New Forum! Feedback thread

[jpishgar]

Hey there folks - our apologies for the issues, we're looking into what may be the source of the temporary interruption and removal of some threads. Signs point to an automatic system responsible for removal of older inactive threads over a certain age potentially malfunctioning. We'll get this sorted in short order.

Much appreciated for your patience on this!

-JP

 

[RedheadDane]

Signs point to an automatic system responsible for removal of older inactive threads over a certain age potentially malfunctioning.

I'm glad you're saying it was malfunctioning. Otherwise I'd say the Window of Inactivity was… rather small. "This thread has not been active for... one hour! It. Must. DIE!"

 

[Lequack]

Hey there folks - our apologies for the issues, we're looking into what may be the source of the temporary interruption and removal of some threads. Signs point to an automatic system responsible for removal of older inactive threads over a certain age potentially malfunctioning. We'll get this sorted in short order.

Much appreciated for your patience on this!

-JP

Much appreciated.

 

[GVFTA]

Hey there folks - our apologies for the issues, we're looking into what may be the source of the temporary interruption and removal of some threads. Signs point to an automatic system responsible for removal of older inactive threads over a certain age potentially malfunctioning. We'll get this sorted in short order.

Much appreciated for your patience on this!

-JP

All things considered, I would say things got straightened out pretty quick. Thanks for everyone's work.

 

[King Boonen]

Accept US politics?

Sorry, missed your reply. I think every thread should be back now.

 

[King Boonen]

Hi all,

The Admin and Devs think they've got it all sorted now, big thanks for the quick turnaround. If you notice any issues do let us know and we can pass them on .

Cheers,

KB.

 

[Koronin]

Thanks for getting this sorted out as quickly as possible.

 

[RedheadDane]

I just wanna give a shout-out to how much easier the new search function is to use compared to the old one!

 

[SHaines]

I just wanna give a shout-out to how much easier the new search function is to use compared to the old one!

Yeah, not all forum platforms have good search functionality. We've been very happy with Xenforo for a lot of things, but search is a big win for them.

 

[RedheadDane]

The old version basically required a PhD. Unfortunately, I don't think a PhD in Forum Searching is even a thing… there were times I basically gave up, and just went about trying to find the thread manually.

 

[King Boonen]

The old version basically required a PhD. Unfortunately, I don't think a PhD in Forum Searching is even a thing… there were times I basically gave up, and just went about trying to find the thread manually.

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They'd probably still have struggled though...

 

[aphronesis]

I did

 

[Eyeballs Out]

I think it was pointed out earlier in the thread that the Dark Mode is much more readable than the default mode and that is indeed what I have been using. There is one aspect of the Dark Mode that isn't so great however which I've only just realised. Text in Bold is very difficult to see when the text is white (as it is in Dark Mode). I'm guessing there probably isn't much that can be done about that ?

But anyway if you reply to a post while Bolding something in the original post and refer to the Bolded text then don't expect Dark Mode users to have a clue what you're on about

 

[King Boonen]

I think it was pointed out earlier in the thread that the Dark Mode is much more readable than the default mode and that is indeed what I have been using. There is one aspect of the Dark Mode that isn't so great however which I've only just realised. Text in Bold is very difficult to see when the text is white (as it is in Dark Mode). I'm guessing there probably isn't much that can be done about that ?

But anyway if you reply to a post while Bolding something in the original post and refer to the Bolded text then don't expect Dark Mode users to have a clue what you're on about

I'd noticed this as well. I can see it but yes, it's not very obvious. I'd suggest changing the font size instead, code is [ size = xx ] [ / size ] (without the spaces).

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

If you are using Dark Mode, and you think that part of a text might be bolded, run the cursor over it to highlight it: bold white on orange stands out more than bold white on mid-grey.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

I'd noticed this as well. I can see it but yes, it's not very obvious. I'd suggest changing the font size instead, code is [ size = xx ] [ / size ] (without the spaces).

Yeah plenty of other options to highlight text that should work in either mode

Thanks for the viewing tip Armchair cyclist

 

[sir fly]

What's the deal with the post counters?
20% increase I'm noticing.
Dividends? Interests?

 

[Pricey_sky]

What's the deal with the post counters?
20% increase I'm noticing.
Dividends? Interests?

I think this happened when we had issues with the forum a few weeks ago and we had to approve all threads once again as only ancient threads were showing.

It seems some of the older threads may have been in limbo from when the upgrade happened. The post count should now be correct as all threads are once again ‘live’ on here.

 

[tobydawq]

I think this happened when we had issues with the forum a few weeks ago and we had to approve all threads once again as only ancient threads were showing.

It seems some of the older threads may have been in limbo from when the upgrade happened. The post count should now be correct as all threads are once again ‘live’ on here.

The post counts are not correct because all the posts we had in the threads you revived manually still count twice.

I had around 5000 posts before but since I have only been active here in three years, almost all my posts were in those threads, so I almost got the count doubled.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Any idea why the last poster in a thread gets the thread icon/thumbnail instead of his own icon next to him? This is only for threads with a thread icon. The threads without an icon get the topic starter's icon (which is ok i guess) and do display the last poster's icon.

 

[janraaskalt]

Am I the only one whose side menu doesn't collapse, although it's in my preferences?

 

[Netserk]

First time that the "Staging Area" is visible?

Remember to change Tom's Hardware to Cyclingnews

 

[RedheadDane]

Alright @SHaines, (since you don't actually want us to give feedback in the relevant threads), I'm going to assume this rule:

Check the date of the last post in a thread before replying. If the most recent post is more than 3 months old, create a new thread on the same topic. You can link to the previous thread as reference, but we want to avoid “necro” posts that attempt to resuscitate old threads.

does not apply to rider - or team - threads. There's a reason we have that index; so people won't have to go create new threads every time a rider does something. After all; it's not unusual to have periods of three months - or longer - during which a rider is rather quiet.

 

[King Boonen]

Alright @SHaines, (since you don't actually want us to give feedback in the relevant threads), I'm going to assume this rule:



does not apply to rider - or team - threads. There's a reason we have that index; so people won't have to go create new threads every time a rider does something. After all; it's not unusual to have periods of three months - or longer - during which a rider is rather quiet.

Don't worry, we look at any posts to old threads and check to see if it's relevant to bring it back.

 

[RedheadDane]

Don't worry, we look at any posts to old threads and check to see if it's relevant to bring it back.

So, basically like it's always been done? I mean, I can understand why you don't want people/spammers to resurrect old threads to make a one sentence statement.