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    #2732
    mossie
    Registered Users Posts: 2,182 ✭✭✭mossie


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117734301#Comment_117734301

    @Boards.ie: Odhran Any progress on dropdown menus for Topics, My Forums etc like on the old site? An option for "mark forum read" is also needed. I understand the motivation for moving to new platform but the whole process has been badly implemented and almost 3 weeks on basic features still missing - still no bold for unread posts/ plain for read posts which must be a minor issue as some boardsies have been doing it themselves here https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058200272/diy-desktop-site-customisation-use-at-own-risk#latest



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    #2733
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users Posts: 8,392 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    @Boards.ie: Odhran No PM's restored on Desktop for me! I am just getting the same error I posted earlier when I try to access them...

    Not seeing any added navigation on the right hand side of the Desktop either...

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



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    #2734
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users Posts: 40,405 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117732531#Comment_117732531

    It is almost like they are not testing the fixes properly before deploying them. If the company I work for treated one of its customer the same way we would be at the litigation stage by now.



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    #2735
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users Posts: 28,836 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117732531#Comment_117732531

    To be fair to Vanilla, Odhran's point about the financial situation of the site explains that.


    They clearly chose Vanilla as one of the cheapest options for the base platform, and figured they could "customise" the rest (which as I keep saying too probably puts them back in the same position as with the old site in that regard - except it'll potentially cause more issues when Vanilla change the underlying software)


    The issues here lie entirely with those who made this decision in the first place, and whomever project "managed" the migration. It's obvious that there was either little to no testing in advance, or they went with the tried and failed "ah shure it'll be grand!" approach, figuring that the user base will do the testing and feedback for them anyway (if it works for Microsoft....)


    Unfortunately they've completely misread (yet again) that user base, and when added to the usual tactics of ignoring anything that doesn't suit, we end up where we are now - a fundamentally broken site, angry and frustrated users, and they clearly have no ideas beyond "plow on regardless".

    I certainly don't envy Mark or Niamh. As far as I can tell (from what I know of the staff structure) the responsibility for this mess lies squarely with Odhran.


    The way things are going, I will be amazed if this site is still online by the end of the year



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    #2736
    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,198 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117734319#Comment_117734319

    Down the bottom, Leave Conversation.

    Not your ornery onager



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    #2737
    wyrn
    Registered Users Posts: 6,978 ✭✭✭wyrn


    I know I'm being picky, but the category menu on the left hand side (on desktop) is ugly and feels out of place / different from the rest of the site. Is it temporary or is it here to stay. Not a fan of it's alignment. Feels like it should align with the Latest Post header.

    Sorry.



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    #2738
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 82,330 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


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    Hey, a New!

    Thanks for the update. Small steps, big QOL



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    #2739
    lawred2
    Registered Users Posts: 24,346 ✭✭✭✭lawred2


    What happened with the big navigation release?



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    #2740
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,198 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    Presume no news on fixing the notifications bell?

    That's the single biggest issue for me tbh.



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    #2741
    FFVII
    Registered Users Posts: 1,382 ✭✭✭FFVII


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117734941#Comment_117734941

    What's wrong with it



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    #2742
    ford fiesta
    Registered Users Posts: 3,507 ✭✭✭ford fiesta


    Why do ALL pages within Boards take so long to load?

    Nothing to do with my broadband connection, or browser, by the way..



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    #2743
    Gael23
    Registered Users Posts: 12,100 ✭✭✭✭Gael23


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117732531#Comment_117732531

    I do wonder were vanilla the cheapest bidder.

    I fear it’s too late now to put things right, shame



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    #2744
    Caranica
    Registered Users Posts: 10,100 ✭✭✭✭Caranica


    Just spotted that pms from a deleted account weren't restored with the others. There were a handful of pms I'd sent on from my old account before I closed it as they had contact information I need from time to time. @Boards.ie: Odhran said they needed to be deleted by both parties but I certainly didn't delete them.



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    #2745
    con747
    Registered Users Posts: 6,240 ✭✭✭con747


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117735608#Comment_117735608

    Same here, I am down to between 6-11 seconds on loading most pages which is slightly better than the 11-16 seconds up to this week. 🙄

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    #2746
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 17,378 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Big improvement having the menu made.



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    #2747
    Deedsie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,272 ✭✭✭Deedsie


    It is just a chore logging on here lately.

    Will the button to set the site to desktop mode on mobile devices be returned? The mobile version is terrible.



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    #2748
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,198 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117735578#Comment_117735578

    Everything.

    Posting in a thread doesn't automatically bookmark it for notifications.

    You get one notification per post, not per updated thread, so you quickly get to silly numbers of notifications.

    On desktop, you have to click into every notification individually to clear them, when clicking into a thread should clear all notifications from that thread.

    On mobile, clicking into your notifications immediately marks them all as read, which completely defeats the point.

    Nett result is it's very hard to keep track of threads I've posted in, which means I'm far less bothered to do so.



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    #2749
    ilovesmybrick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭ilovesmybrick


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117735924#Comment_117735924

    Yeah, I actually quite like it as a sidebar. The formatting could do with a bit of work, but I wouldn't object to it staying around. Though that could be just Stockholm Syndrome after a month of no dropdown menu!



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    #2750
    Mav11
    Registered Users Posts: 2,243 ✭✭✭Mav11


    @Boards.ie: Odhran

    • We have also pushed a temporary category navigation fix for desktop which you will find on the right hand side of the page. This is just until we get our permanent navigation live. We have a few bits to cleanup on style and layout tomorrow.

    Why temporary, its good, keep it!



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    #2751
    ilovesmybrick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭ilovesmybrick


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117736088#Comment_117736088

    Definitely, I think it's actually a bit better than the old dropdown. It would be nice if they could make it a floating object so it follows you down the page. I'm able to find forums I haven't seen in weeks now!



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    #2752
    Jim_Hodge
    Registered Users Posts: 10,641 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    I haven't noticed any lagging or delays. The speed has certainly not been an issue.

    The Categories menu on the right is a welcome improvement.



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    #2753
    Stone
    Registered Users Posts: 236 ✭✭Stone


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117736088#Comment_117736088

    Yeah, but please include "Regional" and "Talk to..." in that navigation menu ......



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    #2754
    mossie
    Registered Users Posts: 2,182 ✭✭✭mossie


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117736125#Comment_117736125

    It's also not visible on all pages and needs to be.



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    #2755
    Pen Rua
    Registered Users Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭Pen Rua


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117736191#Comment_117736191

    Glad to see progress and also glad to see I'm not the only one who thought the Regional set was missing. Thought it was buried somewhere different.



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    #2756
    Mickeroo
    Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,229 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117735986#Comment_117735986

    Do you use chrome on android? You can set any website to desktop mode in the browser if you are. Click the three dots in the top right and you should find it in the list. Not sure about other browsers/OS.



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    #2757
    ilovesmybrick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭ilovesmybrick


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117736193#Comment_117736193

    I'm guessing since it's a temporary fix that they didn't fully implement it across the site, but maybe if there's enough feedback saying that it should be a permanent addition they'll fix it up. Hopefully they make it permanent



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    #2758
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,364 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117736125#Comment_117736125

    Looks like I'm in the minority but it's nowhere near as useful as the old dropdown - that just listed your followed forums iirc and available on every page you were on, it was fantastic. This temp categories side bar thing isn't great at all - way too awkward to find followed forums. Having said that it's not a problem for me since I don't even see it because of the custom styling I'm having to use. I just hope it does not replace a proper followed forums drop down list in the future.


    /Edit: I just realised you might have been referring to the old Topics dropdown? Never used that much either. 😁



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    #2759
    ilovesmybrick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭ilovesmybrick


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117736291#Comment_117736291

    Yeah, it was the topics dropdown I was talking about, it was the main way I navigated the site. I agre about the followed forums options. I really don't like the way Bookmarks works, and I find My Discussions a bit pointless. I won't even start on Notifications....



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    #2760
    lawred2
    Registered Users Posts: 24,346 ✭✭✭✭lawred2


    That Categories box on the rhs of the desktop site is something I'd expect a first year computer science graduate to deliver. I'd be mortified if a qualified engineer/developer presented that to me.



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    #2761
    archfi
    Registered Users Posts: 5,101 ✭✭✭archfi


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117736368#Comment_117736368

    It's pretty badly styled alright but hopefully it's temporary and the right and natural way to implement a sitewide dropdown is back soon.

    Also, how hard is it to stick a 'back to top' button at end of every thread page? I know keyboard Home can do that but 'back to top' is again a natural way of doing things.

    And 'My Bookmarks' should be permanently on the blue nav bar alongside Disucssions etc - reduce those damn excess clicks.

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