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Jacob Bugge
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February 12, 2009
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Just one question about basic performance

  • February 12, 2009
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Will the free flow of unified threads be retained, with successive posts filling the entire width, and with simple forum lists of threads, or:

A) Are we going to be put in boxes with forum member information to the left and possibly buttons to the left/right/bottom, so the flow is broken up and takes up far more space?

B) Will the threads be branched, so everything may become fragmented, and so subjects deserving their own threads will be buried deep?

C) Will the forum lists of threads be furnished with dividing lines and possibly arranged by subject rather than latest posts?

I believe those are the most fundamental question about the new forum; most other issues can be solved within the right frame, if needed.

Several times, strong pleas for mercy have been raised concerning threats A) - C).

It is so nice to easily find and pick a thread with new posts in the forum list, and then to run/read through and partake in a coherent and focused thread of successive posts, without things fading away in different directions, without the disturbance of having to cross unnecessary lines and perform unnecessary scrolling because of disturbing information, which might as well be reached by clicking the poster name or some popup button next to it in the line containing the poster name and time of posting.

Question(s) asked while anxiously waiting to see a preview.
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    117 replies

    PECourtejoie
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 14, 2009
    test (as I have guest access, but see a text box)
    Ah, guest access, but I was able to post under my own name... I don't know if it is cool or not.
    Jacob Bugge
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 14, 2009
    Maybe Friday the 13th did it to them.

    John, thank you for taking the time to answer. You did a great job in creating and manintaining the present way.

    Will it be possible to have a/the simpler appearance (maybe something like the print preview you mention) set as default so that we can keep a simple look?

    And will it be possible to archive threads in the simpler appearance so that will appear when opening the thread later?
    February 14, 2009
    Thanks John.

    I wonder why they decided to do this on Friday the 13th. :(
    John_Cornicello_Photo
    Inspiring
    February 14, 2009
    Thanks! Now if I can manage to keep logged in...
    Claudio González
    Legend
    February 14, 2009
    John, thank you very much for opening your heart to us. It's comforting to read that (as we have always known) you are at our side. It takes courage to write what you did at this time, and I congratulate you for it.
    February 14, 2009
    I know... but I'm compelled to ask anyway.
    john_cornicello__retired_
    Inspiring
    February 14, 2009
    This is a public forum. I think they are shared already!

    I don't recall having signatures as an option. I will check into that. The hosts, etc. will have an identifying logo by their name, not something in the body of the message.
    Ramón G Castañeda
    Inspiring
    February 14, 2009
    >NO signature files!!!!

    Second that. (With a possible exception for forum hosts, of course.)
    Ramón G Castañeda
    Inspiring
    February 14, 2009
    >NO signature files!!!!

    Second that.
    Known Participant
    February 14, 2009
    PLEASE:

    NO signature files!!!!