Should we go back to the old RFF for a month while we work on the new RFF site?

[Sonnar Brian]

There is a long list of issues- but many have been corrected. Switching back and forth is likely going to make things worse. The biggest problem I see is with the Gallery sign on- which is impossible for me, and the attachments- I can no longer upload any even though the "media" tab shows I have zero attachments.

 

[rhl-oregon]

If 70% are saying press on, it must be time for me to take a vacation from RFF.

My “unexpected problems” occur more frequently and variously, despite decreased logins.

Latest head-scratch is the snarky ”No File Received” in the Gallery after 6 meticulous attempts— sheesh. One day it works, the next it does not.

This is my two cents of camel-back-breaking straws.

 

[FA Limited]

Stay the course! I think we have already made the hard work in getting acclimated!

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

I don't want to lose a month of posts, and the new version mostly works well. Stick to it and just work on improving what needs improved.

 

[Axel]

Rock on with the new version.
Still any quirks that I can live with as long as I know it will end some day.
Good luck and thanks for so much work!

 

[neal3k]

One more vote for staying with the new.

 

[Larry H-L]

I am probably only viewing the site 25% of the amount of time that I used to visit but I am slowly getting used to the new interface. It would be too jarring to go back and forth again, I think.

The gallery login works sometimes, other times it won't log me in under my "secondary" login. I try to reset password but the email never arrives. Frustrating.

The other issue for me is the very difficult-to-use graphic user interface when viewing on an iPad. Getting to the small double arrow to view the most recent post is nearly impossible because it is crowded up against the poster's user name, and 90% of the time it takes me to the username's profile rather than to the last post. Hey, we are old geezers with fat crusty developer-stained fingers, not neurosurgeons!

On iPad viewing, can that "last post" double arrow be moved down away from the username? More like the view on a phone where the double arrow to the last post is at the very bottom?

 

[Paul T.]

I would prefer a return to the old site as I can't really access much that's useful on the new - but make the call on whatever will give us a more reliable result!

As others have said, thanks so much for all the work that's gone into this really useful, entertaining site.

 

[benlees]

Stay the course! Thanks for all the hard work in this transition!

 

[f.hayek]

Lots of happy ß-testers here, it would seem.
Like "Larry H-L", been staying away because of the wonky behavior of the site. Login works but sometimes as is the case with the Gallery. I think it wiser to go back to the original we all knew well, whilst the engineers work through the kinks on the new.

 

[Emile de Leon]

Too late now..

 

[farlymac]

If you switch back now it wouldn't make any difference because when the new site comes back on line there will still be issues of things that the members don't care for or that still don't work properly. The only way to find all the bugs is to run the site, and clean up the problems as they are discovered. The only reason it's taking so long to iron out things is there is no full time staff to conduct the fixes in a timely manner, and maybe ideas of what the site should be like don't jibe with what the membership wants, or how things should work as related to everywhere else on the Internet. Just keep plugging away at it, Stephen and JT, it will all work out in the long run.

PF

 

[Austintatious]

Stay the course.
I myself have not had an issue using the new format.
Change is always painful. All part of "the great reset" 😀

 

[MP Guy]

Puting aside the the gallery account issues which I will resolve, I see most complaints are people liking the old ways and not adopting the new. If that is the case besides minor tech issues that can be resolved, I would say stay the course. Can't stop change. Not to mention security issues with the old software which is no longer supported.

 

[robert blu]

Changes are not easy but the "new" site has improved mech since the first days. I would stay with the new, engineers and techinciens need time to work out bugs and make improvements and we, users need time to get used to the new interface and the new way to go through the site.
Each changement, each improvement is not easy ans needs energy ! In this case from both sides, developers and users 😉
As many others already said thanks very much to the ones doing the hard work for this site, which in my opinion is still the best meeting point for a wonderful community.

 

[krötenblender]

Hello - I'm a computer scientist and developer for many years now and I know, that bug-free software does not exist beyond anything trivial.

So, I feel, that the switch to the new site was a little bit rushed and testing clearly did not catch many pretty obvious bugs, IMHO. Still, I voted to keep the new site and not to switch back.
Since writing good test cases and reaching full or at least sufficient coverage of all use-cases is incredibly hard and time consuming. The best thing, you can do now, is to find and fix on the actually used system (please have a staging server for changes and fixes!).

I think, your user-base detects a lot of bugs here and I think, a very useful thing would be to have a very simple and quick to find thread or web-form where to report bugs and and/or usability-issues. The relates thread could also contain a list of already reported issues and info, if the issue is accepted and if so, which priority it has to be fixed (and maybe let users up/downvote issues). This way, you get the most valuable data, what is desired by the users and what annoys them the most - weighted against the effort to implement/fix it.

Helping us helping you would probably the fastest way to quickly improve everything until we all feel back at home with the new site.

In any case, all the effort is highly appreciated and admitting, that things didn't go as well as planned shows some courage. Don't see that often in software-world.

 

[Range-rover]

I just wish you could download pictures more easier, you have to shrink it down to the right size till it
works is a bit annoying.

 

[delible]

I think you should stay with the new version, making changes to it if needed. I think the ratio of time to results will the best that way,

Delible

 

[Shac]

Keep with the new and as you say - keep catching and fixing problem issues.
Thanks for all the work so far

 

[oftheherd]

Stay the course, there’s no turning back now!

I sincerely appreciate all the hard work you guys have been doing. As far as I know the admins and mods here are unpaid volunteers. And, membership for us is free. I don’t think it’s too much to ask the members to endure a little hardship while you guys get things worked out.

All the best,

Mike

My sentiments as well.