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I'm sorry, Vok, but I can't tell if you're responding to me. You could be, of course, but I'm not 100% certain.

Let me read through the entire thread and see if I can find the correct contextual arrangement for your post...

I don't know if I like this or hate it, it is certainly different.

Ok. I'm going to say it:

This is like being forced to watch a gay porno -- fockin' outrageous!

I ain't getting used to this new gig at all. I'm not a hyper-critical guy, truly I'm not, but this new shite is not rolling for me at all.

I can't have a conversation without knowing who's addressing who. Dyslexic freaks might be able to manage this shite, but not I.

Become quote whores. Or submit it to the happy chappies to implement as a feature.

It is the third option from the left, at the top of your message.

like i said to riser set your links correctly and you should be fine.

yeah the in response to: was a great feature which im sure they will implement later(hopefully)

also, the ID boxes should be the same regardless, like your (NH) avatar is huge compared to everyone elses making your reply box thinner.

again, the spell checker shouldnt be a problem regardless they have those you can implement on any browser really.

Well on day 2 of using it, I definitely don't like the new format. It reminds me of an apple computer that threw up...but without any benefits. Any reason for the change? The last forum change took a little time to get used to, but even from the beginning seemed like a decent idea. I'm realllly not seeing any good things in this change, while seeing a whole bunch of negatives. Is it too late to go back? :-D

I see that this was moved from the OTHER. We still have no way of replying to any one's post, So far I give this a F-

Quote now working but no REPLY!!!!!!

We still haven't been told where the reply button went.

at the bottom left of the page

I assume you've setup your profile to use the "silk" icon pack ?

LMFAO. Nice.

Well, Aazza, I struggle with the idea that quoting everything to have a conversation is a legitimate way of communicating on the boards. I have to tell you, I'm left flabbergasted as to understanding why the "reply to user/poster" button would be dropped. I mean, come now, it defies belief, to say the least. Ok. Here I am now and I appreciate the opportunity to feed-back to the crew some constructive remarks regarding the new boards. First and foremost though, I wish to again reiterate my firm belief that Toms is heading in the right direction in ever opening up "the world of computers" to lay users like myself. Simple, concise and succinct articles that address "video cards" etc, are fantastic for average joe users like me. The recent "best vid cards for july" article is an excellent example of this in action. I'm all for change, but let's get it right, eh.

Toms boards is the only online community that I'm an active member of. I take pride in the community that we have here so I can assure all that my feedback is most certainly sincere.

1. The reply to user/poster button is a must have, I believe.
2. The log-in font is ridiculously small. Buttons need to be larger for major tasks: quoting, pm'ing, profile, contacts list, help, etc...
3. The previous forums were easier on the eye; the overall layout was in a cool blue that is easy on the eye.
4. Make the code and user-friendliness of profile changing etc as easy as possible for new users. The new profile screen is not user-friendly in my book. The previous one was.
5. In all changes, the one thing that should be at the top of the list is this: does this particular change make the boards more user-friendly for both new and old users?
6. The post count should remain in under the user name. It's sparse there now without it and I thought it was a cool feature to have, if for no other reason that it meant a newbie thought twice about cheaply slagging off against the regs.

There's some tweaking to come, for sure, I believe.

The first change was definately a good one... the new software was a definate improvement over the old. However, this one I'm not so sure about. I suppose I can get used to it, but I still preferred the iForumz layout... all it needed was a bit of tweaking.

you can click on "xxxx wrote: " to jump back to the original post

1) Usually I'm using the back button of the navigator (or the very left bouton of my mouse in my case).

You can also click on "Message quoted xxx times" to get the list of posts which have explicitely quoted or post

2) Thanks for the clarification, I was wondering what function you really wanted. So it would require an extra icon ? (removing the original quote function is not a good idea since it has its utility in many context)

Yes, an additional icon for a slimmed-down quoted reply; this would just include the name/clickable link and not the whole post text. Such a function would pretty much replace the old post-specific "Reply to" function.

The envelope with the arrow is a perfect icon for "Reply to". In fact, to me, it just says "Reply to" and not quote. Change the quote to a chat bubble and use the envelope with arrow for reply.

An envelope with an arrow means reply.

I agree that an envelope alone means email. When I see the envelope with an arrow though, I automatically think "reply" not "quote"... which is what it is. If they insist on using icons rather than text buttons, at least that small change would be a marked improvement.

One other beef (and probably only since i've been here for more than 5 years) - The join date looks like it got lossed in the shuffle! Everyone apparently joined the forums before I was born (including myself).

I am liking the quick reply though...

We all joined in 1970. We all beat AL to the internet.

I give it a D-. I like the feature that let's you easily quote many people. I also like the quick reply.

Other than that, I'm not entirely pleased.