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Does anyone think this forum is an improvement?

Forum|Forum|16 years ago
April 6, 2009
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The previous webforum/NNTP interface had roughly 90 percent of the questions coming from the webforum, and 90 percent of the mostly correct replies coming from the NNTP newgroup users.

The newsgroup users are for the most part NOT going to use this web forum.

so for the most part- there are 50 or 100 people who tried to offer help daily, who are not "in here" and won't participate because this web forum interface is just slow and clunky and flashy. We just want TEXT. NNTP. WORDS.

I've been ACE and TMM longer than i can remember. Not renewing.

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kiusau wrote:

When the question was asked, it was made in reference to another post, and David was asked to refer to that post when responding.

But you still asked it in this thread, as did the other user. Give people a chance to get used to the new forum before you start sprouting on about how things should be done.

I have several alternatives in mind. Should I remain, however, I do not believe that anyone would refuse to answer a question related to CSS, HTML, and JavaScript -- the three pillars necessary for success with Dreamweaver.

I'm sure people probably wouldn't mind answering those type of questions, they have done so in the past. There comes a point however, when someone overdoes the 'asking' and may never get a response that suits them. How long have you been asking the same/similar question though (I can vaguely remember you asking this while NNTP was still alive).

If you can't get the answer here, try the alternative forums you say you have found, I'm sure they'll love to have you :-p

But you still asked it in this thread, as did the other user. Give people a chance to get used to the new forum before you start sprouting on about how things should be done.

The question was asked to bring David back to the substance of this forum -- not to pollute a discussion that is already out of place in it. Llke everyone, David is a creature of habit. Unlike everyone, he holds a leadership position in this forum and others and should be made aware of the bad example that he is setting.

Nadia Perre wrote:
I'm sure people probably wouldn't mind answering those type of questions, they have done so in the past. There comes a point however, when someone overdoes the 'asking' and may never get a response that suits them. How long have you been asking the same/similar question though (I can vaguely remember you asking this while NNTP was still alive).

I believe that you have me confused with someone else, as I first began experimenting with rounded corners only several days ago. If the response to my questions about their use is any indication of the forum's knowledge in this matter, then I have already made an important contribution with each additional entry to my original post.

Nadia Perre wrote:
If you can't get the answer here, try the alternative forums you say you have found, I'm sure they'll love to have you :-p

I am sorry, but the expression :-p is not part of my technical vocabulary.

Roddy

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Ken_Binney-GnPIX3

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Ridiculous decision to wipe out Newsgroup.Access.

A key reason for choosing DW as a development tool is the near-instantaneous support available through the newsgroup

It is most disheartening to watch a company make decisions like this.

JoeDaSilva

Participating Frequently

I like the new forum, the features it provides over the previous application are great. I'm also happy the quirks the NNTP replies brought to the forum side are gone.

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the_real_bluAuthor

Participating Frequently

Yes- the quirks of the NNTP-->webforum sync are gone. But- the CONTENT provided by many of the NNTP posters will be gone.

New widgets and buttons and features may seem great to someone who always used the web forum to access this. They are a joke/impediment/hassle to people who for up to ten years have just READ questions and TYPED answers. I would read most of the 300 plus messages over the course of a day, and reply to maybe 30 or so. I read and type fast and have a fair memory and a drafts folder of common replies or research info.

I just opened two threads from the first page thread display for this forum in new tabs in IE7 on a new wintel box with 2 gigs memory.

"Internet Explorer has encountered an error and must close now. Do you wish to send an error report to Microsoft"

Even if it doesn't blow up the browser, 30+ seconds to open a new page or just plain go BACK to the list of threads is the killer.

Paevo_Kelley

Inspiring

I agree; just waiting for the wysiwyg editor to open seems to take forever. As If I needed to specify which font to use to ask a question... This forum is much less useful as a learning tool than it was before. How long do you think it will be before people start inserting pornographic videos and bring the whole thing crashing down?

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supergran 123

Participating Frequently

OK. I tried it. I had to do that in the interest of fairness but people running businesses don't have time for this.

Rule 1. know your customers and how they work.

What Adobe are saying is that they don't care. Interesting course of action in a competitive market. Of course community forums have no impact on product choice, brand awareness and brand trust. So that's OK.

Jan

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Anonymous

Yea...but we all get to see David's picture...so its not a total loss...