Aaron McKenna :
Become quote whores. Or submit it to the happy chappies to implement as a feature.
Well, Aazza, I struggle with the idea that quoting everything to have a conversation is a legitimate way of communicating on the boards. I have to tell you, I'm left flabbergasted as to understanding why the "reply to user/poster" button would be dropped. I mean, come now, it defies belief, to say the least. Ok. Here I am now and I appreciate the opportunity to feed-back to the crew some constructive remarks regarding the new boards. First and foremost though, I wish to again reiterate my firm belief that Toms is heading in the right direction in ever opening up "the world of computers" to lay users like myself. Simple, concise and succinct articles that address "video cards" etc, are fantastic for average joe users like me. The recent "best vid cards for july" article is an excellent example of this in action. I'm all for change, but let's get it right, eh.
Toms boards is the only online community that I'm an active member of. I take pride in the community that we have here so I can assure all that my feedback is most certainly sincere.
1. The reply to user/poster button is a must have, I believe.
2. The log-in font is ridiculously small. Buttons need to be larger for major tasks: quoting, pm'ing, profile, contacts list, help, etc...
3. The previous forums were easier on the eye; the overall layout was in a cool blue that is easy on the eye.
4. Make the code and user-friendliness of profile changing etc as easy as possible for new users. The new profile screen is not user-friendly in my book. The previous one was.
5. In all changes, the one thing that should be at the top of the list is this: does this particular change make the boards more user-friendly for both new and old users?
6. The post count should remain in under the user name. It's sparse there now without it and I thought it was a cool feature to have, if for no other reason that it meant a newbie thought twice about cheaply slagging off against the regs.
There's some tweaking to come, for sure, I believe.