"New Improved Format"

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  Tom === Thomas S. Tierney

  Nov 20, 2016

  [quote]It takes time to get used to any new format. I have no problems with the new TN format. But when it comes to the speed of the website (very slow) and failure to actually reach chosen parts that is a different story. Very frustrating!!![/quote] You say, "I have no problems with the new TN format." Then you list the problems you ARE having. That's confusing.

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  Hawk

  Nov 21, 2016

  [quote]Both sites are working fine for me. I've experienced this before. Each time a site, that I've been on, has changed formats, servers and all that other techy mumbo jumbo ... there's is an adjustment period. I'll just struggle through it, like before, and the bugs will get worked out. I consider myself "ol' school" but don't buy into the "good ol' days", "if it ain't broke, don't fix it", or any of those things negative to change. Life changes, times change, tech changes faster than we can adjust but ... that's the way it is and if you're on the internet ... you need to adjust to the quick changes! ;-)[/quote] AMEN :)

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• MA

  

  ManOfWicklow

  Nov 21, 2016

  [. Why add in a useless and unfriendly upgrade?[/quote]Must have been designed by Trump supporters.

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• LA

  

  Lakeman221

  Nov 21, 2016

  [quote]Checking if I can post in the forums. I can't in my groups.[/quote] I can't post to any of my groups either.

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• NU

  nudeyooper

  Nov 21, 2016

  Don't necessarily want to go back to the old format, but this one really needs to be improved. I'd like to see the number of posts by an individual displayed again, would also like to go the to last page of a thread at the top of the page rather than being forced to the bottom first.

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• ME

  Member

  Nov 21, 2016

  Like others here, I'm also finding the new format frustrating as well as super slow. It usually takes several days to get the bugs worked out, so I'm telling myself to just be patient. So far, when trying to respond to Forum Posts have gotten a message that I'm not authorized to do so, it also identifies me as "Textile" which is good for a laugh! On the positive side, it appears that we'll soon be able to include photos with our Forum posts--a definite improvement that's worth the wait.

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• ME

  Member

  Nov 22, 2016

  I hate this new format. Too involved to navigate around. The older version was much easier. Since the change I haven't seen many new updates on my feed

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• ME

  Member

  Nov 22, 2016

  Well Hello All! Glad to see the love for the new website lol. I apologize I haven't been more active in discussing the new site launch and it's fun little bugs. I've been trying to get the damn thing working right.

  Unfortunately, while sites like facebook have giant staff and teams of engineers to beat and whip to make sure everything is perfect, My budget allows solely for a staff of me. So, I'm very sorry that the site is not in perfect running order, it's my fault and my fault solely.

  The bug list is long, and I've obviously been trying to work on the big ones first, like the SSL issue today that was causing slow performance and timeouts. I'm back at work, and I'm going day and night to get all the fine tuning done.

  The site will be fixed, the bugs will be worked out. Take a breath, the sky is not falling. I appreciate all of you, and the passion you have for this site. So I just wanted to let you know I'm here and I'm on it, I just beg for your patience.

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• PI

  PirateBob

  Nov 22, 2016

  I'm now textile and just joined? Heck, apparently everyone just joined and everything happened just now. Something philosophical there. LOL

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• ME

  Member

  Nov 22, 2016

  Hmm, doesn't show me that. What timezone are you in? I've made a couple "corrections" to the time zone conversions that were messing up the forum dates.

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• DA

  

  David

  Nov 22, 2016

  On a positive note, site seems much faster today. Looking forward to the other bugs fading into the past.

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• BR

  

  Bryant

  Nov 22, 2016

  [quote]Both sites are working fine for me. I've experienced this before. Each time a site, that I've been on, has changed formats, servers and all that other techy mumbo jumbo ... there's is an adjustment period. I'll just struggle through it, like before, and the bugs will get worked out. I consider myself "ol' school" but don't buy into the "good ol' days", "if it ain't broke, don't fix it", or any of those things negative to change. Life changes, times change, tech changes faster than we can adjust but ... that's the way it is and if you're on the internet ... you need to adjust to the quick changes! ;-)[/quote] If we stuck by the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" we would all be driving Model T's. It takes time to make something compatible to all systems and browsers. Patience, and this will soon be an insignificant memory.

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  rdrunning

  Nov 22, 2016

  I posted a reply to a topic is a group and am still trying to see if it went through. Still on the learning curve I guess.

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  panchogzlz

  Nov 22, 2016

  Way too many bugs to have rolled update out. As somebody noted, I'm now listed as Textile... HAHAHA!

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• PA

  

  panchogzlz

  Nov 22, 2016

  And once I posted previous message, now became topless...

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• JH

  

  James H

  Nov 22, 2016

  I used to see the groups that I'm subscribed to and was able to filter those groups by the most recent response. Any idea on how to do that now? I can't even figure out how to only display the groups that I've joined :(

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  Justin

  Nov 23, 2016

  I personally and loving the new format. Thanks! I am sure all the bugs will be worked out in time.

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• JU

  

  Justin

  Nov 23, 2016

  I am loving the new format. I am sure all the bugs will be worked out soon. Thanks!

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• KE

  

  kevster01

  Nov 23, 2016

  Hating this new format, really don't like having to find my way around when the previous format was so easy and straightforward! If it doesn't improve soon I think I may just give up on it altogether.

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• SI

  

  Simon

  Nov 23, 2016

  I think the new format looks great, but that's were it ends, so confusing.
  Glad it's not just me.

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• NO

  

  None

  Nov 23, 2016

  It is definitely not an improvement!

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• MB

  

  Mark Boyd

  Nov 23, 2016

  [quote]I used to see the groups that I'm subscribed to and was able to filter those groups by the most recent response. Any idea on how to do that now? I can't even figure out how to only display the groups that I've joined :([/quote]
  Click on your username anywhere you see it.
  Click on "Groups" in the row beneath the "My Feed" header.
  
  Then you can sort them by "Last Date" among other choices.

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• BR

  

  Bryant

  Nov 23, 2016

  I notice today that there are several things "fixed" that weren't working yesterday. Patience, people, patience.

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• ME

  Member

  Nov 23, 2016

  I too noticed that some things that were not working yesterday do work today. I also noticed that some things that worked yesterday don't work today.

  I've earned a living building and developing websites for a long time. I'm glad that I didn't have to rely on this 'upgrade' to provide a living.

  What website would want to alienate the many free members who do contribute regularly - posts and photos, which lures in new paying members, TN monetises the free members contributions. Restricting free members to being able to view only 6 photos in a group, regardless of them actually contributing many of the same photos themselves, in effect banning them from being able to see the photos that they contributed(they don't own them once they're on here). I don't see that as a business plan that's been thought out for the long term. Potential new members are not likely to pay to join if they see this dogs dinner. Current paying members are not likely to renew a subscription to a website for dummies ( I feel sorry for people who have subscribed for the period that this non-functioning 'upgrade' screws them for their money). Free members are not likely to contribute things that they are prevented from seeing. That's a business plan for failure, surely?

  The old TN had its non-functioning functions, but at least we had a good idea what they were after we'd used the site for a while. This version is a continuous guessing game, its Wednesday, therefore I need to use Plan K, that means Opera as the Browser with a,b,c and d plugins disabled, tomorrow it will be Chrome with plug-ins g,h,i and j enabled....

  Fit for purpose? Not the purpose I thought TN was for!

  Looking at the contributions to this forum discussion there are a lot of names that I recognise. People who contribute regularly and seriously to this site, I've read the whole discussion thread, there are a lot of sensible and reasoned posts here. This is a great example of how to alienate your core user group.

  I feel sad that I felt compelled to say the above. I've appreciated the site, I'm a free user but having happily contributed posts and discussions, I knew that I was being used to keep the site ticking over, but I also met some good people, some I've met for real, some I count as good online friends. TN had a lot of potential to be a great networking site for nudists and those interested in nudism, as it currently stands its an exercise in how not to do things.

  Rant over!

  For now!

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