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Would you support another boards.ie migration to a more functional platform (XenForo)?

  • 02-05-2022 08:00PM
    #1
    [Deleted User]
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    Would you support another boards.ie migration to a more functional platform (XenForo)? 71 votes

    Yes, Vanilla has drained the soul out of boards.ie
    52%
    jmccPsygnosisDacelonidsiodajordataCycloniusdubrovAbusesToiletscallaway92Cookie_Monstersydthebeatchiefwiggumshanec1928boardiseMike LitorissporinaMerlinSouthDubquestionmark?thefishoneAtlantic Dawn 37 votes
    Who is XenForo? I'm indifferent, the old platform wasn't great, but neither is this one
    12%
    GerardKeatingdmeehanApiaristcereberuscj maxxUbbquittiousAlex86Eire[Deleted User]KLF 9 votes
    I'm familiar with XenForo and understand it's the most well equipped community software available. You have my vote
    5%
    wiz569Sephiroth_dudeWestWicklow1IamMe33 4 votes
    Vanilla is adequate, though I do find the site more difficult to negotiate, it seems less user friendly and interactive than before
    5%
    Riesen_MealGumboNeitherJohnXLR 8 4 votes
    I understand boards.ie have limited resources, the probability of another migration is low so although it's a pity, I'm accustomed to boards.ie's step backwards in functionality.
    18%
    SpearBorzoi[Deleted User]Zhaneongaritefran38[Deleted User]wench[Deleted User]nileyantfinCptMonkeyCreadanLady 13 votes
    Boards.ie acts like the nervous system for Ireland. Steps should be put in place to ensure transition to the optimal community platform so continuity and a strong user base is assured..... less discuss potential funding options!
    5%
    TigerbabyNorderburseEconomics101[Deleted User] 4 votes


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Comments

  • #2
    cuttingtimber22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,325 ✭✭✭cuttingtimber22


    can you give me more information on the platform you suggest? When will the migration happen? Who will pay for it?



  • #3
    sam t smith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,453 ✭✭✭sam t smith


    I fear the site would likely end up less functional than it currently is if the same boards.ie team were to be responsible for the new migration.



  • #4
    EmmetSpiceland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,832 ✭✭✭✭EmmetSpiceland


    If there’s another migration can there be “dark mode” so we don’t have to listen to angry nerds, continually, whinging about it?

    EmmetSpiceland: Oft imitated but never bettered.

    “It is not blood that makes you Irish but a willingness to be part of the Irish nation” - Thomas Davis



  • #5
    MEGA BRO WOLF 5000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,775 ✭✭✭✭MEGA BRO WOLF 5000


    Yes, Vanilla has drained the soul out of boards.ie

    How many months in are we now and the site is still trash on desktop and unusable on mobile despite many band aids stuck over it to make it less crap, which is exactly why old boards was put in the bin.

    Remember the good old days when your click on a thread, it would load instantly and drop you off where you left off...no scrolling up and down, actually being able to quote people very easily even on mobile...aah memories.



  • #6
    banie01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,840 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119007077#Comment_119007077

    Dark mode? Like this?

    IMG_20220502_202903.jpg




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  • #7
    CalamariFritti
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,305 ✭✭✭CalamariFritti


    I think the desktop site is quite alright. I don't think its really worse than the old simply a little different and people just don't like change. People like what they're used to.

    Can't speak for the mobile site cos I never use it but I believe its not great.



  • #8
    EmmetSpiceland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,832 ✭✭✭✭EmmetSpiceland


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119007094#Comment_119007094

    Could you throw that up in the “Feedback” thread? There’s still a few griping about it over there.

    EmmetSpiceland: Oft imitated but never bettered.

    “It is not blood that makes you Irish but a willingness to be part of the Irish nation” - Thomas Davis



  • #9
    mrcheez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,275 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119007088#Comment_119007088

    'member when you could search a thread? I 'member.



  • #10
    MEGA BRO WOLF 5000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,775 ✭✭✭✭MEGA BRO WOLF 5000


    Yes, Vanilla has drained the soul out of boards.ie
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119007116#Comment_119007116

    Pepperidge farm remembers.



  • #11
    banie01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,840 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119007112#Comment_119007112

    I'm fairly sure I have it in there from last May/June but I'll add it over there again.

    But in case anyone here wants it? It's a chrome setting. Accessed as follows.

    Enter chrome://flags/ on your browser enter dark in the search box and switch auto dark mode to enabled

    IMG_20220502_203629.jpg




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  • #12
    Dempo1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,109 ✭✭✭✭Dempo1


    I never use the desktop site and personally find the mobile site fine apart from the way adverts are positioned, almost feels like click baiting as too easy to click on, this said I understand adverts keep the site going.

    Is maith an scáthán súil charad.




  • #13
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119007104#Comment_119007104

    I'm with you. I also think the site is good. I can read a thread and come back when new posts are made and it will automatically go to the last unread post. Quoting a piece of someone post is a bit different than previous but can still be done but not as neat as old boards.ie, Just to point out I am desktop version. Another feature that is missing from previous is deleting a post, but apart from that as I said already I find the new site good.

    I agree though Vanilla is no where near as feature rich as Xenforo. For those who don't know any site running that software. Check out https://www.overclock.net/



  • #14
    MEGA BRO WOLF 5000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,775 ✭✭✭✭MEGA BRO WOLF 5000


    Yes, Vanilla has drained the soul out of boards.ie

    Holy crap, that site is lightning quick to use.



  • #15
    thesandeman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,158 ✭✭✭✭thesandeman


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119007141#Comment_119007141

    Doesn't work for me. It just makes the top part of the screen dark but not the rest ☹️

    Screenshot_2022-05-02-21-22-57-346_com.android.chrome.jpg




  • #16
    ocallagh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,141 ✭✭✭ocallagh


    This is not a very balanced poll!

    I find the current platform reliable, easy to use. It's a simple discussion forum and it works.. another migration would be painful for all concerned I think.



  • #17
    machaseh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 803 ✭✭✭machaseh


    Please migrate this forum. The current lay out is a confusing disaster.



  • #18
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,597 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    Yes, Vanilla has drained the soul out of boards.ie

    The new platform is pretty terrible, but nowhere near as terrible as the attitude the staff and owners have had about the move. You need to sort that out first, and good luck doing it.



  • #19
    FobleAsNuck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 801 ✭✭✭FobleAsNuck


    zj9NBv1[1].png

    this is epic 😂

    [ x ] people are leaving every day due to stupid decisions and stuborness of the team



  • #20
    riclad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,184 ✭✭✭riclad


    I see no problem with the present design, except there should be a dark mode, I can't see the point of moving to a new platform. I have never been annoyed by ads on boards ie



  • #21
    EmmetSpiceland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,832 ✭✭✭✭EmmetSpiceland


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119008166#Comment_119008166

    And what is that, for those of us who don’t speak nerd?

    EmmetSpiceland: Oft imitated but never bettered.

    “It is not blood that makes you Irish but a willingness to be part of the Irish nation” - Thomas Davis



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  • #22
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 42,970 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    Yes, Vanilla has drained the soul out of boards.ie

    Lack of visible, quick moderation has killed boards



  • #23
    blackbox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,071 ✭✭✭blackbox


    I don't know anything about possible alternatives. In reality I have only got 2 major issues with the last migration:

    1. It is very slow for a page to open - I suspect that there must be multiple handshakes going on based on a similar experience with a SAP installation.

    2. The search function is terrible.



  • #24
    sergioaguero
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 190 ✭✭sergioaguero


    Yes, Vanilla has drained the soul out of boards.ie

    new site is a pile pf crap in all fairness, cant even view the soccer threads ffs



  • #25
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I understand boards.ie have limited resources, the probability of another migration is low so although it's a pity, I'm accustomed to boards.ie's step backwards in functionality.

    Boards was dying before the migration. And the functionality of the present site is fine. Not wonderful, not awful.

    Another migration would likely kill the site entirely.

    OP.. would have been nice to have a vote option that wasn't so negatively biased.



  • #26
    EmmetSpiceland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,832 ✭✭✭✭EmmetSpiceland


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119008674#Comment_119008674

    It’s just a shame that those who want it to die, and are delighting in it, don’t just leave and let the ones who are happy, as can be, with how it is keep enjoying it as best they can.

    EmmetSpiceland: Oft imitated but never bettered.

    “It is not blood that makes you Irish but a willingness to be part of the Irish nation” - Thomas Davis



  • #27
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I understand boards.ie have limited resources, the probability of another migration is low so although it's a pity, I'm accustomed to boards.ie's step backwards in functionality.

    I don't get the hate TBH. Can I post to a thread? Yup. Can I quote passages? Yup. Can I thank a post or ignore a poster? Yup. The rest is just wrapping. The site itself is relatively stable, and has improved a lot (recently) in terms of speed, refreshing or slowdowns.

    Honestly, I never used most of the functionality of the old site, except for once in a blue moon. An easier way to multi-quote would be nice, but.. not a big thing.



  • #28
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    no i'm used to the new format now, still a bit glitchy....but much better than at the start of the transition, leave it be i say



  • #29
    Earthhorse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,717 ✭✭✭✭Earthhorse


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119008742#Comment_119008742

    Two big things I miss:

    1) Being able to view my subscribed threads. There are notifications instead, which are very noisy. I used to enjoy posting in a few threads and keeping track of my interactions that way. Now it's not so smooth.

    2) Being able to see users posts. A fun way to discover threads I might be interested in was to click on profiles of users I liked to see what they were posting. It brought me to discussions I wouldn't have discovered otherwise. Miss that.



  • #30
    the_pen_turner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,693 ✭✭✭the_pen_turner


    Yes, Vanilla has drained the soul out of boards.ie

    personnaly i would support it but im not sure if it would work.

    there are bigger issues like people not posting or creating new threads etc that need solving first.

    vanilla is ok , but its far from perfect. if its this or no boards then i would choose this.



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  • #31
    FobleAsNuck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 801 ✭✭✭FobleAsNuck


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119008525#Comment_119008525

    Right click => View Page Source

    This is what is being loaded each time a page is refreshed.

    Whatever backend Boards is using, is built against best practices in building websites. But there's more :) Moneysavingexperts forums is also built on top of the same engine (Vanilla) and guess what? It doesn't need so much crap loaded in the background.



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