Forum Migration to XenForo Completed

Congratulations LWM and anyone else helping with that... and thank you! I hope you encountered something interesting along the way. That was easy to resolve Not sure how you want to handle feedback (?), but...

1) When posting, I only see a Preview option if Javascript is enabled. Which would be nice to not have to enable here.

2) In Your Account->Settings->Privacy, the "People Who May..." area, it appears that changes to the checkboxes are not saved/applied properly if javascript is disabled. Not sure if this issue is limited to that area or those types of controls.

3) Signup is asking for date of birth and it is marked "required". I can't remember how the old board handled that, and don't know if you have concluded it is necessary to require that info. Pointing it out in case you can make it optional.

4) In Signup, Contact Us when not logged in, perhaps in other contexts too... PLEASE consider getting rid of the external, Google, recaptcha stuff and javascript reliance.

5) I think the yellow gradients are a bit hard on the eyes. Like here, where I'm typing my post

6) It appears you can't change the title of a thread you started. Might be nice if there was a short window on this.

Questions: Is there a way to disable display of avatars?

 

I can't imagine how much time/effort etc has gone into the transistion, so full marks for ALL of that

When things change, they are obviously not the same, & often it takes some time to adjust. Right now i prefer the VB software, but i guess you ain't going back, so we'll need to get used to it !

For nostalga,



I figured out how to insert the above 1 screenie. No tags or ID etc were shown as before, so i wasn't given an option to place it where i wanted it. So i'm wondering how we would Insert multiple uploads into our posts ?

 

Shucks. Preview is pretty important, and those without javascript enabled and who aren't observant may not realize that the checkbox settings didn't stick after the save. When I have a moment I'll wander over to the XenForo forum and see if the subject has been discussed before.

It is mostly that there is a gradient. Although the darker shades of yellow might be contributing. I'd suggest getting rid of gradients wherever key text is displayed (such as post editing boxes, quoted material). As for the color, I'd lean towards a lighter shade but otherwise leave it up to you and/or others.

 

Lost my cool old avatar It was part of the forum provided avatars.

 

After a two stage reset of my password, because Opera Wand no longer worked for the transfer to new forum, I am now logged in.

However, I am not enthralled by Wilders's new look. Thumbs down[no icon]....sorry.

 

Really, really, BIG icons/avatars.....guess that is as important as the message now.
aka: Marshall McLuhan.

Almost missed this post reply box with its faint outline.

Guess it's a case of getting used to the new format after , lol, nealy a decade.
Good work, all the same.

-cheers,
feandur

 

I like it! For those complaining about the brightness............ try turning your brightness down?!

 

A couple of useful things not carried over ?

 

Yeah! That was the best...you always knew where you were, instantly....and new posts ticking over after refresh of the browser.


P.S. How do I preview, before I finally make my post?

 

@ Tarnak

Click "More Options "

EDIT

JRViejo beat me to it

 

Here it is:

hqsec

 

Thanks.
Are there forum settings available so we can change views like theme and default font?
I like clean fonts.

 

Very nice.

I can smell the new carpet and wet paint.

 

Thanks, all...

But, how do I reply to everyone with their quotes... I could have done that before, but now I am scratching my head.

 

That's a thumbs down? I would never have seen it, .... ...still don't, Bring back the old one!

 

Seemed very different at first, but I'm already liking it better. Very nice so far...

 

You use reply on right side of post you want to quote.

hqsec

 

Yes, I like it better also. Well done!

hqsec

 

Yeah....I understand that for single quote, and reply.

However, for multiple quote and reply to several members, that is the problem.

 

Thanks for all your effort!

It's really strange, but like you said, will be a learning curve for all of us...