Difficult to keep track of who/what has been posted in forum

Hi all,

We are working with the development team to ensure better visibility for recent posts. I approved all posts in the moderation list on Friday, and I will get to the rest today. If you see your posts go missing from today, please alert me.

Thanks,

Preran

On my first visit after the changeover, I posted two replies to the overly cheerful "Welcome" post. To my knowledge, neither ever made it to publication. Was I too critical? I don't think so. Mainly complained that the "new" forum was not intuitive to use (and that some sort of manual or guide would be helpful) and that switching from "relevance" to "latest" returned the exact same listings--with the latest being the "welcome" message followed by one from August 20th, as I recall. I shall give it some time, but in all honesty, the way the forum is today does not entice me to be a participant.

Chris

@osgood,

Look at your notifications (bell icon) from time to time.   My advice at this point is always use the topmost blue reply button.  Inline replies will surely get lost. 

@WoflShade

I'm not loving this new system either.  Nobody is.  Unlike JIVE-X which attempted to engage users, this system isolates us. It's a bit like working in a vacuum.   

The ACPs and MVPs have a long list of complaints in the Back Room and we're just getting started.  

I honestly never thought I'd say this, but:  I am pining for the days the forums were on Jive.

V/r,

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There are a number of usability problems, such as the lack of any method of knowing if a post has been replied to, and more importantly where the reply is. If someone replies to a specific post, then it creates a sub-group, but there is no indication which post should be expanded to read a new reply.

Then we come to the problem of not having the full editor with sub-posts. The menu for selecting what posts are displayed and in what order, should be 'sticky', and not keep defaulting to 'Relevance', as only the individual knows what is relevant.

It's early days yet though, and they are probably hoping for feadback on what is required. The main problems will possibly be that every forum will/may have differing requirements.