Wear has the heart gone.

[Inactive_User]

@smallun

Adding to what Tina said I’m 65 and i don’t have any problems either.Nor did I have any when the new forum was created.I too don’t care much for the coloured options but that’s because my MS doesn’t like garish colours to read!

I think that the new forum broke of some of the cliques which had formed and made some people especially newbies seem like outsiders.Along with a few who thought they were the best qualified MS Consultant in the UK.

I can’t find too much fault with it.

Sue

But how useful to have the help and advise from someone so knowledgeable!

I wish I’d have seen them! It would have been amazing to have had someone like that to refer to for help!

Not sure I’d have managed without the help of the likes of Rizzo, HKfooey, LordNibbler ( I forget her new name), Anu and the likes…

We’ll have to hope they come back soon!?

Lots of sparkles…

[Inactive_User]

@smallun

Adding to what Tina said I’m 65 and i don’t have any problems either.Nor did I have any when the new forum was created.I too don’t care much for the coloured options but that’s because my MS doesn’t like garish colours to read!

I think that the new forum broke of some of the cliques which had formed and made some people especially newbies seem like outsiders.Along with a few who thought they were the best qualified MS Consultant in the UK.

I can’t find too much fault with it.

Sue

But how useful to have the help and advise from someone so knowledgeable!

I wish I’d have seen them! It would have been amazing to have had someone like that to refer to for help!

Not sure I’d have managed without the help of the likes of Rizzo, HKfooey, LordNibbler ( I forget her new name), Anu and the likes…

We’ll have to hope they come back soon!?

Lots of sparkles…

[alison100]

@gregchivs

@sunset

I don’t know if I missed an option that had to be chosen, when I set up my profile, but I’m no longer notified if someone replies to my post. If this is the same for everyone, then that must be lessening the inter-activity.

At the moment you can ask to be notified of replies if you create a topic but there’s no option to get them if you join a topic.

It’s definitely not helping and we’re working on bringing this feature back ASAP

Greg [admin]

I am glad that you are getting the notifications fixed, Greg. There’s nothing like a notification arriving in your e:mail inbox to say you have a reply to get a person back on the MSS board. It was very often the trigger for me on the old board, and I’m sure I’m not the only one.

Alison

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[Inactive_User]

@woblyboy

If I may make an analogy…The old forum was like a tatty back street pub, where things could get a bit frisky. The ‘barmaids’ would step in to sort out anything the regulars couldn’t,but the place was warm and welcoming.

This new place is like a trendy wine bar,where leaning against the bar, getting a bit boisterous and having a laugh are taboo.

This is partly caused by loss of the facility to reply to a reply, and the assembled throng to watch on. I got as far as ‘lengthy posts’ when reading through the ‘don’ts and don’ts’ screwed to the front door.

I doubt the 'barmaids’will ever have to step in to sort anybody out. “There is a lot of apathy, but I don’t want to talk about it”

BARMAIDS!!! - did you have any in particular in mind? One mention of Bet Lynch and you’re barred…

Liz

[alison100]

@Spudz

funny how all the people who dont come on here any more all manage a post or a reply to tell us that they dont come on here anymore.

cant be that difficult can it.

spudz…

This did make me laugh out loud, Spudz!

Alison

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[Inactive_User]

@efb

@woblyboy

If I may make an analogy…The old forum was like a tatty back street pub, where things could get a bit frisky. The ‘barmaids’ would step in to sort out anything the regulars couldn’t,but the place was warm and welcoming.

This new place is like a trendy wine bar,where leaning against the bar, getting a bit boisterous and having a laugh are taboo.

This is partly caused by loss of the facility to reply to a reply, and the assembled throng to watch on. I got as far as ‘lengthy posts’ when reading through the ‘don’ts and don’ts’ screwed to the front door.

I doubt the 'barmaids’will ever have to step in to sort anybody out. “There is a lot of apathy, but I don’t want to talk about it”

BARMAIDS!!! - did you have any in particular in mind? One mention of Bet Lynch and you’re barred…

Liz

!!!

Kx

[Inactive_User]

@gregchivs

@sunset

I don’t know if I missed an option that had to be chosen, when I set up my profile, but I’m no longer notified if someone replies to my post. If this is the same for everyone, then that must be lessening the inter-activity.

At the moment you can ask to be notified of replies if you create a topic but there’s no option to get them if you join a topic.

It’s definitely not helping and we’re working on bringing this feature back ASAP

Greg [admin]

At the bottom left of the original posters pst there is a button saying alert me to replies. If yu click it it openes a new page and you can then choose your preferences for how often you want replies to be sent.

I used this yesterday for the first time in replying to someone else’s post ad Ta-Dah I got an email notification this morning when someone else added to the thread!!!

It does work,

Cheers,

Belinda

PS Wobbly boy, LOVE the analogy about the seeddy pub and the wine bar. Absolutely spot on!

[Inactive_User]

And of course I meant BOTTOM RIGHT of the original posters post, not left! Bloody MS Brain…

B xx

[mrsJ]

@rizzo

I miss the “side” conversations. It gave more depth to the forum - instead of everything being “linear” as it is now. It also meant that you could reply directly to someone rather than just quote them (which they may not realise on here anyway, if they aren’t checking for replies). I know they got rid of it because a lot of people didn’t like it, but, well, I did

Karen x

I miss that part of the old forum too Karen, ,i liked that you could reply to a reply,thats what made it more friendly and a lot more interesting too .

jaki xx

[Inactive_User]

Hi all - thanks as ever for your input. It’s not always easy to read that people are unhappy with what we’re offering but it’s always better to have constructive criticism than no feedback at all.

I’d like to stress that the big advantage of this new system compared to the old one is that nothing is set in stone and we’re always able (budget allowing) to make changes and improvements.

Now that we’re over the initial hump, we are in a position to start making improvements and I really want this to be a collaborative process. It’s your service so we need to make sure that everything we do is with you in mind. That’s not to say we can do everything you ask us to but we can work with you to understand what the priorities are and make the changes that have the most benefit to the most people on here.

I’ve started a thread under annoucements talking about what we’re working on at the moment and asking for your views on how we should approach the next pieces of development. Please take a second to have a look and let me know what you think…

Thanks eveyone!

Bob

[Janet]

Hi,

I am relatively new to this site and have never used the ‘older’ site so I cannot comment on it. What I will say is that this site having been recently dx with RRMS has been an absolute boon to me, to be able to talk to people who suffer with the same things has been great. It has helped me get things of my chest and comes to terms with it and has made me realise just how many actually suffer with MS.

So thank you for creating this site.

Janet

[Inactive_User]

The heart went with the reply to the reply facility

Wb