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The terrible new forum design is the main reason I rarely participate
Better looking is debatable, but it is not safer than vBulletin cause both are based on outdated php which is why I find this update so useless. Xenforo is basically the same like vB for safety reasons, their only way how it got gdpr proof is cause of limited editing skills and limitation on handing permissions to members of forums (such as mods/admins). Oh, and obviously it’s a lot cheaper and easier to handle than vB, but even that isn’t enough for Steve.Xenforo is more secure and better looking. The problem is mtf chose a theme that is really bad. It looks very plain. You can take a look at the site in my signature or the xenforo forum itself. It looks better than this theme.
That is the MOST important thing.There must be a way to bring the old smilies back. That and changing the color to blue should do it for many.
On other hand it's much easier now to insert pics and gifs ?
QUESTION: How to insert YT vids now?
There is, of course, a way to use different styles of smilies. Not sure if all old smilies could be brought back - it's possible VS just deleted those files from their servers (they weren't even stored in one place, something I had urged them to fix for months and they never did). But installing a different smiley pack is a matter of minutes, ditto with different visual themes.There must be a way to bring the old smilies back. That and changing the color to blue should do it for many.
On other hand it's much easier now to insert pics and gifs ?
QUESTION: How to insert YT vids now?
Yes, shouldn't be hard at all. Old smilies is much much better than this flood of weird symbols.There is, of course, a way to use different styles of smilies. Not sure if all old smilies could be brought back - it's possible VS just deleted those files from their servers (they weren't even stored in one place, something I had urged them to fix for months and they never did). But installing a different smiley pack is a matter of minutes, ditto with different visual themes.
?♂⚾?⛸⛳????♀????✴?????Yes, shouldn't be hard at all. Old smilies is much much better than this flood of weird symbols.
LOL, yeah. ?♂?♀????♂⚾?⛸⛳????♀????✴?????
That would cost work & w money, You do know these "people" run 30 other websites? They really don't give a flying frankfurter which iw what all you guys lived forI'm for the 3rd option - fully functional and properly designed forum. But I know that the 3rd option will stay out of the question as usual.
30? You have underestimated VerticalScope. 4 years ago, the news was that VS owned more than 600 online forums alone, and should easily own more than that number now. VS is big in forums and websites acquisition business. They have acquired many popular online forums and websites during the past two or three years, and some forums have several million users. MTF (63,200 members, approx.) is a very small forum in comparison.That would cost work & w money, You do know these "people" run 30 other websites? They really don't give a flying frankfurter which iw what all you guys lived for
I've complained about smilies like a million times.All your suggestions should go to the dedicated thread. VS doesn't read GM (the majority probably doesn't even know about its existence). In Community Feedback Steve addresses at least some of the points raised. The more "noise" re less eye bleed inducing theme and normal smilies is made, the higher is the chance those changes, which are definitely possible and fairly simple, are implemented.