What is GOING ON around here????

I don't like it either.  I see we've lost our avatars too. 

 I am trying to edit this post to see if it re-posts it a second time with the changes.

Very very yucky new program here.  totally awkward to use. not intuitive or user-friendly at all.  It seems to take at least 3 more steps to do anything on here now with this new program compared to what we we were able to do in one step on the old program......very tiring....so much more scrolling now too.

and my little cat avatar (which i had to add again) has now lost his red tongue. 

Well it certainly has been frustrating the last 24 hours!    I not one who does well with change and finding it harder to communcate with all my friends.

Guess there are good things to the change.  Wont be getting no more inappropriate porno posts.  We will only be able to have one account.  So I'm thinking maybe the new system will actually protect us more - but its a pain waiting for all the kinks to be found.

Add my name to the list that absolutely hates this flippin' new format. 

Joan, I agree, WHY do you have to log on every single time??  Before if you just checked "remember me" you could get in, now you have to do log on, then it all appears and you just hit another key and your in.  Two very unnecessary steps.

I hate you get to a page, very few post, then to get to the next page you have to go all the way back to the top.  You can no longer change forums at the bottom of the page and I did see how you could edit - which last night when you edited appeared as an entirely new post showing edited - but still haven't figured out how to delete a post.  I never have deleted one - but one never knows.

I think I am most frustrated that they could not have had average folks - board users test this new program before they loaded it.  If they had, they would have realized how awkward it is.  I can't imagine being newly diagnosed and finding this site.  I wouldn't have stayed.  This is way to much trouble - I wish I could be more positive.  I think they will work out "bugs" but the rest of it isn't going to change; that would be an entire program rewrite I would think.

Brenda 

Brenda:

Well-put.  I think the new format is very awkward and now that I'm typing in my first post I see how tiny the size of the type is!!  Wow . . .

Pat 

Maybe I am talking too early or doing something wrong 
or this is covered already but still is not working  
at least for me. 
 
A very useful info that it was in the previous format 
at least I think we should have or keep on having  
was the location;  
under our ID = Avatar beside each message we post .
We used to have location under this  
 
To most may not make much difference, 
but for someone like me or anyone that live out borders 
of any country that has English as a main language, 
it helps a lot...  
mainly as too language and way of expressing. 
If I say something wrong  
or do not use better terms to express myself... 
any other user can figure quickly why is that, 
may not have a thing to do with chemobrain 
but the fact that English is not her/his main language... 
Being Portuguese can explain a lot of things, 
and on others works great as an excuse too. LOL 
 
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I am okay with it.  Some good things some bad. At least we can edit a post. I do like the preview option. Easier to change to bold and add an avitar.

Janis

Yeah, I hate it too.  I miss seeing everyone's avatar when I read the posts.  One good thing-the new format has prevented me from logging on more than once a day.

The only thing that bothers me so far is that when you go back into a post with new replies, you have to search for where you left off, rather than it taking you to the next new post.  Being able to preview your post was a good thing that seems to be missed by alot of people too.

I agree Sandy, I hate trying to find where I left off.  The rest of it I can probably get used to.  Hopefully they will be able to fix that one soon.

LuAnn

I HATE IT! 

It takes at least 3 steps to accomplish what we used to do in one step. It is very cumbersome and inefficient, and whatever you have to do is not clearly marked or intuitive.  Way too much scrolling all over the place.   I don't think the "look" of the site is much good either.  Not aesthetic-looking.

I am sure that the "bugs" can be fixed, but a lot of the problem is that the program itself is not efficient.

I would find it hard to believe that anyone test-drove this program and liked it.

celia 

i had to edit this because it put <> in front of every sentence i wrote...

HI:

i BELIEVE ALL THESE COMMENTS ARE UNDER THE WRONG TOPIC. SHOULD GO UNDER 1ST HEADING OF FORUM??????????tHIS NEW-FORMAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ''MOVING BEYOND CANCER".  i FIND THIS NEW-FORMAT VERY FRUSTERATING, TO SAY THE LEAST!!!!

This is taking a lot of getting used to.  I don't have a problem with change, but I am so confused, I'm with whoever said, at least I'm only coming here once a day!!  I have no idea what conversations I was having, or who I had been speaking with about something...I can't figure out how to delete sent PMs...I suppose I'll get it after playing around with it for a bit.  I'm too old to be confused and my chemo brain cells aren't helping!!