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bowlhead99

fun4everyone said:

Kendall80 said:

Sorry for the double post but anyone else seeing the quote and thanks all over their reply?

Not 100% sure what you mean but I notice they are using nested quotes, which are utterly diabolical.

I don't mind nested quotes when you can easily edit them and make your own nests (and use the quote tags to make up your own quotes [quote] like this [/quote]) as it can help explain what you are reacting to.

But having everything auto nest and only having the option to manually delete what you don't want is a bit of a pain if people have long threads and you only want to snapshot a bit of their post for context. And multiquote (or at least being able to manually pull in quotes from different posts above yours) was a key useful feature.

I say this as someone who did previously make a lot of long posts covering multiple aspects rather than firing off large numbers of small posts one at a time.

Alexland

I give zero F?@X's about the look but losing funtionality is a deal breaker, where are the options on each thread to 1) latest unread
2) latest post
3) First post

I never really knew how to use the advanced navigation options anyway so it doesn't bother me.

pearl123

The new layout seems very busy. I'm dyslexic and the new format will take some getting used to.

cloud_dog

I've tried not to comment on the UI (too much) as it is a very subjective element and things change/move on.
I am very disappointed in the UX in numerous ways (fed back on the snagging thread).  One of the things that surprises me is that I believed the new UI/style was driven by HTML5 and mobile device standards; hence the primary white background, the relatively narrow display panel, etc, etc.  But, they have then implemented some functionality using desktop tool tips (mouse over) which is really quite non-scencical.

Novice_investor101

I view on a chrome mobile browser. The new forum pages take forever to load & I quite often get a time out message I have to dismiss - on nearly every page. 
There's also no time or date on any posts, so they could be years old for all I know. Gonna a take a lot of getting used to, or if the lagging issue continues I'll use the forum much less. 

talexuser

I hope the pop up box to see the first post when hovering the mouse over the thread comes back since this is very useful to decide whether to read or not.

Gilla_2

Why has my user name been changed, please?  I've had it since 2006, so no-one else should have it.  I don't like this one that's beem foisted upon me.

[Deleted User]

How do I search for threads I've started, and threads I've posted in?

talexuser

Go to Profile, top right, View profile and click on threads or replies, the list has links to your posts.

[Deleted User]

There are so many things wrong with the new format for me to list, my biggest gripe is that for much of the day I have visual problems and find it almost impossible to read, too much wasted space, double spacing, I have already given up posting on DT which I have enjoyed for years, i'm trying to keep going on the forums where I try and help people (benefits/loans) but cant stand more than five minutes at anyone time.
Also I cant post using my macbooks safari browser.
The whole site now looks cheap and nasty, more poundland than john lewis.
I have other forums I use and I suspect that many like me will slowly disappear from MSE who's owners now seem more interested in profits not members.
We are told that they hope this new format will last for 15 years, for me it wont be 15 days.