ASF Mark III

[Julia]

Is anyone else finding the quoted sections of posts hard to read?

No. I like it very much, Joe.

[explod]

Is anyone else finding the quoted sections of posts hard to read?

The divisions visually between the threads are hard to define, more often I click the wrong thread and have to go back. I am unable to find my personal profile, wanted to do an update today, could not. Lost my buddy lists.

I do not know what was wrong with the old system or what you objectives were for change but the old sitre was very easy to read and navigate. The light colour of blue is lost and having had commercial art training can say it is a bad colour for definition.

I do not like saying negative things when overall you do such a very good job
but the current site is a disaster at the moment in my view.

[Joe Blow]

The divisions visually between the threads are hard to define, more often I click the wrong thread and have to go back. I am unable to find my personal profile, wanted to do an update today, could not. Lost my buddy lists.

I do not know what was wrong with the old system or what you objectives were for change but the old sitre was very easy to read and navigate. The light colour of blue is lost and having had commercial art training can say it is a bad colour for definition.

I do not like saying negative things when overall you do such a very good job
but the current site is a disaster at the moment in my view.

Many thanks for the feedback. The designer is on a Christmas break at the moment but will be back this coming week to deal with any remaining issues. I will mention your feedback to him and see if any changes can be made. However, you may find that the longer you browse ASF with the new design the more you get used to it, so please give it some time.

[nulla nulla]

Hi Joe

One small thing I have noticed that makes navigation a little harder than before. The opening pages have the main menu at the top:
"Home", "Forums", "Blogs", "Shop", "Radio" & "Competition".
Underneath this is a sub menu which includes (among others) "New Posts" & "QuickLinks".

If you open "New Posts" the original submenu is replaced with a "New Posts" related sub menu and the ability to go directly to "Quick Links" is gone. You have to navigate back to the main menu to bring up the sub menu with "Quick Links" on it.

Given the purposes of being able to access "Quick Links" from pretty much anywhere in the ASF site, can we change the menu access system so that when "New Posts" is clicked on, it opens a further sub menu, below the sub menu containing "Quick Links"?

[Joe Blow]

Hi Joe

One small thing I have noticed that makes navigation a little harder than before. The opening pages have the main menu at the top:
"Home", "Forums", "Blogs", "Shop", "Radio" & "Competition".
Underneath this is a sub menu which includes (among others) "New Posts" & "QuickLinks".

If you open "New Posts" the original submenu is replaced with a "New Posts" related sub menu and the ability to go directly to "Quick Links" is gone. You have to navigate back to the main menu to bring up the sub menu with "Quick Links" on it.

Given the purposes of being able to access "Quick Links" from pretty much anywhere in the ASF site, can we change the menu access system so that when "New Posts" is clicked on, it opens a further sub menu, below the sub menu containing "Quick Links"?

I will raise this issue with the designer in the next couple of days and see what can be done.

[pixel]

I will raise this issue with the designer in the next couple of days and see what can be done.

While you're at it:
On the main menu, the "New Posts" option is on the Left; when a thread is open, it's in the middle. Which can be confusing. Having the same arrangement of menu options everywhere would make navigation much more user-friendly.

[Calliope]

The divisions visually between the threads are hard to define, more often I click the wrong thread and have to go back. I am unable to find my personal profile, wanted to do an update today, could not. Lost my buddy lists.

I do not know what was wrong with the old system or what you objectives were for change but the old sitre was very easy to read and navigate. The light colour of blue is lost and having had commercial art training can say it is a bad colour for definition.

It's a piece of cake. Some people find it hard to cope with change.

[nunthewiser]

Personally i like the layout

i miss the old chatroom setup( new one sucks)
i keep losing old threads when i click on " new posts" and it makes it hard to continue arguing with people as i often forget the thread title to find it in search.

other than that its hunky dory

cheers Joe

[explod]

It's a piece of cake. Some people find it hard to cope with change.

Rubbish. The rationale for change and the objectives would help us to critic objectively and to improve in the process. And as Joe has said it has some way to go yet. And I am sure any help we can offer would be appreciated

And I have no problems moving around or using the site but aesthetically we have a long way to go.

The green lettering on the old site was much clearer to scan with the eye.

And, some people may not understand the process of change is.

[sails]

Joe, one thing I am missing on the new version is the notification of the time and date last visited which used to be found on the home page and then would appear on the upper right side of the screen on other pages (together with useful private message information).

When I haven't logged on for more than a day, some of the threads have more than one page of unread posts. However, the second page and beyond automatically seems to mark all posts as read, so I like to check the time (& date if necessary) I was last logged in and then read back to that time and date.

Other than that, I am getting used to the change in format...

[doogie_goes_off]

Sails,
Gotta agree mate. The look and feel changes are nice, but please don't downgrade the functionality Joe or you can kisss goodbye old members. This is my favorite time of year to browse as I'm usually tied to a desk at work, so onward and upward Joe... with baggage, it's the only way to travel. Keep up the good work @ ASF.

[Naked shorts]

I would like to suggest adding a like button for posts

[Buckfont]

Hi there Joe, and a Happy New Year to you and all your colleagues.

On the Home page, `recently updated threads,` every thread has the starters name, but not the persons name that last posted. Short of remembering the no. of replies, I find I revisit the post only to reread the same post.

Is it possible to have the name of the last poster on each thread on the home page.

I find it not that straightforward. Cheers Bf.

[Joe Blow]

Joe, one thing I am missing on the new version is the notification of the time and date last visited which used to be found on the home page and then would appear on the upper right side of the screen on other pages (together with useful private message information).

I've submitted this request to the designer and hopefully something can be done.

I would like to suggest adding a like button for posts

There is a "Share with Facebook" link on each post that pretty much serves the same purpose.

Hi there Joe, and a Happy New Year to you and all your colleagues.

Same to you.

On the Home page, `recently updated threads,` every thread has the starters name, but not the persons name that last posted. Short of remembering the no. of replies, I find I revisit the post only to reread the same post.

Is it possible to have the name of the last poster on each thread on the home page.

I find it not that straightforward. Cheers Bf.

Have also submitted this request to the designer. Will see what can be done.

Things are going a little slow right now because of the Christmas break but I am hopeful that we will have everything sorted out by new year or thereabouts. Fingers crossed.

[Naked shorts]

There is a "Share with Facebook" link on each post that pretty much serves the same purpose.

I meant so that others on this website can see posts I like, not everyone here is my facebook friend.

The new design looks good anyhow

[sails]

Joe, I am wondering why there is a message in the bottom left of my screen that says:
"Connecting to chat.aussiestockforums.com" - this keeps flashing across about every 2-3 seconds and is quite annoying.

Is there anyway to turn this off? Thanks...

[Joe Blow]

Joe, I am wondering why there is a message in the bottom left of my screen that says:
"Connecting to chat.aussiestockforums.com" - this keeps flashing across about every 2-3 seconds and is quite annoying.

Is there anyway to turn this off? Thanks...

I have temporarily disabled the footer chat and will re-enable it after new year. Let me know if you continue to get the message you mentioned.

[doogie_goes_off]

Hi Joe,

A quick comment on the new style, I am finding the array of blues quite distracting especially the lack of contrast, perhaps you could just stick to 3 blues in in the text.

Also, I wouls stick with a plain white for the login and search boxes.

Hope you think about these, but up to you to change, after all it's your site

[sails]

I have temporarily disabled the footer chat and will re-enable it after new year. Let me know if you continue to get the message you mentioned.

Thanks Joe - it's gone for now. Will let you know if it re-appears in the new year...

[sails]

Hi Joe,

A quick comment on the new style, I am finding the array of blues quite distracting especially the lack of contrast, perhaps you could just stick to 3 blues in in the text.

Also, I wouls stick with a plain white for the login and search boxes.

Hope you think about these, but up to you to change, after all it's your site

Doogie, it can take the brain a little time to adjust to a new format. I have a bit of trouble whenever various forums change colours and other formats but find that, after a couple of weeks, I don't even think about it any more. Initially, I didn't like the green on blue on Joe's last change, but became used to it in the end, I didn't initially like all the blue either. But the colours are fine for me now and really wouldn't like to see it being changed again so soon!

As an example, the last pair of multifocal lense glasses gave me awful trouble with headaches. I'd had multifocal lenses before, but had to change brands as the other had been discontinued. Prescription was the same as previous pair. Returned to the optometrist to have them checked and the prescription was correct. She suggested giving it at least three weeks. Taking glasses off for a while when the headaches got too bad. And she was right, after persevering for about three weeks and trying to ignore the problems as much as possible, they were fine.

That taught me to give things time. By not focusing on the areas of change we find difficult, it will speed up the brain's ability to accept those changes.