12-03-2021, 08:20 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-03-2021, 08:21 PM by Eric the Green.)
Low activity on this site results in part from defects in the way the site is set up.
1. It often does not scan well on a phone. The type is too small to read.
2. To see the last post on a previous page, in order to follow a conversation, you have to hold down the scroll button down and go all the way down to the bottom of the previous page. It would be more convenient if when going back to a previous page, you could go to the bottom of the page. Also, even to see the actual subject matter and title of a thread, you have to scroll all the way up to the top of a page to see it. If it were more visible, people might be more inclined to stick more-closely to the original subject.
3. Every time I respond or reply to a post, only a small portion of it can be seen, without taking your mouse and using the little square at the bottom right to expand the message space. That is very tedious. The previous forum would give someone more space to see a message.
4. After only 1 day, you can't edit a post. That is way too strict, without reason. This is new to this version of the forum too. We should be able to edit for a much longer time after posting. Otherwise we have to post the entire post again. People are not perfect and they make mistakes, and we should be able to correct them so that we say what we mean to say.
5. The search function is useless.
Well, that's enough for now. I wonder if anyone can do anything about these defects. Rather than blame what people post here, I think the mechanics of the site make it too difficult for some people to post here. Dedicated members like me can muddle through, but others may get tired of these defects and move on and not say anything.
1. It often does not scan well on a phone. The type is too small to read.
2. To see the last post on a previous page, in order to follow a conversation, you have to hold down the scroll button down and go all the way down to the bottom of the previous page. It would be more convenient if when going back to a previous page, you could go to the bottom of the page. Also, even to see the actual subject matter and title of a thread, you have to scroll all the way up to the top of a page to see it. If it were more visible, people might be more inclined to stick more-closely to the original subject.
3. Every time I respond or reply to a post, only a small portion of it can be seen, without taking your mouse and using the little square at the bottom right to expand the message space. That is very tedious. The previous forum would give someone more space to see a message.
4. After only 1 day, you can't edit a post. That is way too strict, without reason. This is new to this version of the forum too. We should be able to edit for a much longer time after posting. Otherwise we have to post the entire post again. People are not perfect and they make mistakes, and we should be able to correct them so that we say what we mean to say.
5. The search function is useless.
Well, that's enough for now. I wonder if anyone can do anything about these defects. Rather than blame what people post here, I think the mechanics of the site make it too difficult for some people to post here. Dedicated members like me can muddle through, but others may get tired of these defects and move on and not say anything.