I voted no. I don't hate it but I don't like it.
I browse and read a lot more than I post. I won't be the only one.
I get that it's a work in progress but I cannot understand why there wasn't a 'proper' beta phase. I saw the beta thread but it wasn't done very well (no offence intended it's just an opinion). When I checked it out there was no guidance that I could see on what I was meant to be checking, testing and measuring.
Anyway, now it's gone live there are issues. There's the odd thing I see people complaining about in terms of functionality. Fair enough, it's a big migration and it's hard to get right technically. My issue is that I don't feel compelled to log on and to browse through threads like I used to. You can't really help that because it's all a matter of taste but I can tell you that as a frequent reader, whatever has changed has reduced my willingness to read threads. You know that that reduces my exposure to ads. In fact, since you've gone live I cannot remember a single service that I've seen advertised either in banner form or in a signature link.
Just to clarify, I browse the forum exclusively on mobile because I read on downtime. If I'm at workstation I'm working so I don't have time for the distraction. I've only worked 3 hours so far this week excluding a couple of short business trips where I was unavailable. Point being, I should have visited more than I did.
Please remember I'm not being deliberately negative. I like this forum and I thought I'd take time to share my experience.
I browse and read a lot more than I post. I won't be the only one.
I get that it's a work in progress but I cannot understand why there wasn't a 'proper' beta phase. I saw the beta thread but it wasn't done very well (no offence intended it's just an opinion). When I checked it out there was no guidance that I could see on what I was meant to be checking, testing and measuring.
Anyway, now it's gone live there are issues. There's the odd thing I see people complaining about in terms of functionality. Fair enough, it's a big migration and it's hard to get right technically. My issue is that I don't feel compelled to log on and to browse through threads like I used to. You can't really help that because it's all a matter of taste but I can tell you that as a frequent reader, whatever has changed has reduced my willingness to read threads. You know that that reduces my exposure to ads. In fact, since you've gone live I cannot remember a single service that I've seen advertised either in banner form or in a signature link.
Just to clarify, I browse the forum exclusively on mobile because I read on downtime. If I'm at workstation I'm working so I don't have time for the distraction. I've only worked 3 hours so far this week excluding a couple of short business trips where I was unavailable. Point being, I should have visited more than I did.
Please remember I'm not being deliberately negative. I like this forum and I thought I'd take time to share my experience.
The sidebar menu is also confusing. I don't know how to navigate to the Want To Buy sub-forum from there (instead I have it bookmarked). The layout does need some getting used to but overall it's okay, and considering the functions I'd even dare say good.