Hi Steph:
Thanks for bringing my concerns forward again.
There are also some other differences with this new message board that (as far as I am concerned) might discourage users from interacting with each other.
On the old message board, you could tell at a glance that a message string had an additional comment added to it that you hadn't read because everything that you had already read changed colour. Here it doesn't work that way. By seeing the colour change you could tell at a glance that a conversation was ongoing so you could pop in and add to it. Here you can't, so conversations die after maybe 2 responses. The board isn't nearly as lively as it was.
Additionally, whenever you reply to something, you have to go right out to the home page, then navigate back in again. So every time you post there is a subtle penalty. Everyone has become a lurker.
The new look is GREAT! And the site has some interesting enhancements. But unless some of the practicalities are ironed out, I would vote to return to the old, unlovely but more practical format message board. I think this site is starting to lose some of it's synergy.
Sorry to be a wet blanket...
Best regards,
Merridith
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