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  • #362
    12Phase
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,026 ✭✭✭12Phase


    anothernight wrote: »
    Google's Orkut comes to mind. At one point it was the main social media site in Brazil, and I think also popular in India. If you searched for anything Brazilian you were bound to be taken to one of Orkut's communities. It worked really well, until it was redesigned to be a crappy Facebook clone. Why? Because international audiences were using Facebook, which meant that surely Orkut had to be like Facebook. Within a few years it became the internet equivalent of a barren wasteland.

    Google+ which has largely been a total flop is another example of why attempting to clone Facebook, even with a MASSIVE audience like Google's Gmail subscriber base, is a bad idea.

    People use Twitter because it's Twitter, they use Facebook because it's Facebook, they're actually verbs at this stage.

    Boards.ie is Boards.ie .. it *IS* a forum. That's the whole point.

    I don't want a washing machine that does a half-arsed job of the hoovering. I'd prefer to use an actual hoover.


  • #363
    whatismyname
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,707 ✭✭✭whatismyname


    Omg! Call me slow, but I just found the legacy button. (Also thought I couldn't use it abroad).

    Yay, I can use boards again :-)


  • #364
    CelticRambler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,414 ✭✭✭CelticRambler


    bear1 wrote: »
    I do, if you are away from home, or at an airport with time to kill.

    If, yeah. But the percentage of my life that I spend away from home (without a laptop) and/or at an airport AND have time to be logging on to any internet community is tiny compared to my work and leisure hours spent in front of a proper screen.
    12Phase wrote:
    Not to mention that a huge % of browsing happens on mobile phones generally and they're getting bigger and bigger. My Nexus 6P is 5.7" display for example.

    Oh wow! 5.7" :eek: That's ... that's ... a whole 1" bigger than my phone ... or 10" smaller than my laptop, which is the smallest screen I use regularly, or 138" smaller than the screen I use for watching videos!

    I have no problem with people being happy to browse one tab at a time on a miniscule screen, but I resent being force fed 16pt font sizes by default and text boxes that take up only one quarter of the screen when my preference is for a display that's at least twice as wide as my head.

    It's not just Boards.ie - hundreds of websites are now optimised for mobile browsing (even to the extent of deliberately showing videos in portrait orientation :mad: ) with no attempt made to design for "old fashioned" computer users. That goes against the spirit - and definition - of responsive web design. I particularly liked Boards.ie because it seemed to have resisted the notion of changing for change's sake. Obviously that's no longer the case. :(


  • #365
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,808 ✭✭✭✭smash


    CelticRambler wrote: »
    It's not just Boards.ie - hundreds of websites are now optimised for mobile browsing
    Because the majority of web browsing comes from mobile devices.
    CelticRambler wrote: »
    with no attempt made to design for "old fashioned" computer users. That goes against the spirit - and definition - of responsive web design.
    That's just laziness


  • #366
    12Phase
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,026 ✭✭✭12Phase


    CelticRambler wrote: »
    Oh wow! 5.7" :eek: That's ... that's ... a whole 1" bigger than my phone ... or 10" smaller than my laptop, which is the smallest screen I use regularly, or 138" smaller than the screen I use for watching videos!

    It's all about convenience and pixel density and good eye sight.

    I carry a 15" MacBook Pro for working on but, for basic browsing and posting this display is perfectly adequate.

    The 142" phones are a bit of a nightmare to carry tbh.


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  • #367
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,046 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I like it enough to not mind.. Full width makes a huge difference though. I get the look they're going for but I messed around with the css and got it looking far nicer and more readable in about 3 minutes. Oversized icons and not enough definition takes away from it.


  • #368
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,046 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Extra post since the edit button doesn't work..

    Reddit is upping their game. Lots of the bigger subs have gotten pretty decent design..

    https://www.reddit.com/r/showerthoughts
    https://www.reddit.com/r/drupal/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/books/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/motorcycles/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/

    Especially books.. Lots of room in reddit for customization and I guess it's just going to get better. Add in RES and Reddit Flattener and I think the whole site has a great look.


  • #369
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,808 ✭✭✭✭smash


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Extra post since the edit button doesn't work..

    Reddit is upping their game. Lots of the bigger subs have gotten pretty decent design..

    https://www.reddit.com/r/showerthoughts
    https://www.reddit.com/r/drupal/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/books/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/motorcycles/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/

    Especially books.. Lots of room in reddit for customization and I guess it's just going to get better. Add in RES and Reddit Flattener and I think the whole site has a great look.

    So much inconsistency... It's like myspace and bebo all over again! :(


  • #370
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    Deleted User wrote: »
    https://www.reddit.com/r/showerthoughts
    https://www.reddit.com/r/drupal/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/books/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/motorcycles/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/

    Especially books.. Lots of room in reddit for customization and I guess it's just going to get better. Add in RES and Reddit Flattener and I think the whole site has a great look.

    They're awful.


  • #371
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,160 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I certainly wouldn't use Reddit as a benchmark for any redesign! :pac:


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  • #372
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 26,920 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    smash wrote: »
    So much inconsistency... It's like myspace and bebo all over again! :(

    The inconsistency comes from the fact that subreddits can have their own custom CSS, I believe.


  • #373
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,611 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


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  • #374
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,046 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    smash wrote: »
    Deleted User wrote: »
    Extra post since the edit button doesn't work..

    Reddit is upping their game. Lots of the bigger subs have gotten pretty decent design..

    https://www.reddit.com/r/showerthoughts
    https://www.reddit.com/r/drupal/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/books/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/motorcycles/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/

    Especially books.. Lots of room in reddit for customization and I guess it's just going to get better. Add in RES and Reddit Flattener and I think the whole site has a great look.

    So much inconsistency... It's like myspace and bebo all over again! :(
    You can disable all of them if you prefer consistency.
    I stop in on about 20 subs a day and I like that they're so different so I know where I am when I'm flicking through lots of tabs. Most boards users just go on AH so it's not much of an issue.


    Anyways, back to this boards skin. I'm starting to dislike it more.. I'm not sure how to multi-quote or edit posts.


  • #375
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 26,920 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Download the Reddit Enhancement Suite and it becomes a much nicer experience. I really can't stand looking at vanilla Reddit on a desktop. It's utterly horrible.


  • #376
    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,252 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    Its interesting that despite the negativity of users that Management haven't come online to allay any fears we might have over the way the site is going.
    All we've seen are announcements and bug fixes.

    Seems to be a case of "push on regardless " and hope people keep using the site.


  • #377
    CelticRambler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,414 ✭✭✭CelticRambler


    In the footer, the link "Beta" has changed to "Responsive" ... which currently seems to be anything but. :confused:

    Or is it being really clever and responding to my desire to have the old style site? :pac:

    Edit: OK, I'm really confused now - there's the Touch site, the Responsive site, the Full site and the Legacy site ... :confused::confused: ... but one can mean another depending on what order you click them ...

    I think I'll just go and listen to the death notices on Radio na Gaeltachta for a while to settle my aged nerves. :pac:


  • #378
    RayM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,973 ✭✭✭RayM


    Ximena Old Sarcasm wrote: »
    Its interesting that despite the negativity of users that Management haven't come online to allay any fears we might have over the way the site is going.
    All we've seen are announcements and bug fixes.

    Seems to be a case of "push on regardless " and hope people keep using the site.

    They are going to be disappointed. Very disappointed. There might not be a sudden mass exodus, in protest at their foolishness, but people will drift away, post less, visit less... and the site will die.


  • #379
    whatismyname
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,707 ✭✭✭whatismyname


    RayM wrote: »
    They are going to be disappointed. Very disappointed. There might not be a sudden mass exodus, in protest at their foolishness, but people will drift away, post less, visit less... and the site will die.

    I agree.

    Managed to get back to the standard site, but when I had to use that other new horrible thing it just felt like way more effort than it is worth, and I for one am not sure I could be bothered with it when the time comes, which is a shame.


  • #380
    franklyon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 617 ✭✭✭franklyon


    If this goes through this site will become the new Bebo.
    P.S I am abroad and the legacy site is working just fine.


  • #381
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 21,534 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    CelticRambler wrote: »
    In the footer, the link "Beta" has changed to "Responsive" ... which currently seems to be anything but. :confused:

    Or is it being really clever and responding to my desire to have the old style site? :pac:
    This is my gripe with all this "responsive" sh!te we're being fed these days. This, and any other site that claims this property is actually anything but.


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  • #382
    whatismyname
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,707 ✭✭✭whatismyname


    franklyon wrote: »
    P.S I am abroad and the legacy site is working just fine.

    Same here, although had thought otherwise from what others had said, so very glad to be back to normal.


  • #383
    Maximus Alexander
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,080 ✭✭✭✭Maximus Alexander


    You're playing into their hands by describing it as the legacy site. They've already got you.


  • #384
    Mesrine65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,949 ✭✭✭Mesrine65


    Maybe an organized 24 hour abstinence from the forum for all boardsies who disagree with the newly proposed format would force managements hand?


  • #385
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    Mesrine65 wrote: »
    Maybe an organized 24 hour abstinence from the forum for all boardsies who disagree with the newly proposed format would force managements hand?

    Like a strike? Will we have a picket line?


  • #386
    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,255 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    "So they marched day and night, by the big boardsie tower.

    They have the thanks, but we have the power"

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



  • #387
    Mesrine65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,949 ✭✭✭Mesrine65


    El Weirdo wrote: »
    Like a strike? Will we have a picket line?
    Sure go on why not, we can link arms in the spirit of solidarity & sing 'We Shall Overcome' :pac::pac::pac:


  • #388
    the_barfly1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 578 ✭✭✭the_barfly1


    Site is horrendous now on my preferred browsing method- full site on opera mobile using single column view. Can't escape beta no matter what I try. It's fine on desktop because I can use legacy, but on mobile, it's awful. I've to scroll back up to top to change page, have no thanks button or even a 'first unread' option. "my threads" doesn't load. There's ads everywhere. Whatever happened to "if it ain't broke..."?
    I'm mainly a lurker, but I imagine I'll be doing most of my lurking on reddit henceforth. Pity.


  • #389
    RayM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,973 ✭✭✭RayM


    Mesrine65 wrote: »
    Sure go on why not, we can link arms in the spirit of solidarity & sing 'We Shall Overcome' :pac::pac::pac:

    And anyone who continues posting will forever be known as a scab.


  • #390
    Wonzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 100 ✭✭Wonzy


    Seriously it looks completely tacky and makes the site look cheap and doesn't look professional at all, its like something from 1998. It is truly awful. I'd say someone who never used or heard of boards before would probably think it's a scam site by going onto it.

    I've seen people in college in first year design css layouts a thousand times better this. The font, the whiteness, the overall layout between threads on the homepage looks like a teenager did it in his spare time

    The whiteness, the font, it looks horrendous and your straining to see anything

    Why try to fix something that's not broken?


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  • #391
    Esel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,471 ✭✭✭✭Esel
    Not Your Ornery Onager


    Wonzy wrote: »
    Seriously it looks completely tacky and makes the site look cheap and doesn't look professional at all, its like something from 1998. It is truly awful.

    I've seen people in college in first year design css layouts a thousand times better this. The font, the whiteness, the overall layout between threads on the homepage looks like a teenager did it in his spare time

    Maybe a bit of nepotism going on?

    Not your ornery onager



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