New Format...Thank Google

[rtrainer]

Probably one of if not the biggest reason for changing the board software and the timing is due to Google changing how they ran sites.

Per Google:
"As we noted earlier this year, today’s the day we begin globally rolling out our mobile-friendly update. We’re boosting the ranking of mobile-friendly pages on mobile search results. Now searchers can more easily find high-quality and relevant results where text is readable without tapping or zooming, tap targets are spaced appropriately, and the page avoids unplayable content or horizontal scrolling."

For more info see here, http://googlewebmastercentral.blogs...amDG+(Official+Google+Webmaster+Central+Blog).

 

[Bylion]

I hate it. Before I would read many responses to a topic because they caught my interest. Canno longer do that

 

[rtrainer]

Not sure what that means but you do realize the improvements.

1) Mark all Threads as read.
2) Go to the latest unread comment in a thread.
3) Email notifications.
4) View the board on your cell phone without having to zoom in to read things

Finally the board has lifted out of the dark ages.

 

[lein]

Not sure what that means but you do realize the improvements.

1) Mark all Threads as read.
2) Go to the latest unread comment in a thread.
3) Email notifications.
4) View the board on your cell phone without having to zoom in to read things

Finally the board has lifted out of the dark ages.

But it misses the mark when you want to select what to read by glancing at the page.

Before Usenet pretty much died, googles online interface allowed two formats, thread or topic.

What many don't seem to understand is that you could have all these new features independent of type of view. It is a business decision to not support threat view, not a technology decision. It also means yahoo looses a feature that differentiates itself. If a customer doesn't have a time saving feature they desire here, then why not spend time on other boards. There is no longer an incentive to use just one.

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

Not sure what that means but you do realize the improvements.

1) Mark all Threads as read.
2) Go to the latest unread comment in a thread.
3) Email notifications.
4) View the board on your cell phone without having to zoom in to read things

Finally the board has lifted out of the dark ages.

Most of that was already available:

1. Read threads/topics were a different color on your browser.
2. Very easy to identify threads you haven't read.
3. Not sure if available, but not a big advancement IMO - more of a nuisance.
4. I had no issues with reading the board on my iPhone.

The new update has lots of cool features, the bulk of which could have been implemented using a thread view format as well.

 

[lionroar88]

I get over 1,000 emails a day... the last thing I need is more emails telling me some blowhard responded to a message on a message board... just sayin'

and I used to scan the board for my favorite board members, just to read what they were sayin'.... can't do that now. So I'll miss a lot of what MMII, Midnighter, jjsocrates, psuro, psu95, demlion and a few others have on their minds.

 

[Grant Green]

Most of that was already available:

1. Read threads/topics were a different color on your browser.
2. Very easy to identify threads you haven't read.
3. Not sure if available, but not a big advancement IMO - more of a nuisance.
4. I had no issues with reading the board on my iPhone.

The new update has lots of cool features, the bulk of which could have been implemented using a thread view format as well.

Were you able to view the board in thread view on your phone before? I used the mobile site on my phone and I never had the option for thread view - only topic view. At least it helped with the transition.