How do we like the NEW Forum

I just uploaded some photos.  I found it very easy to do.  So far that advantage make me give it a thumbs up.

I think that if you want to link photos you will be fine.  There are some reasons you will want to link form a outside source.  I host Photos on FLICKR for other reasons - There are O Gauge groups there that share photos etc.  However, the upload feature here is very nice and there is no need to host offsite and link here, unless you are using those services for other things like I mentioned above or if you participate on sites like J&C.  

Upload here first, use the other Photo hosting site as you have in the past.  The Video below will show you how to do both, plus give you greater control over the display sizes of your photo. 

Ok, just for the heck of it.

But now if you want to share that same photo again in another thread 6 months or two years from now, you need to upload it again.  Hopefully you have your photo album on the computer your using at that time you need it (for those of us that post from more than one terminal).  And now you need to dig through your hard-drive or backup CDs to find the image.  Or worse......dig up this old thread and save the image and re-upload it.  You see it's just not practical for advance internet uses.

I understand that the photo upload feature makes it easy for members and novices with all it's "features".  But it's just not the way the internet works.  Having your own online photo library makes a lot more sense.

Please ask the Hoopla folks to allow linked images to display at their native size.  PLEAAAAASE

please please please please...

please?

How do I like the new forum, I don't.

Somethings are bugging the heck out of me, other things are better.  I'm at 40% liking it. 

Not being able to post videos and have it work is a big downer.

Some of the questions and suggestions I've posted and others are being looked at by Rich and I thank him.  I hope with time things will get better. Just have to work the kinks out.

I think the new forum is great.  It's still has a simple aesthetic layout.  Navigating from one forum to the next is easier than ever.  I've noticed several improvements in the layout/page format since the launch that have things going in the right direction.  I've done enough web design to appreciate the amount of work that's gone into this change.  Your efforts are much appreciated.

Getting used to it, still prefer the old format.

When viewing the list of posts can you show the OP instead of just the last reply?

Can the recent posts and onlione now be moved to the top/bottom so the posts can use max width?

Change is good but not in this case.I will try to learn it  but not as fast as the old fromat.That seemed user friendly this doesn't.

I liked the old one, this one is cramped, looks like they did fix the the highlight issue. It's hard to tell on this format but it seems less people are using it. Not as many new threads.

I will say that I have come to like the "Recent Post" box on the lower right.  I have come across some interesting posts that I may not have seen otherwise!

The one thing I don't like is the automatic default to notification, as I sometime forget to turn the box off.

Jim

I've really tried to find this forum better or even equal to what we had but alas it is not here.  The result is i have spent a whole lot less time which is a blessing. 

I know it's not really constructive but this is just not a friendly environment technically other than getting folks an avenue to post pictures and videos.  I just think it's too bad that this couldn't be incorporated into the old software.

So my friends, I'll still be stopping by time to time but thanks to the "new and improved" a lot less often.