Have Some Regulars Become Lurkers Since the Switch?

[redglow]

Welcome aboard papiperguy!


All kidding aside, that is most unfortunate.

 

[Chasing Embers]

befriending' someone (which seems to have been renamed to 'Following' now)

Friend requests had to be asked for and accepted. Following someone can be done at will and gives the follower alerts to every post and comment of the one being followed all stalker style.

 

[hawky454]

I think we might have some lurkers becoming regulars too. I like my own site much better now.

There's TONS of other stuff that I couldn't do with the site, not just because of the shittiest forum platform in the world being in place, I couldn't update WordPress because a coder from 10 years ago hacked the WP core.

Now that it is up to date, we can have what I think is a super cool feature for the podcast - an embedded player right on the page. Check it out, after the 2nd paragraph -
The Pipes Magazine Radio Show Episode 365 | PipesMagazine.com - http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/radio-talk-show/the-pipes-magazine-radio-show-episode-365/

I can also optimize the site better to get improved rankings in Google, and increased traffic and memberships.

I could list off half a dozen things in the backend that make the site better, but it likely wouldn't make sense to most unless you run or build websites.

Here's one that forum members might appreciate. I know the mods do.

The management of spammers in the forums is HUGELY improved.

Since launch last Friday, 18 spammers have been caught and banned, BEFORE their post even went public for anyone to see. The site detects most spammers as they post, and quarantines the post without it even being published.

In the end, and I've said this before, this upgrade was mandatory and overdue for this site to survive another ten years.

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[hawky454]

The whole point is that other forums were much easy to use.That'swhy I wasn't using this one that much.Now that this one is so easy to use, it is my favorite.

Me too.

 

[leafsmoker]

For me, it took a while to get past that password change sentry, which just about ran me off for good. Now, I have to hunt like hell to figure out what the threads are. I don't even understand how to use this forum format on the phone, and all the damn lies the younger punks told us about how this would make the forum so much easier... Lies!

No, I don't like this new newfangled look. It's confusing, and hard to read. It doesn't even look new, just more complicated. But, I will roll with it, spitting, cussing, and farting the whole way.

I'm going to punch a younger person person in the mouth tonight, just cos...

Yeah I agree... at least I can like your comment now.

 

[leafsmoker]

Yeah I agree... at least I can like your comment now.

Upon further reading , you have to do operating system upgrades and making it easier for the mods.. So I guess it was a must do. Looks the same , with just a lot of different options which I have not clicked on, and I have not fully navigated the new features of the forum... At least I was able to log in , type and read so that's a huge plus!

 

[jeff540]

My only two critiques: 1) the left side banner takes up way too much screen room with lots of white space, making actual posts hard to read; 2) recent comments in the left banner and at the bottom is an unnecessary redundancy.

 

[bnichols23]

I don't plan on it either, but getting notifications that members are following you is a bit unnerving.

I find myself torn between a) not following Embers because I don't want to increase his discombobulation, & b) following him just to make him antsy. }

Bill

 

[bnichols23]

That's just silly. Everyone knows duct tape works better than aluminum foil.

Only for grounding. Tinfoil doesn't make a good contact just by itself.

 

[bnichols23]

my duty to buy any tobaccos mentioned to keep you guys from getting any. The one with the most tobacco when we die wins!! puf

I thought that was Basic Common Knowledge, cos'!

 

[bnichols23]

For me, the learning curve was steep but short. That is the way of many things in my life. Now, I really like the new sites. I hope the regulars take the time to give this site a chance. I would miss some of you guys, not all of you, but some.

I'm not sure,but I think I wa' jes' insulted.... -evyl grin-

 

[woodsroad]

I made the switch-over pretty painlessly. But, like others have said, I really don't like the new look. I understand the need to change, and I welcome change, and things needed changing, but I still don't care for this new non-look. Looks like the school secretary laid it out, to be honest.

None of which really matters, since I don't have a lot to add these days.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Following someone can be done at will and gives the follower alerts to every post and comment of the one being followed all stalker style.

Why in Garfield's name would anyone want to do that? I can't imagine following a member to the point of wanting to hang on their every word posted.

I'm not a big fan of the "like" button. There was a piece on the radio this morning about how Facebook and other social media are going to change how it works on their format.

 

[woodsroad]

"Following", "Like", "Stalking".

 

[didimauw]

I find myself torn between a) not following Embers because I don't want to increase his discombobulation, & b) following him just to make him antsy. }

Bill

I've been following @chasingembers for years, he just doesn't know it.
The difference is just telling guys that you are following them. I don't want Embers to know, he might get creeped out.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I've been following @chasingembers for years, he just doesn't know it.
The difference is just telling guys that you are following them. I don't want Embers to know, he might get creeped out.

 

[Bengel]

I made the switch-over pretty painlessly. But, like others have said, I really don't like the new look. I understand the need to change, and I welcome change, and things needed changing, but I still don't care for this new non-look. Looks like the school secretary laid it out, to be honest.

None of which really matters, since I don't have a lot to add these days.

Yea, but the long time listeners and first time callers want to know what you think

 

[brian64]

I'm not a big fan of the "like" button.

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