Post by Rosefriend on Apr 28, 2013 1:33:49 GMT -8
With all due respect to everyone on Proboards and especially the Men in Red that continually seem to smile (probably whilst gritting their teeth) and keep their tempers when I can well imagine that they could cheerfully wring some members necks (probably mine after reading this) or go home with only half a packet of headache tablets left over...
V5 has been for me a hard trip - not because I dislike changes or because I am a bit long in the tooth but it has been so incredibly time consuming and if I ever did this again I would definitely be divorced!! I managed by roping in the members from the word go - we all manage or we all go under..it worked - especially as being a gardening site we post a lot of photos and we could right click and copy a photo and post it on another post/forum even and then show a possible similar problem/wonderful show from the web - again with just a right click. Our members were sooo happy and now we are in a situation that it no longer works - the reason that annoys me intensely is that for over 3 months we use an option that "was never intended behavior". That is what I feel is sooo bad - a mistake is acceptable , we all do them, but months of the same mistake that brings so many people joy to be cut off is bad business!!
We have lost a few people with V5 - it was inevitable - the Global Login alone lost me two people and some others once they felt that couldn't feel at home with the changes...however now I have people that were happy feeling rather fed up - quite rightly they feel that they have been taken for a ride...I don't blame them tbh.
Yes there is an alternative - or shall we say, ways have been found, but I do so wish that many people on this board would stop thinking that we are all computer genies... It has been said before but I doubt that many accept it but many forum members all over haven't even a clue how to open a second window, they probably think that html is a new spice from the Orient and as for dragging and dropping they are probably on the carpet thinking they have to move the PC itself and and and....
All some people want is to relax with a few virtual friends and chat about their hobby. More than switching on their PC's and moving a mouse is not in their repertoire. All they will do is to move on and I can't say that I blame them.
Please, please, please if something "was never intended behavior" then please do not let it happen from the start...we are a forum of mostly silver surfers that could call a large percentage on the people on this board grandchildren - we do not need this.
I don't think it matters to anyone but I feel better...
My apologies - rant over !!
RF
V5 has been for me a hard trip - not because I dislike changes or because I am a bit long in the tooth but it has been so incredibly time consuming and if I ever did this again I would definitely be divorced!! I managed by roping in the members from the word go - we all manage or we all go under..it worked - especially as being a gardening site we post a lot of photos and we could right click and copy a photo and post it on another post/forum even and then show a possible similar problem/wonderful show from the web - again with just a right click. Our members were sooo happy and now we are in a situation that it no longer works - the reason that annoys me intensely is that for over 3 months we use an option that "was never intended behavior". That is what I feel is sooo bad - a mistake is acceptable , we all do them, but months of the same mistake that brings so many people joy to be cut off is bad business!!
We have lost a few people with V5 - it was inevitable - the Global Login alone lost me two people and some others once they felt that couldn't feel at home with the changes...however now I have people that were happy feeling rather fed up - quite rightly they feel that they have been taken for a ride...I don't blame them tbh.
Yes there is an alternative - or shall we say, ways have been found, but I do so wish that many people on this board would stop thinking that we are all computer genies... It has been said before but I doubt that many accept it but many forum members all over haven't even a clue how to open a second window, they probably think that html is a new spice from the Orient and as for dragging and dropping they are probably on the carpet thinking they have to move the PC itself and and and....
All some people want is to relax with a few virtual friends and chat about their hobby. More than switching on their PC's and moving a mouse is not in their repertoire. All they will do is to move on and I can't say that I blame them.
Please, please, please if something "was never intended behavior" then please do not let it happen from the start...we are a forum of mostly silver surfers that could call a large percentage on the people on this board grandchildren - we do not need this.
I don't think it matters to anyone but I feel better...
My apologies - rant over !!
RF