[binary visions]

It's been a bit more than a month with the new software now. There are still a few minor things to fix, including some upcoming tweaking to the post layout, but most of the bugs are resolved and I've been steadily tweaking along the way.

So... with a month to let the shock wear off, what do you think now? Better/worse/indifferent?

 

[Westy]

I did not like it at first. I have drank enough since the roll out that I don't even remember the old layout. Feels like I have been at home the whole time.

 

[slimshady]

Can't you make the layout use the whole browser window? I'm feeling I have about 30% of the space wasted, and it would really improve our experience, especially when reading long posts...

Also, sometimes I find it hard to tell when a thread has new messages, especially when browsing the mobile version. The bold typeface used is too similar to the one used in not-updated threads.

Other than that, the new design is much more intuitive and I feel like it encourages interaction between the users.

 

[binary visions]

Can't you make the layout use the whole browser window? I'm feeling I have about 30% of the space wasted, and it would really improve our experience, especially when reading long posts...

I completely agree with you and can do nothing about it. Sorry. The company who owns RM requires its sites to maintain a fixed width layout so they have predictable and consistent templates for ad layouts (not so much for banners but other types of layouts like backgrounds, or "bridges" across the header, or other special-purpose ads).

Also, sometimes I find it hard to tell when a thread has new messages, especially when browsing the mobile version. The bold typeface used is too similar to the one used in not-updated threads.

Fair point - you know the blue dot marks threads that have unread messages, right?

 

[slyfink]

I like it. (I think I'm too new to say this, and will get rapped on the knucles for it, but dare I say it's fuckin awesome!)

I like that I can open threads directly on the newest message. No scrolling though the old horsepoop, straight to the new horsepoop....

 

[binary visions]

I like it. (I think I'm too new to say this, and will get rapped on the knucles for it, but dare I say it's fuckin awesome!)

You know the community has been around for a while when someone thinks they're "too new" having been around a paltry 6 years and nearly 2,000 posts.

Glad you love it.

 

[HardtailHack]

Yeah I like it, the only cuss word you could use on the old site was the C Bomb and that's taking things a bit far.

It still seems sorta narrow but that may just be the coloring or my smallish computer(or me being a computing retard).

 

[binary visions]

It still seems sorta narrow but that may just be the coloring or my smallish computer(or me being a computing retard).

It's the same width as the vBulletin site. Actually, there's slightly more space for post text than on vB because the avatar/poster info piece is slightly narrower.

Would have liked to make it wider but unfortunately it's not my decision.

 

[slimshady]

I completely agree with you and can do nothing about it. Sorry. The company who owns RM requires its sites to maintain a fixed width layout so they have predictable and consistent templates for ad layouts (not so much for banners but other types of layouts like backgrounds, or "bridges" across the header, or other special-purpose ads).



Fair point - you know the blue dot marks threads that have unread messages, right?

Arrgh, now I feel like an @$$... I haven't noticed the blue dots...

Wishlist: Google/Google + integration? I don't have (and I don't think I'll ever have) a facebook/twitter account...

 

[HardtailHack]

Yeah ok haha it is me being a tard, for some reason I had it in my head that there was ad space outside the main body at the top. Can you make the Bike Mag news at the side white text on black? May make it stand out a bit more as it just looks like ads now if you are just skimming pages.

Also is it just me that can't get the top banner ad to resize? I'm seeing a big block of white inside the frame.
I should read the real thread on this

 

[I Are Baboon]

Loving the new software. I want my old rep points back though. My current rep blows. 10 years of hard work gone.

 

[CBJ]

Only thing I have at the moment is when I go back to the forum overview after a little while all the thread takes a little jump and move down so I end up hitting wrong threads. Its using Chrome.

 

[Pesqueeb]

I did not like it at first. I have drank enough since the roll out that I don't even remember the old layout. Feels like I have been at home the whole time.

 

[Nick]

I like it too. Nice work BV.

Loving the new software. I want my old rep points back though. My current rep blows. 10 years of hard work gone.

I just noticed that rep is gone. WTF. Forget what I said. This site blows.

 

[binary visions]

Wishlist: Google/Google + integration? I don't have (and I don't think I'll ever have) a facebook/twitter account...

Jeezus. Nice catch, that was fully implemented in the beta site and I apparently never transitioned it over to production.

It'll be done today.

 

[BadDNA]

Loving the new software. I want my old rep points back though. My current rep blows. 10 years of hard work gone.

It's kind of like when you stopped riding bikes and took up running.

 

[Sandwich]

i like it A LOT. Everything works, it's so weird. Search works great, editing posts/moderating posts works well, 1 click view new...cool.

 

[binary visions]

Wishlist: Google/Google + integration? I don't have (and I don't think I'll ever have) a facebook/twitter account...

This is now complete, you can associate your account with your Google credentials under the "External Accounts" when you click on your username.

 

[slimshady]

This is now complete, you can associate your account with your Google credentials under the "External Accounts" when you click on your username.

 

[I Are Baboon]

This is now complete, you can associate your account with your Google credentials under the "External Accounts" when you click on your username.

Serious question, but what does that do? What kind of features or benefit is there to linking my Google credentials? I tend to not link my forum accounts to any Google or social media accounts.

 

[binary visions]

Serious question, but what does that do? What kind of features or benefit is there to linking my Google credentials? I tend to not link my forum accounts to any Google or social media accounts.

For any of the social accounts, linking just prevents you from having to actually log in with your RM credentials. When you're logged in on the social account, you're logged into RM.

 

[jonKranked]

try it now

 

[JustMtnB44]

I like that I can open threads directly on the newest message. No scrolling though the old horsepoop, straight to the new horsepoop....

This is by far my favorite feature of the new site. It makes browsing other forums painful in comparison. Overall I like the new software, it's easy to use and no issues that I have noticed.

 

[TN]

hmmmmm...Something has changed?

 

[Toshi]

Go to unread post was in vB forever, too. I think it is about on par with the old site now, with the exception of animated gif transparency being borked.

 

[Westy]

I completely agree with you and can do nothing about it. Sorry. The company who owns RM requires its sites to maintain a fixed width layout so they have predictable and consistent templates for ad layouts (not so much for banners but other types of layouts like backgrounds, or "bridges" across the header, or other special-purpose ads).



Fair point - you know the blue dot marks threads that have unread messages, right?

Corporate Overlords? I hope you are getting paid, seriously.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

PSP's posts seem a bit more coherent with the new software. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing.

 

[HAB]

It would be cool if the main page showed latest forum posts instead of latest started threads.

Minor complaint that, mostly think the changes have been for the better.

 

[eric strt6]

Corporate Overlords? I hope you are getting paid, seriously.

Well he does have 24x7 access to the white courtesy telephone......

 

[canadmos]

It would be cool if the main page showed latest forum posts instead of latest started threads.

Minor complaint that, mostly think the changes have been for the better.

Agreed.

Good otherwise, it seems natural to use.

 

[stoney]

It is cripplingly slow to load on both my phone and work comp. It is only this site that has those issues. The notification of replies is nice, but doesn't help the underlying issue of slow loading.

 

[DaveW]

Mostly good is my impression.
Only two faults really?
the Mmike birthday infection seems to have carried over to the new site
I don't seem to have been upgraded to moderator to help my war against Mmike and his Bbirthdays.

So yeah other than that all good.

 

[Quo Fan]

What happened to alt-shift-s to post the message?

 

[binary visions]

What happened to alt-shift-s to post the message?

The hotkeys were specific to vB. Tab-spacebar works though.

 

[ICEBALL585]

Loving the new software. I want my old rep points back though. My current rep blows. 10 years of hard work gone.

I miss my little green squares

 

[ICEBALL585]

My one pet peeve for the new software (since I can't reverse the post over of threads) is that when you go to a thread that you've already read it takes you to the very beginning. It doesn't matter that much for newer threads but when you click on a older thread like "random picture thread", it takes you to the very first post of the thread which I'd prefer it just took me to the end of it where the newest post is.

 

[binary visions]

It doesn't matter that much for newer threads but when you click on a older thread like "random picture thread", it takes you to the very first post of the thread which I'd prefer it just took me to the end of it where the newest post is.

http://www.ridemonkey.com/threads/jump-to-last-post.270160/#post-4000665

 

[ICEBALL585]

http://www.ridemonkey.com/threads/jump-to-last-post.270160/#post-4000665

Huh... well look at that.

Although while surfing the on my phone it doesn't show the date/time and who posted last. (I don't use the RM mobile format)

 

[Kevin]

On my phone the "new posts" button is often covered by the "alerts" button/flag thingy...
Other then that Im digging it on both phone and tablet!

 

[slimshady]

On my phone the "new posts" button is often covered by the "alerts" button/flag thingy...
Other then that Im digging it on both phone and tablet!

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