Redesigned Forum

Kindergarten font! Lol! Maybe, but it's not that bad! A major change after 10 years is a shock I guess. Michael

John, you should have seen it before the "expand un read" button was added. I am like you, it is very user un friendly. The change happened a few weeks ago and I very nearly left ExplorOz because of the changes. The additions have made it a tad more friendly, but am still not happy with the changes. Enjoy.....................

Agree J & L clicking on each individual reply is a bit painful....What was that Roman Army statement about changing things just to give the appearance of progress????

G`day John & Lynne,
I was a doubtful at first, but I reckon it`s pretty good since I now open the thread, then scroll down to the last "reply"and then open all replies from the last one (bottom one) upwards until they are all open. You now have much the same setup that the previous Forum had.

Just read the post and the replies in the order they were posted. Bingo!

Scrubby.

John & Lynne,

Read these threads for a bit of history on the change: 130477, 130481, 130492, 130483 & 130468.

Brought out all the "Chicken Little's" but not sure if any took their ball 'n ball and haven't been back.

I like it!

Bob

I have to say I grappled with it for a bit and wasn't all that enamoured with the new look. I was confused and bewildered, acommon problem with us old folk. I was never going to walk away but at first I didn't use it as much as I did pre change.

Having persisted I am coming to terms with the new layout and format. I can't say I like it as much as the previous version yet, but it will grow on me I'm sure.

I read about the reasons for the change that Michelle gave and I can cope with them. To be honest I guess I am just more resistant to change these days. I don't regard it as user unfriendly just different. The content is still all there and I really like the plain and simple font.

WBS

Well, it's OK I guess, or at least I'm becoming accustomed...........BUT...........
How do you now 'un-watch' Watched Threads ????
It seems the only way is to open each Watched thread and click again on the 'Watch' button. A slow and clumsy way to deal with a number of watched threads at a time.
The old way was to go to the list of watched threads on one's Homepage and simply click them off one-after-the-other.
Currently, on the Homepage, selecting 'Forum Watched' brings up the full list of Threads on watch but I can find no way to delete any from that list. Clicking on the "Watched" notation simply opens the Thread and clicking on the "Clear" button at the top simply returns to the Forum Index.

The new format is brilliant in my view.
Clean, clear and concise.
I can see what I want in the way I want, no need to troll through the whole thread.
Can scan the topics that have been changed since I last looked and select those I am interested in.
I reckon David has done a top job with this new format.

Has a fresh look, is easy to read and navigate. Still learning though but happy with the changes nevertheless. Surprised that other oldies like me cannot cope. Just make sure you pick your aged care home early otherwise the adjustment could be catastrophic!! LOL.

As with all changes (the same as moving house!), it takes a while to grasp where everything is in the new setup.
You get used to it. I wasn't enamoured initially with the new setup, but it's quite satisfactory in operation, once you've used the new format for a while.

I think you will find the site change came about, due to the need for the site to accommodate the wide range of communication devices used today, and the proliferation of mobile smartphones in use that require a different and simpler format, as compared to a desktop or laptop.

Cheers, Ron.