Posted: 4/1/2008 1:11:43 PM EDT
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I really do not like the new categorized listings feature. This "upgrade" certainly has it's use and should be kept but I would like to see the site revert to the old format as the default view. For example, no one will see this poll in Active Topics unless they select Tech Support intentionally and how often does anyone do that? |
YES. it must revert to old style. or instead of doing ONE forum at a time, i can have a checkbox to select all of the forums i want to show up! edit: as of right now arfcom is useless to me. i cannot browse in the manner i am accustomed. im a sad penguin. time to go do something other then arfcom. ..... it has been years since i have done something other then arfcom. im screwed. |
HERE'S A THOUGHT: HAVE ACTIVE TOPICS ONLY SHOW 1 PAGE OF THE MOST RECENT ACTIVE TOPICS ACROSS ALL FORUMS... I could care less to see 3 pages in 'General' if I'm missing everything that's going on in 'AR15', etc... |
This is definitely a decision made to benefit the few over the many. If there's such a strain on the servers, buy more servers with the money we pay. We want to see ALL ACTIVE TOPICS and ALL MY ACTIVE TOPICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| The new active topics categories are ok, but the old system was better. If I want to see what is being talked about in the Handgun forums, I'll click on the individual sections (Beretta, Wheelguns, etc...) I liked being able to see what was being talked about on the whole board. |
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I liked the old system better, but I have another question. In the "My Active Topics", did the "+" and "-" button used to be there before the upgrade? (ETA: I guess I meant only the "-" symbol. Wouldn't make sense to have the "+" in "My Active Topics", but you get the idea.) If it was, I don't remember it. That option I would really like, but so far anyway, it doesn't seem to work for me. It would be nice to get some threads out of "My Active Topics", such as dedicated EE feedback threads and the "how to post an avatar" thread. Or maybe there's a way to do this that I didn't know about? ETA #2: Nevermind, just saw there's a dedicated thread to this one. |
here: www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=75&t=693539&page=2
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Thanks. I had not seen that thread. |
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how many people bought lifetime team memberships? how many people renew their team memberships yearly? membership revenue + advertising revenue + dealer/industry partner revenue = SHIT TON OF REVENUE. the only reason i pay for membership is the "my active topics" button which is now totally fucked. here's an idea, force the leeches on the site (non-paying members) to use this "new" style bullshit active topics, and let the PAY members use it the way it was intended and how it was when we PAID to join... then when all the non-paying members pony up the cash... upgrade the servers... problem solved. |
If I wasn't a small-time mod, I wouldn't pay for the functionality the new AT/MAT offers. And additionally, I really have to be suspect of the "system resources" this system is saving, considering that now everyone has to make 3 or 4 queries as opposed to one, and they - for some reason - go back years. |
Well, what you have to realize is that what GoatBoy did is not intended to reduce the total amount of computing power required to run the site. He simply is segmenting the site so that he can distribute the load more. So yes, today the site likely uses just as much computing resources responding to search queries as it did before, but there is more beef behind the site to handle the load so long as it is distributed in this manner. Again this assumes I understand correctly what GB did. He may have done something different. Personally I don't like this new format either and I think this can be done better. I suspect GoatBoy's longer term plans WILL improve upon this but in the meantime I will probably let my membership expire. I have no desire to re-up membership given the new architecture in addition to my displeasure with some of the moderation. |
I don't think that the massive downgrade in usability is worth it. There are other ways to boost performance. |
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PLEEEEEESE change it back to the way it was before. I don't expect something for nothing. If the constant refreshing of the MAT button was costing too much then raise the price of Team memberships and buy more servers/bandwidth. I'll pay whatever the price to get my daily old-style fix of ARFCOM. |
Perfectly said. The M.A.T. feature USED to be one of the greatest benefits of being a TEAM member. Now it's an annoyance at best. PLEASE change it back! |
I have been participating more and more lately and have used the EE to move some items and purchase as well. I was feeling a little guilty and was on the fence on becoming a paying member . . . I won't now. Active Topics was a good tool and a user friendly way to surf the site. ETA - spelling |
| I'd like to have all the active topics together except for BOTD. It's hard to be a moral man when people are shoving softcore porn up your ass when you are against it and this is a gun website more than anything. Why does it have to be in Active Topics unless you search for it? |
+1 I really liked the ALL My Active Topics. Now it's a PITA to keep up w/ threads I have posted in. Seem like it would use more bandwidth, as I now have to go to each area and search for MATs. FB |
The MAT was one of my favorite features, too. I'll be surprised if I find this thread again without it  I don't like this new thing at all.
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