Announcement BYC Updated - Post Questions, Concerns, Issues, & Praise Here!

[casportpony]

Extra steps now how fun all my bookmarks are on my profile have like 20 of them just not certain how to get them anywhere now

 

[Kiki]

How do I insert a bookmark in a post?
Android phone on chrome

I'm not seeing the option to insert a bookmark on the Android app. It used to be right next to the attach files and insert quotes thingies.

 

[casportpony]

I'm not seeing the option to insert a bookmark on the Android app. It used to be right next to the attach files and insert quotes thingies.

It doesn't exist on desktops either.

 

[casportpony]

Looks like this now:

 

[Kiki]

It doesn't exist on desktops either.

I can't read ahead to save my life.
I responded too quick.

 

[R2elk]

I'm grateful for the hard work done on my behalf to update this platform. I realize a lot of folks aren't aware, but this update was not optional. The older version of the forum was on the chopping block. No more maintenance, no more security updates. There was no choice.

There was also no choice and a much bigger job when they switched over from Huddler. It is very clear that the previous switch was much more difficult and that a concentrated effort was made to keep the site as close as possible to what it was previously. They really did a great job that time.

It is really clear that there was very little effort made to keep the site the same this time. Simple things like maintaining the same color schemes would have been helpful. Not moving everything into sub menus with nonsensical titles could have also been helpful. Changing the order of numerous things so that clicking where you were used to ends up being in the wrong place.

What they have done with the albums is shameful. They went from multiple methods of posting images from the albums to zero linked methods.

I give BYC an AAAAA for their efforts in switching over from Huddler. At this point I believe the current switch over only deserves a C- grade at best.

 

[CarpCharacin]

It is really clear that there was very little effort made to keep the site the same this time. Simple things like maintaining the same color schemes would have been helpful. Not moving everything into sub menus with nonsensical titles could have also been helpful. Changing the order of numerous things so that clicking where you were used to ends up being in the wrong place.

I was involved in both conversions, and we did do our best to keep the overall theme / "feel" of the site the same, both times. When we converted from Huddler to XF 1.5, we had the theme replicated on XF1, and we did the same when going from XF 1.5, to XF 2.1, but unfortunately it isn't possible, or even worth it to attempt to replicate every intricacy of an old software version when upgrading to a new one. It detracts from our ability to focus on what actually matters.

Here is a screenshot of the XF1 version of the site:

And here is a screenshot of the XF2 version:

The color schemes look pretty darn similar to me.

I'm also not sure what you mean by "Not moving everything into sub menus with nonsensical titles could have also been helpful."
That's a very ambiguous comment, and you provide zero examples. I haven't noticed anything wrong with the navigation on the new version of the site, but I don't consider it a problem when something is slightly different on a new software version than it was on an older version.

It would have been irresponsible for us to continue to run on a version of the software that no longer receives security updates. We chose to upgrade BYC because it was the best and most logical, option going forward. It simply wasn't worth it to risk the security of over 300,000 accounts to avoid complaints from a few members who are seemingly allergic to change.

Regarding the changes to the media gallery, there are aspects of the software which we don't have a lot of control over, but that didn't detract from the fact that the objectively best option for BYC going forward was to upgrade.

 

[casportpony]

Here are two side-by-side comparison pictures:

 

[pennyJo1960]

so will we get the option to load a bookmark beyond the cut and paste

 

[R2elk]

The color schemes look pretty darn similar to me.

By color schemes, I mean font colors too. I do not understand what the fascination is with using brown for the fonts. I don't remember any complaints about the font colors previously but there were complaints this time until we were told that the font colors weren't going to get changed back. I cannot see any good reason for those changes.

I'm also not sure what you mean by "Not moving everything into sub menus with nonsensical titles could have also been helpful."
That's a very ambiguous comment, and you provide zero examples. I haven't noticed anything wrong with the navigation on the new version of the site, but I don't consider it a problem when something is slightly different on a new software version than it was on an older version.

You provide a comparison of only a single page and use that as a phony claim that things are very similar. The member page is so different that it isn't funny. A good instance of a nonsensical title is "About" on the member page. As one member said ""about" is a preposition and it requires a word to refer to in order to make any sense and to be useful in communication. Sticking the word "about" somewhere all by itself means absolutely nothing.". About gives no sense of what one would expect that is hidden under that title especially when everything that has been hidden under that title are items that used to be plainly visible on the member page.

You need to get over the "We had to change." excuse. No one said that the change didn't have to happen or shouldn't have happened.

The change in product from Huddler was supposed to be a much bigger and more difficult change but was accomplished without all the great number of changes that occurred this time.

That you think it is just a few members complaining shows just how out of touch you are. I see complaints all the time on almost every thread especially from members trying to find something that they used to know where it was. Sometimes they can be pointed to the new location but other times they have to be informed that feature no longer exists. Those don't typically show up here in this thread but they still happen every day.

I am curious just how much the click throughs to the BYC Store have decreased since it has been removed from a place of prominence?