Editing :-

Sometimes you can go in and edit a reply and other times you are denied access, can we fix this, so you can go in and edit it?

For example I wanted to go back and type in thank you on each of the posts I have made on this thread, I was not allowed to - access denied.

Thank you for all the above

You aren't allowed to edit once someone has posted after you. That keeps people from going back and editing what they've said in a discussion.

You aren't allowed to edit once someone has posted after you. That keeps people from going back and editing what they've said in a discussion.

I think that is a bug, not a feature. After all, this is Stardock, not Microsoft.

No, if I recall on the old forums didn't the edit option disappear once someone posted after you? I think the bug is the edit link appearing. I could be wrong, but I am pretty sure. Most forums would prefer people not be able to revise their arguments after they've made them, I think.

Im shiny new and so the current format is "THE" format for me. However as a software professional it does surprise that so many of those that appear on the top 10 etc of your site seem so surprised by the "new" format.

Was there no consultation with keystakeholders such as "users" throughout the redevelopment process?

On the recent articles list I'd like to see who wrote the article. There are some people I don't read and others I read everything they write. It'd be nice to be able to tell who wrote what from that recent list. Maybe it could go after the article title, or below it?

No, if I recall on the old forums didn't the edit option disappear once someone posted after you? I think the bug is the edit link appearing. I could be wrong, but I am pretty sure. Most forums would prefer people not be able to revise their arguments after they've made them, I think.

You're right - the old forums didn't let you edit after someone has posted. This new one though sometimes doesn't let you edit at all. I don't know what the problem is - it seems too intermittent to pin down.

At the moment the 'regular' forum page is more or less useless to me because I'm too lazy to click on each seperate category just to get more than the absolute latest topic. It'd be nice to get a couple of recent topics after every major category (like little whip and Baker I don't really care about the subcategories).

Since I can't "have it my way" and go back to what we had.....

I'll say I'd LOVE to see a "search" feature where you could access an old article by anyone using a key word.

I'd ask for those dang subcatagoies to "hide" again, what a distraction they are!

How about a clickable "rolodex" for pictures, a scrapbook if you will or photo book?

Thanks

I agree about the categories, and, in my perfect world, would love to have blogging near the top of titles. I understand about the Art section not being very popular, so would then prefer it to be right at the absolute bottom of the list for easy navigation.

But really, I think it's much faster and neater looking.

Just to say something positive - I really like the speed. The new forums are a lot faster to load and browse and are definitely a step up. They just need a little fine-tuning.

I've put in a request to allow users the ability to switch between sub-categories or rcent posts per category (like the old system).

Was there no consultation with keystakeholders such as "users" throughout the redevelopment process?

Yes - the ones who pay that is. The same forum system is used on WinCustomize.com and GalCiv2.com as well where it was received VERY well (particularly on GalCiv2.com). The traffic those sites get dwarfs JU so that was where the bulk of the input came in.  No offense to the people here  on JU but there's like a dozen or so regulars.

In short, we are trying to take into account the desires of JUers but the new forum system was not designed with JU in mind which is where the problem comes in.

I just think sometimes what is good for one site doesn't really meet the needs of another. JU isn't really informational the way a lot of the content on wincustomize is. Therefore wincustomize benefits from a strongly-categorized format that gets specific information in front of the person with ease. JU, at least from my perspective, is for people who are coming here to find stuff they WOULDN'T normally be looking for.

I agree wholeheartedly.

I've already mentioned in your last blog Mike to perhaps have the heading for each category colored differently, that is if you don't go with the ideas of making the subcategories less. That's most of the confusion for me. I do like that it's faster. It would be nice to see more recent articles than just those at the bottom of the page which can be difficult to scroll down sometimes. (good idea Whip)

I also like Trudy's idea that there be a place to just go and put photos so as to help loggerheads like me who can't remember how to post pictures. I don't have the time to take all the steps to do it and always mess up.

Isn't there a search feature on the forums? I thought I saw that Trudy. I like that I can click and see all of my replies, this helps me to go straight back to someone's blog instead of searching for it especially from those who do post pretty often.

Zoomba, I have posted two religious items and they have gone to personal computers - this after I selected the Religious Category? Is it possible for you to move them over to the right channel please I cannot seem to do it.

I clicked on Edit post and nothing happened at all, I cannot get in to the post to change the channel.

Reply #28 I've put in a request to allow users the ability to switch between sub-categories or rcent posts per category (like the old system).

That would be helpful. Thanks.