So, this Sunday forum outage....

[Acco]

It's at the bottom of FORUMS HELP DESK

[Acco]

(also having trouble reading the red on top of the grey. And those pale icons in the "post icons" list. Must be older than I thought )

Sounds like your screen needs calibrating, the grey is actually white

[Ueee]

Don't like it as much either, especially the difference between the read and unread thread colours, they are too similar.

[surfmat]

I don't mind the colour scheme, but do we have to have an ad right in the middle of the post..probably to the right of this in fact... I appreciate the need to fund the site but is this the best place for an ad? I've not seen this used in any other forum and it is really quite irritating..

[surfmat]

hang on ...now its gone? ahhhh its because I wasn't logged in ..... forget I spoke.....

[Acco]

hang on ...now its gone? ahhhh its because I wasn't logged in ..... forget I spoke.....

Was about to say were you logged on

[A Duke]

The same only different, I will get used to it.
Keep up the good work.
Regards

[Acco]

Don't like it as much either, especially the difference between the read and unread thread colours, they are too similar.

Are you referring to the bit I've circled?

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If so, same colours, unread is bold and has a symbol at start whereas read is standard and no symbol, pretty easy for me to see differences

[Ueee]

Sorry Acco, i still don't think there is enough difference. Neil tells me they will change though.
Thanks to a thread by pcmcgee i also think there can be only 1 utube vid in each post, so any post with multiple vids will be changed and vids lost?
I know there is a lot to do but it seems the search engine is down too, at least no matter what i search for i get "sorry no results"

[FenceFurniture]

All good from this end. Like the new format, and well done to the team - it appears to have been painless, but I'm sure it wasn't.

One thing - there doesn't seem to be an icon to click to go to the UCP. Or do I now just click the settings icon?

[Acco]

Fair enough.

As for the search engine, Neil says in the other thread

Currently rebuilding the Search Engine Index which should fix the search problem.
However, with 137,445+ threads and over 1.436 million posts this could take from an hour to all day, it may also slow down the forums slightly.

Both Steven and I will have little computer time today as we have to work, but will do what we can when we can. Please be patient everything will be fioxed in good time..

To anyone who has a problem with bright colours of the new forum..... Check the colour calibration of your monitor as the colours are mostly pastel fauns and creams with white background in posts, etc. Lighter than the old default forum admittedly but but then again many, many people complained about the colours on that one as well and wanted it brighter.

We've gone for middle of the road colours this time. For now you need to get used to it or adjust your screen colours as it will be quite some time before there is another colour scheme offered.

Cheers - Neil

[ubeaut]

Market Place and some other forums will be going under their own tabs when we can sort them out. For now I have enabled it as a full forum section which can now be found directly beneath the Musical Instruments Section, which eventually will also be on a tab, along with Metal Work, Wooden Boats and Library.

The implementation of the tabs will serve to shorten the main page of the forum so less scrolling to do down the page and bring the main page back to pretty much all woodworking related.

[seanz]

You can 'like' posts, and add little comments to peoples reputation from the tool-bar at the bottom of each post.

Not sure about that, seems a little too "face-bookish".

cheers
Sean

[Ueee]

Fair enough.

As for the search engine, Neil says in the other thread

Thanks Acco, not having ADSL right now i'm hijacking my phones internet and i saw how many pages there are in that thread and decided it wasn't the best idea.....the wireless from the phone tis a bit slow!

Facebook, whats that?????

[seanz]

Thanks Acco, not having ADSL right now i'm hijacking my phones internet and i saw how many pages there are in that thread and decided it wasn't the best idea.....the wireless from the phone tis a bit slow!

Facebook, whats that?????

Facebook is something I successfully ignored for years......but.......when SWMBO signs you up for your own account, whaddya gunna do?