Time to roll back to previous forum?

young thomas replied on 15/12/2016 08:54

Posted on 15/12/2016 08:54

it  looks like CC is performing its 'user acceptance' testing of the new forum in the live environment, ie we are testing it (and pointing out the myriad faults) in full public gaze...

this is (or should be) very embarrassing for those concerned, as all this 'testing' (and that is whats being done) should have been completed in a parallel testing environment, and have had a group of 'real' users giving it a damn good stress test for a good while....

im afraid what we have in full view is not fit for purpose and i suggest the CC eats Humble Pie and reverts to the previous forum so that all this work on the new forum can be completed where it should always have been....in private....

attempting to fire fight is always difficult, especially where so many users are bombarding the IT team with so many faults.....repairing these in real time will be difficult and will put the team under more time pressure, time that can be measured by everyone on the forum.

do this in the test environment and roll it out again when its functionality is properly understood and there is a decent team of experienced users helping to test it and sign it off properly....

whichever decision the club makes, i wish them luck, but they have put themselves between a rock and a hard place.....

however, sometimes, we have to admit we got it wrong, big up and get it sorted.....in private.

IanH replied on 03/01/2017 22:56

Posted on 03/01/2017 22:56

I just 'liked' my own post......just to see if it was still an issue, of course! wink

Metheven replied on 03/01/2017 22:57

Posted on 03/01/2017 22:57

Great new forum, took a while to learn the new navigation and love the soft colours, think matt instead of gloss. There are a few problem areas that I'm sure will be sorted over time, but I do wonder why the same people who criticised the old one vehemently would want it back, when this one is such fun smile 

Perhaps it's the loss of the star system and their 'status' is now not on show to all and sundry.

I just 'liked' my post, because I can.

young thomas replied on 03/01/2017 23:00

Posted on 03/01/2017 22:29 by Tinwheeler

But why would you want to? undecided

Posted on 03/01/2017 23:00

tw, its called 'testing' which is what the CT members are carrying out on behalf of CC on the live version.....

if it had been tested properly, prior to release, AD could not have raised it as an issue.

Bugs, im aftraid that your estimate of the numbers of folk reporting issues may be small in total, but its far larger than the total testing team it would seem....and how is a member supposed to know if an issue has already been reported? where is the definitive list of captured issues (on an updated sticky at the top of a thread perhaps?) so that members can check for themselves, so as to avoid duplication?

Dianne, you actually think the forum has improved since implementation? in which areas? certainly, little in the navigation areas has changed. 

huskydog replied on 03/01/2017 23:07

Posted on 03/01/2017 22:43 by Bugs

Checking to see if this was still an issue

But thank you for your interest, Huskydog

Bugs

Posted on 03/01/2017 23:07

Only here to help and assist cool

P.S, that was before AD raised the isssuesurprised

Bugs replied on 03/01/2017 23:12

Posted on 03/01/2017 23:12

IanH

My posts have said the same thing consistently - my view.

And my view hasn't changed.

- moving back to the old forum because of comments by 26 members cannot reasonably be justified

- as confirmed by the Community Manager, comments made by members are being taken into account as the new website is improved (I never said members views were being ignored, as implied by you)

If you think I have "spun" anything, feel free to point it out.

Cheers

Bugs

Kennine replied on 03/01/2017 23:19

Posted on 03/01/2017 23:19

Bugs, to allow us all to understand your personal view,  please list what aspects of this new forum convinces you that it is so much better than the one which it has superceded

Cheers.............K

Bugs replied on 03/01/2017 23:25

Posted on 03/01/2017 23:19 by Kennine

Bugs, to allow us all to understand your personal view,  please list what aspects of this new forum is so much better than the one which it has superceded. 

Cheers.............K

Posted on 03/01/2017 23:25

Sorry Kennine - that's not what is being suggested in this discussion.

Please read the OP and subsequent posts - they will help you to understand.

Cheers

Bugs

Kennine replied on 03/01/2017 23:32

Posted on 03/01/2017 23:25 by Bugs

Sorry Kennine - that's not what is being suggested in this discussion.

Please read the OP and subsequent posts - they will help you to understand.

Cheers

Bugs

Posted on 03/01/2017 23:32

 Nice prevarication Bugs.--------  From that reply, a cynic might think that you personally cannot think of any improvements.

Cheers .....K

Bugs replied on 03/01/2017 23:34

Posted on 03/01/2017 23:32 by Kennine

 Nice prevarication Bugs.--------  From that reply, a cynic might think that you personally cannot think of any improvements.

 

Cheers .....K

Posted on 03/01/2017 23:34

And a cynic might think your intervention is rather amusing - given that you were a constant critic of the previous forum!

Cheers

Bugs

Kennine replied on 03/01/2017 23:41

Posted on 03/01/2017 23:34 by Bugs

And a cynic might think your intervention is rather amusing - given that you were a constant critic of the previous forum!

Cheers

Bugs

Posted on 03/01/2017 23:41

It is every forum member's duty to feedback to those who are running a forum when faults and glitches occur.  

Im surprised you disagree with members helping the forum management in their endeavours.

Cheers..........K laughingwink

 

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