Time to roll back to previous forum?

For me Corners ,it's only small things that need tweaking like 

1 . Logging on takes to many clicks to get back to where you were

2.posts that I have looked and read still say "new" when I have gone back to them a while later

3.who the last poster was ,not just the last time a new post was done 

and some of the navigation round the site booking is not obvious 

but I'm happy to see what the IT team are going to sort in the new year 

Things can only get better

There issue of 'new' posts has been raised. I pointed out that this aspect was providing inaccurate information a day or two ago. Subsequently any form of indication disappeared altogether. It then reappeared providing a different take o what constituted 'unread' posts. I see this morning that any form of indication of 'unread/new' has again disappeared completely.

This tells me that they are trying different formulations and self-evidently  DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. Poor coding is not being corrected but merely different thing are being tried out to see what might work. 

Moving further through the forum, I discover that the latest effort appears to be that all posts since login get flagged as 'new'. 

CC, listen very carefully I shall say zis only vonce.

Posts flagged as new should refer to any post added since the thread was last visited. A "goto last unread post" button would be most welcome but that is probably asking too much of your limited capabilities.

happy new year, Corners....

i did say i wouldnt complain about the forum in this thread (although i an the OP) but i will try and answer your question...

firstly, i agree that the club should focus on its core busuness which is (was?) the the provision of campsites for members...obviously other things like insurances, ferries etc are providing significant contribution to the cc coffers....

to that end, we all know that IT is not their core competancy, and an off the shelf product, similar to those used on the major other forums (MHfacts, MH fun etc) would have delivered just about all the functionality most CT users were looking for.

however, the club decided to go its own way (is this surprising) and have delivered a very poor product.

ok, on the forum side, its only a forum and perhaps doesn't really matter, but the poor standards used led to a poor migration of data, with many informative pieces (stickies, stories) being lost in the changeover.

more to the point, CL sites lost the bulk of their precious and hard fought reviews, which could actually affect their business moving forward.

again, this is something that should be recoverable, but it is the almost total lack of customer focus that has really been the eye opener from this whole sorry process....

no integrated list of the recognised faults, no process for delivering the easy (but annoying) navigation wins quickly in single release.

no commitment to those who have lost data that this will be put right (its a tough job, will have to be done manually, may never get there.....) not the sort of response folk wanted to hear.

so, im not complaining about the forum, per se, but the dismissive attitude of the club to those struggling with these 'improved tools' certainly takes the biscuit and could be improved.

I used to use Club Together every day but since the changes I hardly bother now. It was good before because you could see all the posts as they happened and then you could go into any particular section you wanted to follow. I think the best solution is to go back to the original format as it was! Please! 😿

Well Bugs, I don't expect the club to jump through hoops!

I expect a multi million pound organisation to be able to produce a bog standard forum that is usable and comparable to all the others on the net.

However I think I need to button my lip for the foreseeable future as without a PM system it is not possible to comment reasonable to any particular poster.

Anyway I need to get back to the Chatsworth thread and join the other multitude of moaners! (other moaning threads are available!)

Happy New Year to you and all members and especially those who really are trying to sort the forum out! 

HD, it took me 5 taps to get to discussions(including the widget tap) 8 to get to your post 10 to post this. It ain't just the taps it's the time it takes to conclude the post

Playing Devil's Advocate

Only 3 clicks to discussions. Desktop PC.

Login

Shows my details - click OK

Hover over Club Together - click Discussions on row below

Same on Ipad (replace "hover" with light press'

I was once taught that you should get where you're going in three clicks,

Light press, Goldie? Why does my Pad need a heavy tap, or two, to get anywhere on this forum but not other sites while yours only needs a light press?🤔

It is easier on a desktop PC, definitely, apart from the dreaded banner blocking the screen.

Replied with a very light, (the same pressure as used for typing).!

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