than normal and have posted way more on Reddit this last two weeks. I was here trying to quote someone in a post yesterday but you cant edit the quote and it gets truncated so I just didnt bother replying to it in the end. The lack of functionality just makes you question why are you bothering to post. I think thats clear across many threads that used to have 30-40 new posts per day and are now down to 4 or 5 at best. You know things are bad when the Feedback forum is the busiest forum on the entire site.

    I hope Boards sorts their sh1t out as its still better than Twitter, Reddit, etc. But this has being going on for 3 weeks now so a fair chunk of the user base has gotten hollowed out and gone elsewhere. If things stay as quiet as they have been for another 3 weeks then its a downward spiral from there imo.



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    #107
    CantGetNoSleep
    Registered Users Posts: 7,251 ✭✭✭CantGetNoSleep


    No

    Yeah the problem is how quiet the forums are, that is what will drive more and more people away



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    #108
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 17,378 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Yes

    Yeah, I will. But I'm not really finding new threads and am posting less in general.



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    #109
    BrianD3
    Registered Users Posts: 8,393 ✭✭✭BrianD3


    What's the alternative to boards. Reddit, twitter etc. are in no way comparable and GUBU has no chance of gaining traction, maybe it would have 10 or 15 years ago.

    Boards has evolved over 20+ years but web forums are now basically an obsolete medium similar to radio and newspapers that are only popular amongst those past a certain age. Once those users die off, the medium itself dies. If there is a major disruption that drives people away, this process can be accelerated. Is this the intention with this "upgrade", is it that the owners can't be arsed with the site anymore unless it can be monetised more effectively. Which won't work either.



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    #110
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    No

    I replied no.

    I'd like to, but the longer its dragging on without fixes, the more frustrating its getting.

    I can't find anything without multiple clicks, "My Threads" and "My Forums" seem to mean nothing, and its just too tiresome trying to find anything posted on before.

    Not being able to quote selectively is also a big PITA.

    I've stuck it out this far but its wearing thin.



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    #111
    harr
    Registered Users Posts: 4,485 ✭✭✭harr


    Yes

    I voted yes but definitely only going on once or twice a day for a couple of minutes to see my threads not enjoying browsing as much at all. I only use mobile so it’s not a nice interface compared to the old one where I could have easily spent an hour or so reading different threads.

    If it wasn’t broken why try fix it



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    #112
    Tork
    Registered Users Posts: 3,432 ✭✭✭Tork


    No

    I would've said Yes until quite recently but it's now looking like they can't/won't fix the navigation issues. People have been screaming at them about this since "New Boards" went online but the problem remains. I can't subscribe to individual forums I like any more and trying to find them is pure hassle. So now I just hit the front page, scan to see if there's anything interesting in there and then I move on. There's a definite fall-off in some forums too, which makes reason to visit even less compelling.

    It's not the people announcing that they're off to Reddit or Gubu or other places that you need to watch out for. It's the silent minority (or majority?) who'll quietly stop visiting Boards.



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    #113
    Itineoman
    Registered Users Posts: 186 ✭✭Itineoman


    There was enormous goodwill from users to Boards and I think this is evaporating by the hour. A pity because there was a real sense of community. What puzzles me is how quickly the rival site (won't mention the name here) got up and running so quickly and how polished it is. Lots of familiar usernames posting on there. As I said, Boards would be my go to place for most things and it cut out a lot of the fluff and nonsense you get on Facebook and the bile on Twitter. I'd love to see it back where it was.



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    #114
    Lumen
    Registered Users Posts: 31,074 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Went to GUBU out of curiosity.

    It's so fast! And empty. Not sure whether these are related, but it does put the performance of the new boards.ie site into sharp relief. I'd almost convinced myself the speed of this new site was tolerable.

    I like boards but it's no use if people aren't posting.



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    #115
    Homelander
    Registered Users Posts: 4,412 ✭✭✭Homelander


    Yes, but far less. I've barely posted since the update. Some of the forums I used mostly are now tumbleweed.



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    #116
    Purple Mountain
    Registered Users Posts: 13,177 ✭✭✭✭Purple Mountain


    Yes
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117658730#Comment_117658730

    +1

    To thine own self be true



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    #117
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 14,344 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Yes

    I'll continue to use it. So far I haven't really posted much, as I'm finding it very difficult to navigate, but I still click onto the main page every now and again for a mooch.


    They need to revert the header bar and profile back to how they were before. The drop-down menus were fantastic and made it easier to navigate, and being able to find all my recent posts and threads made it a lot easier to continue a discussion or see updates to a topic.

    I'm sure those in charge are aware of the problems, though and will hopefully get back on track.


    I do use Reddit occasionally, but the quality of posting there is sh/te in comparison to boards. Too many idiots.



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    #118
    CoBo55
    Registered Users Posts: 9,066 ✭✭✭CoBo55


    No
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117644706#Comment_117644706

    Posts like this make me realise how much nicer my life is when I'm away from boards. Coming from one of the untouchables it doesn't surprise me. It's a goodbye from me...



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    #119
    Ninthlife
    Registered Users Posts: 2,280 ✭✭✭Ninthlife


    No

    I voted No


    I use mobile. Since the changeover i cant really use/navigate the site.

    I cant find the Soccer Forum, i used to use the Fantasy Football forum but it seems that will be alot quieter.

    I will be visiting and using Boards alot lot less



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    #120
    Cal4567
    Registered Users Posts: 625 ✭✭✭Cal4567


    No

    No. Only logged on to confirm so. Have tried to navigate this mess. Will look in occasionally as a lurker but no more. Progress, eh?



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    #121
    pawrick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,724 ✭✭✭pawrick


    Giving it a wide birth until everything settles down which it seems is still not the case. I usually access it on the tv which makes the white screen really annoying and so am less inclined to acess it now also! I dont use it on mobile other than on the old apps. but they were terrible at times. I have been using reddit on the mobile much more than boards since before the update but hope to be back on here browsing when things are right.



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