27 replies to this topic

[PowerAdmin]

Not that going back to the old format is a possibility, as bandwidth usage created the need for the change, but it would be nice to get an idea of the reactions?

[strider]

   Looks more professional, nice job and thanks!   

[Charterdude]

Once I figure out how the site works...I'm sure that it will be better. Not sure how to differentiate between posts that I've already read. Any suggestions or am I just missing something here?

Well done!   

[Ray Darr]

Here we sit on the end of the runway, smoke belching from #1, #2 stuck in reverse, F/A's buzzing with probs in the back, ATC breathing down our neck...three on final....we're pressing a duty-time limitation....the MEL has us all confused...and NOW THIS??

I'm sitting here madly flipping the pages on the instruction manual frantically trying all these new buttons.  

At least the belts are fastened.  

Once I figure the splendor ahead of us all here I shall be most impressed.

Nice work, admins.



~Ray Darr

[Mitch Cronin]

[Mitch Cronin]

  Ahhhh... [insert thumb up here]  

  I'm with you on batteries though... cordless mouse and keyboard, and the mouse uses about twice as many batteries as the keyboard does! Hungry little blighters wot?

[Kip Powick]

Ya gotta have balls...That's what I have ...a LOGiTech TracKBall. The only way to go !!!

True story....each morning in CP Flt Ops in CP  the staff would ensure they were all fired up and ready for us daredevils. One morning we had a replacement girl firing up the computers and I was in for an early launch and saw her staring at a screen, looking rather perplexed.. I asked what the problem was and she said the "mouse was no good"

I asked for an explanation and she showed me.
She had run the mouse to edge of the "mousepad" and the cursor wasn't where she wanted it so she deduced that the "mouse was broken"

I picked up the mouse and replaced it on the top of the mouse pad and ran the cursor where she wanted it and she was truly amazed!!!
Said she didn't know you could do that>>>>

I often wondered if she had a computer at home......just sittin' there gathering dust    

[Maverick]

I really like the format except I can't figure out if there is a way to respond to a specific poster instead of the whole thread       

The smilies are cool though!!

[PilotsWife]

[Kip Powick]

[Jammed Balls]

Nice format, just a matter of getting used to it. I suspect that this format will be a little easier on the forum bandwidth as well.

~Balls

[DEFCON]

I wish I could say I like the change however, I'm probably somewhat resistant to change and I'll get used to the new format in time.

The last version of the Forum seemed to have a life to it that invited comment. When JW closed his Forum down the present admin initially competed for membership with another that used a format similar to the present. The old was the clear favorite?  

[Mitch Cronin]

I have to admit I had a preference for the old format, and I remember the "competition" you refer to (although there really was no contest)... But in the end, I'm convinced it's the folks who contribute that keep me coming back.

We've seen some fine contributors come and go over time... and most haven't gone far when they "go".... Every now and again, those folks who've made this a place worth sticking with remind us why it is we've stuck with it..... no matter what it looks like.

Or so sez I ... at the moment....          

[inchman]

I will miss the news clips.

I always entered via the home page to see the last 5 or so clips from the world of aviation.

[CanadaEH]

I like the new format, but I wonder if there's a way to change the look for it to resemble the old forum? I liked being able to respond to an individual post rather than the topic, with a quote refering to that post.

I get the feeling that people seem to be liking the new 'clickable smilies'. Eh Mitch?    

[Mitch Cronin]

Inchman...
Those news clips still exist on the home page at www.aeforum.net . ...you can still enter through that page. (i just verified that)

Yessir CanadaEH... I do like the clickable's , but I miss that green toothy grin guy. I also liked the response format of old... but this isn't so bad. All it takes is to put the name of who you're responding to at the top of your post and then it's understood.  

[ModerateChop]

I like the overall format, pretty well standard as forums go these days. What I don't like is the display colours, specifically the borders around each post, they are to dark and distract from the actual text. The text should stand out more than the forum borders.

I notice that when you type your reply in the reply box it displays the thread below without these borders. If the forum could be displayed this way it would make it a lot less distracting and much easier to read.

MC  

[Mitch Cronin]

Moderate Chop... I found changing the entire appearance is possible through "My Controls" (near the top of the page), and then "edit skins"... then select a different "skin"... there are 2 that look very similar to the default, and at least one (that I'm now using) that is quite different ... text does stand out nicely.