- Yes, new interface is so much better that it is worth losing posters like (Jim) Mungofitch
- No, better to have old interface but still have posters like (Jim) Mungofitch
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I think this is a poorly constructed poll. The new interface is actually pretty nice once you get accustomed to it and folks who have departed or are deciding to depart most likely have reasons to do so beyond an internet board format.
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I wonder what the results of a similar poll would look like on Saulâs board.
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I agree with KBGlenn. The old boards had people whining about them for years. Canât edit, looks dated, etc. I just think we have a lot of old timers who hate change and rather whine about it then just deal with it.
Jim was and is great to read and he could easily post here if he wanted to and I sure donât understand his desire to leave unless he was planning to anyhow. These boards work on any operating system I know of.
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Jim was and is great to read and he could easily post here if he wanted to
No. He explained why he could NOT easily post here (Cause: His browser infrastructure; 1-2 months ago he explained in detail on the old MI board why that is as it is = in which way he uses the internet and will remain doing so, so that he will remain prevented from being able to easily post here).
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folks who have departed or are deciding to depart most likely have reasons to do so beyond an internet board format.
I think the opposite is true, that for many the reason is exactly the same as for me who already mostly departed: The board format.
(Plus the â because of those departed ones âresulting lack of worthy discussions, creating a loop of further departing ones, leading to a lack of worthy discussionsâŚ)
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The new format makes it hard to skim posts and has a number of other issues that have been brought up repeatedly. OTOH, one can post graphics and there are some other features that are good. I found the recent work by cwags02 on the BRK board to be very interesting, so that helped me get over the hump.
I put the old âboardsâ such as MechanicalInvesting as âcategoriesâ in the âsidebarâ, except that ticker specific boards like BRK now have to be âtagsâ in the sidebar. Also reduce the font if you typically donât participate via mobile device.
From comments that Jim had posted at some point, he apparently was involved in the technology of how cookies do tracking, and so he was therefore very sensitive to and informed about the related privacy issues, and apparently his previous solution didnât work on the new board. Plus, he said he had time constraints. A huge loss, but not entirely due to the new format. However, if TMF doesnât archive old posts on very active boards like Mechanical Investing and BRK (apparently they do for Saulâs board?) then this will be a fatal mistake.
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I donât find skimming more or less difficult than the old board. My methodâŚ
Look on the gray panelâŚor my initials icon. Anything new or unread? Go there
If new read it (or not).
If an older thread but unread posts, use scroll tool (which handily leaves a red line where you left off), scan text while dragging the scroll tool down.
In fact I find this last new functionality far superior to the old board as I donât have to open every message post to see if Iâm interested or not. I can just eyeball it for a second to make a read/donâ t read decision (50 post link clicks not required just to crack something open to read it!)
Do I just want to read certain posters? While dragging down look at the posters name which is bolded. Again, different not hardâŚand for skimming, superior to the old boards in my view.
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Additionally, if there were fewer posts about the new boards and old boards it would be quicker to scan the posts to find the real gems such as BRK vs SP500, cherry picking a starting date to make your case, is this post OT since it doesnât mention BRK and only Tesla, when will BRK have dividends.
Mike
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@KBGlenn
Thanks for your pointers, it all helps.
If âgray panelâ refers to âside barâ, I know about that. If âmy initials iconâ refers to the avatar symbol, mine has got messages from some âdiscobotâ and undated links with posterâs name and post title. How do I use it and for what purpose? Thatâs a serious question.
How do I handle the following situation in the new scrolling format?
Many interesting threads can be long and spread over many days. Today is Monday, and I recall an interesting post by XYZ that I saw last Saturday but didnât have time to really think about it and give a thoughtful reply, but I do today. Labels of ânewâ or âunreadâ donât help me find Saturdayâs post by XYZ and I donât like having to scroll past content I donât want to read to get to what I want to read. The dates are on the right and the posterâs name on the left, also makes it awkward. That said, older replies in the old format could get sort of lost in an active long thread, and a post submitted after the thread activity died down could go unnoticed. So ânewâ and âunreadâ definitely has utility. Agreed, the clicking in old format wasnât always an optimal experience.
Maybe a middle ground is possible on the new platform? Just show the first few sentences of a post (yes, youâd have to click to show the whole thing) and please add a date next to the posterâs name for those of us who think linearly in time. ânewâ and âunreadâ has utility, but things now seem tilted towards that, and given that this is a public board a lot of what is ânewâ should remain âunreadâ.
BTW, how do I pull up just my posts, or just someone elseâs? That was a feature of the old format that I found useful. Perhaps I recalled this morning that that KBGlenn had some interesting post the other day, but I got busy, and now I have time so want to quickly find it by quickly looking at his most recent. You could do that previously, how do you do that now?
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If you remember the day and the board and the poster, use the scroll thingie to the right and go to the day. Or how about use that big microscope icon and type the posterâs name in? Everything that name has posted will show along with the board name. And letâs be truthful here, the former boardâs search function completely sucked and was nigh on to useless.
And not to be mean, but really the date and the name is too far away!? Uh, push your computer back??? Your post is coming in at about 60-65% of my screenâŚno problem for me seeing both day and your name.
On advanced searchesâŚclick on the magnifying glass and then use the advanced search optionâŚagain, far superior to anything on the old boards.
Iâm not a TMF person or trying to sell anyone on the new boardsâŚbut once you get used to them I think itâs a no brainer they are are more capable.
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Click your avatar. Youll see a âlistâ of users and topics.
See the little symbols off to the right?
Click one and see how it changes the list.
You can quickly see who is âlikingâ, âreplyingâ, âposts youâve bookmarkedâ etc to your posts.
Scroll down, see the little "person portrait " icon (a head and shoulders silhouette). Click it.
Youâll then see a list, one of which is âACTIVITIESâ. Click âActivitiesâ and youâll get to a list of posts YOU authored.
To see the head shoulders icon, on my mobile, i have to rotate to portrait (ie landscape hides it). As a matter of fact, if you are mobiling, and canât find something, rotate to portrait⌠it might show up.
Click on XYZ avatar. In this screen, click the avatar again, click âactivitiesâ.
You may have to click the âsummaryâ field, and then âactivityâ.
HTH
ralph is mobiling. If youâre on a computer⌠it should be similar.
Bonus tip 1 - go here, bookmark this page.
Bonus tip 2. A âhackâ to achieve the old âreply laterâ function.
To book mark a page, scroll to the bottom, where the âlike thumbâ lives, click the 3 little dots ( ⌠) and choose the bookmark banner.
To get back to a page, youve bookmarked, click your avatar, and from the icons on the right, select the bookmark banner.
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