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They've killed the legacy skin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Harry Palmr · 2019-01-07 11:55:20

What the hell is all this white space?! Is anyone else using the old school platform now staring on in horror or do I need to log off and on again?

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#52 07-01-2019 2:28pm

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Harry Palmr wrote: »

What happens if I click Responsive Site?

Where's the option for responsive site? I'm curious now.

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#53 07-01-2019 2:37pm

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m.boards.ie for life.

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#54 07-01-2019 2:46pm

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As if January wasnt difficult enough.

Now I cant find anything, the site LOOKS terrible.

So much white space. So many extra mouse clicks.

So bleedin obvious youre on boards.ie.

Ugh.

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#55 07-01-2019 2:59pm

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Horrible Shyte ...I want my “Cloud” skin back..can’t find it anywhere.

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#56 07-01-2019 3:00pm

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On this new skin I’ve been kicked over to, what do you think is the first tab? “Talk to”....it’s a commercial decision to abandon the old skin. Lead the sheep to the pen.

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#57 07-01-2019 3:03pm

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Didn't mention the coders. I presume whoever signed off on the design was part of the management team aka the top brass, the bigwigs, head honchos etc etc

Wibbs wrote: »

TBH I'd not blame the coders PM, more the management. A fish rots from the head. The usual thing of change for change's sake. To make it appear like management is doing something. Same with the reduction of the entire discussion part of the site to two(more like one) dropdown menus, with the resultant die off of many forums.

Just remember 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42

Harry Palmr wrote: »

What happens if I click Responsive Site?

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#58 07-01-2019 3:13pm

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Hey guys, there is a thread open in Help Desk about this change but I might as well update you here as well seeing as you are talking about it.

1. Anyone who was on the White forum skin or Boards.ie Beta forum skin should have remained on those skins. Something seems to have gone awry so we're looking into getting that back for people asap.

2. The 'Edit Option' to change skins was removed purposely this morning while we were making this change. Once we have found the issue with the above skins, I can reinstate the choices (now a much shorter list) so you can find a skin that suits you (White, Boards.ie Beta or forum default).

3. To lessen the amount of blank or unused space on the page you can switch on 'Full width' and 'Cosy mode' in the Appearance Settings here: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/profile.php?do=appearancesettings

4. As mentioned by Ste- already (thank you) you can disable the Sticky header in the Appearance Settings as well.

5. Slightly off-topic but it needs to be said - the responsive site as it stands now will never be forced upon anyone.

If you have any more questions, feel free to post them in the Help Desk thread.

How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site

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#59 07-01-2019 3:18pm

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I don't like it.

Am I even posting in this thread?

Halp.

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#60 07-01-2019 3:20pm

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Is the simpsons skin still working?

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#61 07-01-2019 3:28pm

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Mine seems to have gone back to normal again.

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#62 07-01-2019 3:29pm

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Back to normal now thankfully. If the VB skin or whatever name it has is ever gotten rid of that'll be me done with the site.

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#63 07-01-2019 3:35pm

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Oh no, mine hasn't gone back. I think it's because I stupidly clicked on responsive site before going back to legacy and now I'll never have my green skin back

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#64 07-01-2019 3:36pm

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now never change again!

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#65 07-01-2019 3:37pm

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yeah the trusty old BIE skin is dead, cos apparently that's the kind of change this place needs the most

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#66 07-01-2019 3:37pm

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Here's what mine looks like

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#67 07-01-2019 3:41pm

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Touch site on phone for lyfe lads n lassies...

I can't remember the last time I viewed Board's on my desktop tbh...

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#68 07-01-2019 4:08pm

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Ahorseofaman wrote: »

Horrible Shyte ...I want my “Cloud” skin back..can’t find it anywhere.

It was the skin of kings, we shall all mourn it greatly.

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#69 07-01-2019 4:15pm

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Back to normal thankfully, same as Johnny Dogs.

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#70 07-01-2019 5:00pm

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2. The 'Edit Option' to change skins was removed purposely this morning while we were making this change. Once we have found the issue with the above skins, I can reinstate the choices (now a much shorter list) so you can find a skin that suits you (White, Boards.ie Beta or forum default).

Seriously who thought that was a good idea without altering the announcement of the change from December

I wasted a fair amount of time looking for it and got stuck on the responsive site for a while

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#71 07-01-2019 10:18pm

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m.boards.ie gone to sh1te now too. Might just be the push I need to quit. Though the weather forum..... Ar$e

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#72 08-01-2019 12:08am

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kenmc wrote: »

m.boards.ie gone to sh1te now too. Might just be the push I need to quit. Though the weather forum..... Ar$e

It's the best and simplest out of them all but no adds, maybe that's why?

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#73 08-01-2019 12:39am

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Has the old m.boards.ie site gone now? It doesn't seem to be working and the touch site seems to have taken its place. It's fussy and complicated, the simple mobile site was a dream to use and navigate.

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#74 08-01-2019 12:57am

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I used to happily use the m.boards.ie site but it now redirects to the desktop site

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#75 08-01-2019 2:30am

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There are Chrome Firefox extensions that add styles to websites.. Maybe a few of the web devs on here, including myself, should create a good look for one of the site's skins.

Would there be much uptake I wonder?

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#76 08-01-2019 8:57am

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Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Has the old m.boards.ie site gone now? It doesn't seem to be working and the touch site seems to have taken its place. It's fussy and complicated, the simple mobile site was a dream to use and navigate.

If it is gone I probably won't use boards half as much. I have tried the other formats and they just don't well or don't suit me. m.boards was/is superb to use on a hand-held device.

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#77 08-01-2019 9:04am

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oneilla wrote: »

I used to happily use the m.boards.ie site but it now redirects to the desktop site

Works fine for me?

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#78 08-01-2019 9:08am

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fred funk }{ wrote: »

If it is gone I probably won't use boards half as much. I have tried the other formats and they just don't well or don't suit me. m.boards was/is superb to use on a hand-held device.

Yeah same, the m.boards.ie layout was brilliant, so easy to use.

I can't read the desktop site as easily on my phone.

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#79 08-01-2019 9:19am

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M.boards wasn't supposed to be removed but removal of skins seems to have caused it not to work for some users. We're looking at this today to see what's happened and how we can fix it.

How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site

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#80 08-01-2019 9:26am

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fred funk }{ wrote: »

If it is gone I probably won't use boards half as much. I have tried the other formats and they just don't well or don't suit me. m.boards was/is superb to use on a hand-held device.

It really was. Whenever I was on Boards on my phone it was with that skin. It was brilliantly suited to the small screen. The touch site displays less info and is far more clunky. I honestly would end up using the site less as it just wouldn't be as easy to use if that interface was removed. It'd be a site I'd only visit when on a desktop machine.

Boards.ie: Niamh wrote: »

M.boards wasn't supposed to be removed but removal of skins seems to have caused it not to work for some users. We're looking at this today to see what's happened and how we can fix it.

Please don't kill it for the foreseeable future.

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#81 08-01-2019 9:30am

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Missing the m.boards.ie too. The front page still loads but when I click any threads it loads the full version

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#82 08-01-2019 10:11am

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Boards.ie: Niamh wrote: »

M.boards wasn't supposed to be removed but removal of skins seems to have caused it not to work for some users. We're looking at this today to see what's happened and how we can fix it.

Ah great stuff, glad to hear it.

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#83 08-01-2019 10:21am

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Boards.ie: Niamh wrote: »

M.boards wasn't supposed to be removed but removal of skins seems to have caused it not to work for some users. We're looking at this today to see what's happened and how we can fix it.

You guys really need to get a better test & deployment system in place if that's the case. Better still roll back the broken changes and do some testing on a shadow site, and only then, when it's all working, roll it out to the main

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#84 08-01-2019 11:28am

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Used legacy skin with "dark or black" theme for years.

New skin set to dark at the moment.
Text is just not clear enough. And i like black backgrounds so the light option for the new skin is no option.

And for that reason i have gone the "read all new posts" in 1 go more in the last month than in all those years before.
Cant be arsed to strain my eyes

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#85 08-01-2019 5:34pm

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M.boards.ie should be back working for you all now. Thanks for your patience.

How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site

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#86 10-01-2019 11:52am

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I'm sorry but that responsive site is just awful. I tried it on my phone and honestly if that becomes the default option, I doubt I'll be using boards much.

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#87 10-01-2019 11:59am

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Boards.ie: Niamh wrote: »

5. Slightly off-topic but it needs to be said - the responsive site as it stands now will never be forced upon anyone.

EdgeCase wrote: »

I'm sorry but that responsive site is just awful. I tried it on my phone and honestly if that becomes the default option, I doubt I'll be using boards much.

As I said earlier, no one will ever be forced to use the current responsive site. It will not become the default option.

How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site

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#88 10-01-2019 12:08pm

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Boards.ie: Niamh wrote: »

As I said earlier, no one will ever be forced to use the current responsive site. It will not become the default option.

Isn't the responsive site still the default option when logging in from outside of Ireland? It certainly was for quite some time.

Also, if the responsive site is not the default, then why call the version most people use the "Legacy Site"?

A "legacy" option suggests something that is an older variant but not the current default.

Lots of confusing terminology around this, tbh.

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#89 10-01-2019 12:21pm

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Very sorry to have confused you. You are correct, responsive was the default site when logging in outside Ireland for a time. It is not any more specifically because a lot of people didn't want to use it and it was also causing some issues at times.

If we start changing the names that we and everyone else are used to now, things are likely to get even more confusing to be honest so the names will stay as they are.

How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site

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#90 13-05-2019 2:39pm

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I can't turn the legacy skin back on... I can click the link at the top or bottom of the page, but it won't load... Agghhhhhh

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#91 13-05-2019 2:57pm

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Every now and then I turn on the Responsive Site to see if it's gotten any better.

No, it has not.

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#92 13-05-2019 2:57pm

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I stupidly switched back to Responsive to see if it was as bad as I remember (it is) and now I'm also stuck on it...

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#93 13-05-2019 2:59pm

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MY GOD!!!

Everybody - stop clicking on things!!!

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#94 13-05-2019 3:02pm

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Ah ****. I'm trying to change back to Legacy and it's not letting me.

The end is nigh.

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#95 13-05-2019 3:22pm

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If you clear the cookies from your browser, that should sort you all out.

How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site

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#96 13-05-2019 3:22pm

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....... wrote: »

MY GOD!!!

Everybody - stop clicking on things!!!

I want to click the responsive site
I want to click the responsive site
I want to click the responsive site
I want to click the responsive site
I want to click the responsive site
I want to click the responsive site
:pac:

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#97 13-05-2019 3:30pm

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Harry Palmr wrote: »

I want to click the responsive site
I want to click the responsive site
I want to click the responsive site
I want to click the responsive site
I want to click the responsive site
I want to click the responsive site
:pac:

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#98 16-10-2020 6:50am

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How do I select the mobile site on phone? Seems to keep defaulting to the desktop site.

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#99 16-10-2020 6:52am

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PeterDuggan wrote: »

How do I select the mobile site on phone? Seems to keep defaulting to the desktop site.

Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on touch site.

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