.All – I’m going to implement the new ‘quantum’ template this weekend. I have tested it before and while it improved some areas it rather messed up the formatting of the main forum index.
I’ll work on that with the support team (if it’s too much of an issue I can switch the template on and off very easily), can you give all and any feedback on how it works for you? Especially those that like to access via mobile.
Hmm, just a little.
The vote up button is kind of broken. I get this on every post:
Where the circle thing is constantly twirling as if it’s trying to process something. Clicking to vote up doesn’t do anything so I have no idea if it works. Wait… ok, after several seconds it goes normal and tell me I voted (though every other post is still twirling away).
Front page looks much better now, thanks! 
Yep. I’m also getting weird ass YouTube box with it over writing text below.
Apart from the green background for the post cells (which, as noted, is changing), I really like the new style and all the changes.
AHHHHHHHHHH THE LIGHT FLASHES IN MY EYES!
I’m finding that some of them are taking up to 30 seconds or so to load. Is this the case for anyone else? I’m on mobile.
I’ve found this too. It can also be painfully slow when making posts too.
Mine is faster loading.
I really don’t have a clue what to do with the Youtube vids. It’s something that must happen when the interface shrinks down for mobile use, not really related to the template and I’m not finding any advice online.
For the slowness I still intend when the cash builds up to move to the SSD hosting option which should mean faster page loads, probably in March.
Has anyone else lost the ability to read the preceding three posts? Looks like Don has.
Has anyone else lost the ability to read the preceding three posts? Looks like Don has.
I wanted to like this post but for some reason I can’t 
I saw this movie when young and this scene has always stuck with me
Gumball Rally is one of my all-time favorite movies and I use that line myself!
As to speed, it is faster on my PC now. I would have no issue if we dropped the Like feature. It may actually produce more conversation as we would have to reply to posts to express our positivity.
The site does seem faster, Gar. I would be for doing away with the voting scheme. Dave had the most to lose and it sounds like he’s for it too.
Also, it seems that our efforts to thwart Don’s posting have failed. Time to move on to Plan G. Wait, this is in the Moderator’s thread, right?
I don’t get it. Dave has nothing to lose.
Hearts/karma/croí – they’re supposed to be for everyone else.
Just in case, here is an extra heart for all:
(especially intended for…)
I can try the other ratings plugin and see what people think. I do find myself reading a funny post and reaching for the ‘like’ button that isn’t there.
What I’ll do is enable it for a day or two and then run a poll on whether to keep it or scrap it. In the end the purpose of this site has changed and it’s being funded by the users so I’m prone to go for the democratic option in these days where democracy is dying. 
Edit: Actually now I remember there are two options. The template comes with a ‘give thanks’ option that’s switched off right now but is closer to the thumbs up but with no cumulative ratings, let me try that one first.
I like giving likes. It gives me a way to be useful.
I can try the other ratings plugin and see what people think. I do find myself reading a funny post and reaching for the ‘like’ button that isn’t there.
What I’ll do is enable it for a day or two and then run a poll on whether to keep it or scrap it. In the end the purpose of this site has changed and it’s being funded by the users so I’m prone to go for the democratic option in these days where democracy is dying.
Edit: Actually now I remember there are two options. The template comes with a ‘give thanks’ option that’s switched off right now but is closer to the thumbs up but with no cumulative ratings, let me try that one first.
The pages are loading quickly with the Thanks feature so there’s that.
Whether you call it a Like or Thanks or something else, it all represents a positive affirmation of the post. It doesn’t really matter what it’s called. Not having a cumulative rating is not a dealbreaker for me. I am fine with Thanks or nothing at all.
I agree. Unless a lot of people object I think I’ll just leave the thanks option and use that for ‘likes’.
The ratings stuff is overboard for this kind of discussion group, it’s designed for support forums for people to tell who the most useful contributors are but you know this one has no real purpose other than people chatting.
Yeah the ‘thanks’ option is actually designed by the same guy who did the template so I knew it would run okay. The problem with the old ‘votes’ one is it was put out there by someone with no support or updates and obviously had some incompatibility issues.
I’m sorry, Todd. I’m afraid I can’t do that
Well, this thread has taken a strange turn.
I know there have been a few jokes about the karma points in the past but it’s not something I care about particularly, so as long as others feel the same then there’s no harm in losing them.
The new Thanks system seems to work fine as a substitute Like button for people who do still want that feature, and I don’t know that counting cumulative Likes adds anything either way for this community really.
Also, kudos to Gar for getting the report system so if you press it accidentally, you get a chance to see your mistake, and retract. I once accidentally pressed it on my phone, and I felt bad for making a mod have to take the time to respond to an obviously innocent post.
Just wanted to say thanks for the work that’s been put in to the new board. It was pretty much unusably slow for me before (so much so I considered deleting my account) but now it’s vastly improved.
it seems to be doing some machine learning stuff
Playing with fire there, Gar.
Crisis averted! If i switch Opera VPN to Europe or the Americas, my posts get blocked, but they’re fine through Asia, apparently.
Great, now the board will get infected with the coronavirus.
