Using the new-look forums, asking for positive comments

Yellowbox wrote:

- The forums keep logging me off after a period of inactivity.

Good. That may stop the spammers posting multiple messages that have nothing to do with the purpose of a forum.

How? They post once a minute or so, so they won't get logged off.

"WE" did NOT get what "WE" wished for.

No, you mean you didn't get what you asked for. Doesn't mean that others didn't ask for it. But your post doesn't really fit with what the OP was asking for anyway.

Well, on a positive note, it seems that this revised website for Apple Support Communities allows members to find users with a similar geo-location.

That is good, even if the photos are glamor shots of someone else, isn't it?

Scratch that. We could have emulated a social network for quite a while now. One needs to follow a rather prudent code of conduct within this revised website for Apple Support Communities (as well as it's predecessor). Sometimes, being "politically correct" is as challenging as helping others with their Apple Support Community questions.

Mach nicht

The new forum setup is horrible.

1. Why can't I use Private Browsing to access the forums anymore ( NOTHING works with Private Browsing turned on ) ?
2. Why can't I make my Bookmarked private so only I can see what I have bookmarked ?
3. Where is the "UPDATED" field to show what threads I have clicked on previously ?
4. Where is the option to display more than 15 threads on a page like the old forum ?
5. Why are the spammers still in the forum ?
6. You can't change the format of your thread to "Mark as a question" or not.
7. Toggle Spellchecker glitches when you click on the word you have misspelled after a second or two.

This has been a MONSTROUS step backwards Apple !

If you can't get a forum setup right, why would we want to buy your computers or update to the "new" Operating System you push out EVERY year since Lion ?

Did you miss the part where the OP asked for positive comments?

stevejobsfan0123 wrote:

Did you miss the part where the OP asked for positive comments?

There are NO positive comments to make.

Then please refrain from commenting.

stevejobsfan0123 wrote:

Did you miss the part where the OP asked for positive comments?

We are POSITIVE that helping the users with their issues has instantly become 100% MORE difficult.

Of that, we are positive, Kappy, myself, and many others.

this is a subjective statement based upon empirical examination and testing,...........results may vary

I HATE the new forum setup. wrote:

stevejobsfan0123 wrote:

Did you miss the part where the OP asked for positive comments?

There are NO positive comments to make.

Send feedback to Apple.com , this is not the place to voice anger or emotional existentia.

Peace 😊

You guys are worse than the complainers we get with iOS or OSX updates (and this is not directed specifically at you PV - you were just the last post). As Yellowbox indicated, there are already a plethora of negative posts about the changes. So, go there and complain.

People don't like change, OK, I get that. But seriously, when it is foist upon you, ******** and moaning isn't going to put it back the way it was. Why not spend all that energy in trying to figure out the way to make the most out of what you have been given. Not everything about the new site is horrible. Sure there are improvements to be made, but we are supposed to be people with creative minds, interest in challenges, abilities to suss out the more esoteric aspects of things.

As I indicated in one of my earlier posts, because I have a catholic approach to reading the boards, I am not seeing some of the issues that folks who like to support specific communities are having. But, for my purposes, I find it much easier to move back and forth from current posts, posts that I have responded to, posts that I have authored. When looking at Content>All, I am not having any difficulty seeing what the current posts are, and if I want to see if a post I have been involved with is updated, it is a quick click to the Participated link to see which of those posts have been updated recently, and which I have already responded to after they have been updated.

I would like to see some enhancements and changes made, and I think that the valid issues that people are having need to be addressed. But I would like to see more tips like the ones deggie has provided coming from all of us. The whining and complaining is just boring....

Just my 2 cents....

GB

If you just joined and created your alias, which would have to be after the new software was put in place, how did you know what the old software looked like?

😁 (one thing I do miss is the old laughing emoticon....it was so much more laughing-like....it was one of my favorites! 😟)

GB

This one looks more like a "chuckle" than a "laugh" 😝