Now that the dust has completely settled, what do you think of the new forums?

vaggar99

Okay folks, time to agitate the hive a little. Most of us know that the format of the PJ forums was completely revamped early this year. It was not well received. Many threatened to leave the forums and even the TC altogether. Some actually followed through on the threat.
But, it seems to me that most of the issues that people had were fixed over time and we now have a pretty damn good message board. Or do we? Thats what I hope to find out with this poll!

bootlegger10

Get Right! The new format is an improvement over the old.

Works great for me. Like it.

pdalowsky

Indifference. The new format is no better or no worse than the old.

Like the new forum but I didn't dislike the old. Both work great for me

RKCNDY

I miss being able to "search users' posts"...like, I will remember a certain member that started a thread, but I don't remember the title, just some hilarious comment they made, and I can't find it easily anymore.

I like that the new board lets you embed YT videos and post larger pictures...but that's about it.

elwayvedder

just happy we still have a common place where we can all share our passions with each other. I fancy some aspects of the new boards and miss some from the old. At the end of the day, I'm just glad we are all still here

ItIsAllAboutPJ

Indifference. The new format is no better or no worse than the old.

elwayvedder said:

just happy we still have a common place where we can all share our passions with each other. I fancy some aspects of the new boards and miss some from the old. At the end of the day, I'm just glad we are all still here

+1

jlaustin

Indifference. The new format is no better or no worse than the old.

ItIsAllAboutPJ said:

elwayvedder said:

just happy we still have a common place where we can all share our passions with each other. I fancy some aspects of the new boards and miss some from the old. At the end of the day, I'm just glad we are all still here

+1

+2

Mike D88

Indifference. The new format is no better or no worse than the old.

I'm still partial to vB forums--vB3 was probably as good as message boards will ever get--but the real priority was having a user friendly forum again. I can live with what we have now, the change just could have been executed better.

PJ_Soul

Indifference. The new format is no better or no worse than the old.

It's just fine. It is worse than the old forum, but indifference is the closest option for me. There are a few things that were better on the old forum - you could delete posts, you could edit PMs and see if sent ones had been read, and the constant email notifications are awful now (had to turn them off) - but for the most part, it's just fine. One thing i don't get is why the huge ugly sidebar is the default view. Why not make the view without the ridiculous sidebar the default? Because it's clearly the better view, and it is not obvious to newcomers how you get rid of it. But these are petty issues. The main point is who participates in the forums..... the new format sure drove a lot of people away. It surprises me how many felt so profoundly affected by a change in the appearance of a message board.

hedonist

PJ_Soul said:

But these are petty issues. The main point is who participates in the forums..... the new format sure drove a lot of people away. It surprises me how many felt so profoundly affected by a change in the appearance of a message board.

Yes and yes! I'll admit it took me a bit getting used to but that was on this old dog.

Works / used fine by me.

HesCalledDyer

Indifference. The new format is no better or no worse than the old.

There are certain improvements and there are certain things I miss having. But it works, and that's good enough for me!

PJfanwillneverleave1

Indifference. The new format is no better or no worse than the old.

PJ_Soul said:

Why not make the view without the ridiculous sidebar the default? Because it's clearly the better view, and it is not obvious to newcomers how you get rid of it.

I always forget to click on the grey bar that separates the two. But when I do, man what a difference.

HesCalledDyer

Indifference. The new format is no better or no worse than the old.

PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Why not make the view without the ridiculous sidebar the default? Because it's clearly the better view, and it is not obvious to newcomers how you get rid of it.

I always forget to click on the grey bar that separates the two. But when I do, man what a difference.

Far from a newcomer and holy hell I never once even recognized this!! Mind = blown. (It's the little things in life, ya know?!)

gimmesometruth27

Indifference. The new format is no better or no worse than the old.

this incarnation of the new board is better than the white page of death. it drove a lot of people away, and i think the community kind of suffers a bit as a result, but in the end the forum is about the people who use it and the community that we find within it. it is what we make it, and we get out of it what we want to get out of it.

hedonist

gimmesometruth27 said:

this incarnation of the new board is better than the white page of death. it drove a lot of people away, and i think the community kind of suffers a bit as a result, but in the end the forum is about the people who use it and the community that we find within it. it is what we make it, and we get out of it what we want to get out of it.

And then some.

I like the surprises, even if in hindsight.

steeler4life

I always hear about how there was a big change in the format of the forums but I'm too new to have seen the difference. What was so different about them?

toandfor

i remember being annoyed, but I honestly can't remember what the old version even looked like

goldrush

Indifference. The new format is no better or no worse than the old.

I like this version, but I also liked the old version too. There isn't actually anything I miss about the old one (I hardly ever used PMs or searched other user's posts etc) but I understand why sites need to be updated/revamped. The only grievance I have is that the shitstorm of negativity that surrounded the initial change drove some people away; it could have been handled better

HesCalledDyer

Indifference. The new format is no better or no worse than the old.

My whole thing with the "change drove people away" is that if a new look on the forum is enough to make people stop using it, those people have bigger problems in life than how a message board looks could ever fix.

vaggar99

Get Right! The new format is an improvement over the old.

HesCalledDyer said:

My whole thing with the "change drove people away" is that if a new look on the forum is enough to make people stop using it, those people have bigger problems in life than how a message board looks could ever fix.

yeah, probably true

ldent42

Indifference. The new format is no better or no worse than the old.

meh.

The embedded pix and video is the best part.