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Where is Laks ???

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  • mjm3346
    mjm3346 Posts: 47,268 Forumite
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    MaineBlue said:
    Seems a bit petulant - not to mention biting your nose off to spite your face because MSE has had an update / redesign. Yes, things here are different and things need fixing, but it's still the same community, the same website etc and I'm sure errors in the update will be repaired.
    But that other website is in no way an improvement on what we already have here. All seems a bit petty this mass tantrum.
    The colour doesn't bother me, the "New" showing against threads is of no use to me so it just adds clutter with no way to switch it off but I could put up with that if there wasn't so much lost functionality which means spending 10 times longer or more to get the same amount done. While I will wait to see if the lost functionality is restored and I might not like the look of some other sites they would be far quicker to use than MSE is at the moment and to me that would count as a vast improvement so there would be absolutely no nose cutting involved (In fact it would be moneysaving to move as time is money and some other sites would be much quicker to use). 
  • I don't think it's a tantrum it's just a lack of user-friendly at the moment, most people only have a certain amount of time to comp so need the most efficient source. I've pretty much decided to go elsewhere for a few weeks and when I pop back and see functionality I'll probably be back, the risk is that if the main posters have decamped to another pond or database there will be less incentive to return. The main loss here is a HUGE reduction in hits on this site if the compers all leave.
  • RavenRae
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    Naw, end of an era without you @Lakshmi7 but totally get it if the fun's gone!
    Hope it's just a blip, thanks for everything over the years, won lots xoxo
    "Knowledge will give you power, but character respect" ~ Bruce Lee
  • Cheeky_Chicken
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    edited 11 February 2020 at 2:24PM
    mjm3346 said:
    MaineBlue said:
    Seems a bit petulant - not to mention biting your nose off to spite your face because MSE has had an update / redesign. Yes, things here are different and things need fixing, but it's still the same community, the same website etc and I'm sure errors in the update will be repaired.
    But that other website is in no way an improvement on what we already have here. All seems a bit petty this mass tantrum.
    The colour doesn't bother me, the "New" showing against threads is of no use to me so it just adds clutter with no way to switch it off but I could put up with that if there wasn't so much lost functionality which means spending 10 times longer or more to get the same amount done. While I will wait to see if the lost functionality is restored and I might not like the look of some other sites they would be far quicker to use than MSE is at the moment and to me that would count as a vast improvement so there would be absolutely no nose cutting involved (In fact it would be moneysaving to move as time is money and some other sites would be much quicker to use). 


    @mjm3346 If you click on your profile pic top right & click mark category read, it clears all the new notifications. Like you, I don't need it, so I clear it, refresh the page & then work back to my last entered/skipped.

    It's a little annoying having to open all threads to mark as skipped, & not increasing the number of threads per page but other than that, it's not bothering me - and I'm sure those functions will be returned in due course 😊
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  • bigbloke45
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    Lakshmi7 said:

    Dear Fellow Compers,

    I've been frozen out of my account since the changeover.  I created a new account last night, and I tried to post, and  it was  no longer fun, so unless MSE changes  its new format, I won't be posting.

    I feel  like  I'm letting  MSE down, but  posting should be enjoyable.

    Good Lick All!!!

    But, but, but what would I ever do without you?  :s
  • mumto2boys
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    To be honest, now i've got used to it, apart from the inablilty to skip/red x from the front list page, i've not really noticed a difference.  I never sort the boards, I comp from the last place I was at and work forwards.  Sometimes I'm up to date, at the moment I'm working on page 17, and that's no reflection on the forum changes, it's down to how much time I have.  You will know when I am totally up to date and on page 1 as that is when I trawl social media looking for comps and post them on here.  Until then I'm chasing my tail, but I never sort the boards into anything, so for me, the only snag affecting me is not being able to red x the comps I know I won't enter and having to open them to skip them so maybe costing me a few minutes per comping session.  
    I can see how it will hinder those who do sort the boards, but there are ways around it if you wanted to stay here.  I win a fair bit with my method, so it works for me.  However, those who are leaving/jumping ship/whatever you want to call it, will be missed, but everyone has a choice, and no one is irreplacable on a forum like this.  Years ago we had many more prolific posters who have left for whatever reason, but the boards still run and we still comp.  Yes I will miss Laks obviously, but I for one will be staying here as it is a hobby for me, not a chore.  
    @mumto2boys
    Posting a competition is not really a problem and could even be quicker than before as a copied and pasted url automatically becomes a link. Entering a comp is no different than before.
    Searching can be a little difficult but there are ways to get by.
    There are not an enormous number of problems to be fixed and I'm sure they will be dealt with shortly. Until then don't keep moaning and being pessimistic, look for a way round and if there isn't one it will probably be fixed soon.
    Keep comping, stay happy. Things are worse in China.
    Thanks @thingamaBob, I was just coming to reply to say I wasn't moaning lol, as looking at your post it is missing the Absolutely! Summed it up well comment that appears when I quote you, how bizarre!
    StayHome * StaySafe * BeKind
  • mumto2boys
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    edited 11 February 2020 at 3:08PM
    To be honest, now i've got used to it, apart from the inablilty to skip/red x from the front list page, i've not really noticed a difference.  I never sort the boards, I comp from the last place I was at and work forwards.  Sometimes I'm up to date, at the moment I'm working on page 17, and that's no reflection on the forum changes, it's down to how much time I have.  You will know when I am totally up to date and on page 1 as that is when I trawl social media looking for comps and post them on here.  Until then I'm chasing my tail, but I never sort the boards into anything, so for me, the only snag affecting me is not being able to red x the comps I know I won't enter and having to open them to skip them so maybe costing me a few minutes per comping session.  
    I can see how it will hinder those who do sort the boards, but there are ways around it if you wanted to stay here.  I win a fair bit with my method, so it works for me.  However, those who are leaving/jumping ship/whatever you want to call it, will be missed, but everyone has a choice, and no one is irreplacable on a forum like this.  Years ago we had many more prolific posters who have left for whatever reason, but the boards still run and we still comp.  Yes I will miss Laks obviously, but I for one will be staying here as it is a hobby for me, not a chore.  
    @mumto2boys
    Posting a competition is not really a problem and could even be quicker than before as a copied and pasted url automatically becomes a link. Entering a comp is no different than before.
    Searching can be a little difficult but there are ways to get by.
    There are not an enormous number of problems to be fixed and I'm sure they will be dealt with shortly. Until then don't keep moaning and being pessimistic, look for a way round and if there isn't one it will probably be fixed soon.
    Keep comping, stay happy. Things are worse in China.
    And it's not there even when I post, but I can see it in your post when I quote

    @mumto2boys
    Posting a competition is not really a problem and could even be quicker than before as a copied and pasted url automatically becomes a link. Entering a comp is no different than before.
    Searching can be a little difficult but there are ways to get by.
    Oh now that is random because I've just copied and pasted your full message and the first line still isn't there  :D

    StayHome * StaySafe * BeKind
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