This demo video, commonly used in welcome posts, is a great guide, however, I noticed that it doesn't seem to be reaching the audience as much as it should and that it isn't as relevant today (just over two years after being recorded) as it could be. It only has 5,326 views which means that a lot of new members haven't been watching this video 
Another concern of mine is that this video was recorded back when we started using XenForo and it's pretty clear that there are a lot of differences in the formatting and some functionality of the forum between then and now. At least one example is a different tab layout. Several functions for members were also left unexplored. As stated in the video, it is a very surface level tour of the forum but I feel it's a little outdated now.
The video also explores the desktop version and well, yes, the desktop and mobile are at their core pretty close to one and the same there are key differences that cannot be accurately explained using desktop such as media uploads.
I hear tell that we'll be switching to XF2 soon enough, so maybe a new video shouldn't be made before then but when/if new videos are ever made I feel there should be one for desktop and another for mobile (the app) at the very least. Other videos should probably also be made explaining specific things about the website that can be used in answer to troubleshooting threads.
Just a thought,
Cyprus
Another concern of mine is that this video was recorded back when we started using XenForo and it's pretty clear that there are a lot of differences in the formatting and some functionality of the forum between then and now. At least one example is a different tab layout. Several functions for members were also left unexplored. As stated in the video, it is a very surface level tour of the forum but I feel it's a little outdated now.
The video also explores the desktop version and well, yes, the desktop and mobile are at their core pretty close to one and the same there are key differences that cannot be accurately explained using desktop such as media uploads.
I hear tell that we'll be switching to XF2 soon enough, so maybe a new video shouldn't be made before then but when/if new videos are ever made I feel there should be one for desktop and another for mobile (the app) at the very least. Other videos should probably also be made explaining specific things about the website that can be used in answer to troubleshooting threads.
Just a thought,
Cyprus
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