Is anyone from STW Towers reading any of these posts or are we just shouting in to the void?
Responses have always been fairly quick but no one has replied to any of the concerns/problems/queries raised for weeks.
Yay! Dark mode is back and I didn’t even need to logout or delete cookies.
It appears to be "darker mode." Not that I'm complaining, I'm rather attached to my retinas. But I was already in dark mode and I can see the theme change.
It’s (very) light mode here! I wonder what’s going to happen when the sun goes down?
I used to be able to see at a glance from the list of threads on the overview page, which I'd read up to date and which I hadn't, or were new threads. The font on the thread title was dark on unread threads or those with new posts and light on those I was up to date on. This no longer seems to be the case? I think there might be the very sublest of differences in the shade of blue but it's barely discernible to me, especially on a phone, where once it was obvious, Any reason for the change?
Also the number of threads on the overview page seems to have gone to 100? threads per page. This makes the font tiny and means a ridiculous amount of scrolling to get through it. If I zoom in to overcome the old eyes/small font issue, the scrolling issue becomes even worse. Especially as the navigation shortcuts at the bottom of the page were removed ages ago, without explanation, despite many requests to return them.
I have to confess I find the frequent tinkering with the forum appearance and navigation tiresome and unsettling, especially as there never seems to be any explanation for it and any reasonable requests for functionality improvements or glitch fixes just get ignored.
I know it's a chicken/egg situation as regards Mark's time and the funding of staff to deal with all this, but none of this helps make your case for attracting investors particularly compelling. It may seem unfair, but plenty are going to be thinking "if you can't deal with this basic stuff, or even communicate with us about it, what chance of bringing off ambitious growth plans you want my investment for"?
Scroll back over several pages on this thread and dozens of reasonable requests to fix things have been ignored for at least a couple of months. Even a one liner to say you are aware of the issues but don't have the time/resources to fix them right now would be better than complete radio silence and might allay the feeling you've just given up as far as forum functionality goes.
I used to be able to see at a glance from the list of threads on the overview page, which I'd read up to date and which I hadn't, or were new threads. The font on the thread title was dark on unread threads or those with new posts and light on those I was up to date on. This no longer seems to be the case? I think there might be the very sublest of differences in the shade of blue but it's barely discernible to me, especially on a phone, where once it was obvious, Any reason for the change?
Screenshot might explain this better. This is on a laptop, it's much worse on the phone:
Something must have changed as it's gone from taking 30 seconds to load to taking about 3 seconds, much better.
why has the text in an opened thread changed to bright white when using dark mode rather then the green/blue on main forum page, seems kinda stupid as its very glaring?
same white glaring text when using iPhone in dark mode
Imac sequoia 15.6.1
I wish the normal mode text was bolder and more contrasting. Would be so much easier to read
There's a stupid pop-up which prevents me reading classified adverts both in Chrome and Edge (Windows 11) - the x to close the pop-up disappears off the top of the screen: 
There's a stupid pop-up which prevents me reading classified adverts both in Chrome and Edge (Windows 11) - the x to close the pop-up disappears off the top of the screen:
Good, someone else has raised it
Mentioned it, not raised it...we don't know if tech are still reading this...
How long do we have to put up with thread delay posting stuff ? I mean seriously now guys. It was promised that when the switch was made and we all paid money that once the migration was done that would be it.
I accept the speed has improved overall, but still time and time again I see threads that don't update for 30-45 mins after someone posts.
I can't seem to find the Dark Mode option, is it a subscriber-only perk?
It is based on your own system settings, so if your system is set for dark mode, it should show in dark mode. If it doesn't and you are, clearly your site cookies and log back in.
Perfect, thanks.
Just checked my profile to answer the question above, it seems that I have several unread DMs. I've had no notification of such either via email (unless they've been spam-blocked) or on the forum.
This setting should be under account/preferences, but all the prefs have vanished.
@mark !
Came on here to say I have had no notifications of PMs, neither by Email nor by the bell icon/letter icon of old while surfing the forum. However, when I navigated to the classified section the bell icon turned red to indicate a message. Unfortunately I needed to have seen that reply 5 days ago!
Another not getting notifications for messages.
Also when I try to reply to any messages the text box is filled in with very light grey almost white text on a white background so I can't see it.
Can't seem to change the colour of the text so I can see it? Any clues how to do it?
Dark, then light, then dark. Background has changed back and forth the last few days. Oh now dark again.
Is it my settings or are others getting this? The dark is very difficult to comfortably read
I'm also getting the very light grey text on a white backgound, when searching the classifieds.
Edit: After clicking Search, it reverts to white/black
Then the results are ......
Taking an age to post anything this morning! 😴😴😴
The forum was having an update earlier, not sure if that may have been why.
What's the bell in the bottom right for?
It is meant to signal you have a new message...I get an email to tell me I've a message and when I access the forum I see the bell - but tapping it does nothing.
I then go to my messages and the bell then changes to having a red dot in bottom right of the bell.
As I'm in messages I then click the new message, so unsure it helps when on the messages section.
Long threads are taking ages to load. When I click on the thread title, quite a number of seconds to show the first post page then more to display the final page/first unread post. Trump and Ukraine threads are particularly affected as they are so lengthy now.
35 seconds to load Trump just now.
Just loaded the Trump thread. 3 seconds. I'm not doubting your experience, just showing how random things are.
Why does my real name show up on the blog comment but not the forum?
It also shows up on quotes too 😕
Why does my real name show up on the blog comment but not the forum?
It also shows up on quotes too 😕
I’ll bring this to their attention.
Bit of a user interface thought. But at the bottom.of a long thread the only way to get back to the overview forum is hot the floating "back to top" icon, then hit the latest forum icon. The drop-down at the bottom of threads doesn't let me go back to the overview.
Would be nice to have forum bar at the bottom of threads too.
@tractionman real names, sometimes full, were showing up in classifieds. I raised it here and by email, had no reply and the problem persisted. I took the, (paid for) advert down and probably won’t bother again.
Why does my real name show up on the blog comment but not the forum?
It also shows up on quotes too 😕
I’ll bring this to their attention.
Thanks, interestingly my user name appeared in that quote!
Cheers,
Keith
Still not working properly for me compared to any other forums, why?
I only visit occasionally because of that so why is this forum "different" (read shit) from a user experience POV? What's the point?
It is such a shame as the content and people are great.
Why does my real name show up on the blog comment but not the forum?
It also shows up on quotes too 😕
I’ll bring this to their attention.
Thanks, interestingly my user name appeared in that quote!
Cheers,
Keith
Ok. The reply is that you have you display name set as your real name. Comments work differently to forum replies, you need to change your display name as username.
Ta
Still not working properly for me compared to any other forums, why?
I only visit occasionally because of that so why is this forum "different" (read shit) from a user experience POV? What's the point?
It is such a shame as the content and people are great.
Not working for me and it’s shit aren’t particularly useful to help them find the issue.
Why does my real name show up on the blog comment but not the forum?
It also shows up on quotes too 😕
I’ll bring this to their attention.
Thanks, interestingly my user name appeared in that quote!
Cheers,
Keith
Ok. The reply is that you have you display name set as your real name. Comments work differently to forum replies, you need to change your display name as username.
Ta
Thanks @Drac, alas I can't see where 'display name' settings are? I looked under my profile and account settings and it's my user name that appears there? Is there somewhere else I need to check?
cheers,
Keith
Good question I can’t locate it either.
@tractionman they are looking into this but likely be tomorrow before there is an answer.
@tractionman they are looking into this but likely be tomorrow before there is an answer.
many thanks 🙂
Having just spent the last week as an unpaid/logged in member, i'd just like to say that STW when logged out is a really really yukky place to browse, adverts, videos, background advert upon advert. It's like one of those news sites you click on and click instantly back off again.
IMO there's nothing here that encourages people who find this place from a google search to stay and sign up once they've read the thread they've searched for.
Of all of the forums i've ever visited, this has by far the most and most intrusive adverts.
A little update on the username displayname bug, the IT bods hope this has now be resolved. If anyone still has issues can you let us know thanks.
I'm a little puzzled why that issue would bother tractionman when they sign off most posts 'Keith'
Unless her name is Sharon and it's just a clever distraction. 😁
Go in to your Profile (Hamburger menu), then Notifications
There seems to be a return of the issue of delays in posts appearing on the thread itself, despite the summary at the top of the thread showing I (and others) have subsequently posted. For ref, this is on the Hunt TrailWide thread.
There seems to be a return of the issue of delays in posts appearing on the thread itself, despite the summary at the top of the thread showing I (and others) have subsequently posted. For ref, this is on the Hunt TrailWide thread.
I briefly had that last night but seems Ok again this am.
Nine months on ... should this thread now be titled "The Forum"?
Still not working properly for me compared to any other forums, why?
I only visit occasionally because of that so why is this forum "different" (read shit) from a user experience POV? What's the point?
It is such a shame as the content and people are great.
Not working for me and it’s shit aren’t particularly useful to help them find the issue.
True. But this isn't some kind of small tweak here and there that is needed to refine the visitor's experience. By "shit" I mean it needs to adopt a proper forum format / background / engine (I don't know what the term is) like 99.99% of other forums that I have ever visited that just run properly. When one forum just doesn't work properly (hence the word shit) and EVERY single other forums works quasi perfectly perhaps it's time to take notice and just accept that there is fundamentally something very wrong, and polishing the proverbial turd isn't working. But then again if the owners are more or less happy with the final result, who am I to moan?
I got a notification (including an email) this morning for a message someone sent me in November.
How do you make a site this bad, it's almost funny?
It is November?
@Nickfrog I still don’t get what you mean, you need to be a little more specific then it “it doesn’t work”.
Is it possible to click on the title of a multi-page thread and get it to stay on the first page without automatically loading the latest page?
If not, is there a way to jump back to the first page without hitting "prev" multiple times?
Is it possible to click on the title of a multi-page thread and get it to stay on the first page without automatically loading the latest page?
just click the thread title rather than the >> at the end, takes me to the first page.
or to go to p1 from the last page, click the page no to the RH side and you get a dropdown, just choose p1.
eg.... Page 33/33 <Prev 33, click the 33 to the far right for the dropdown.
just click the thread title rather than the >> at the end, takes me to the first page.
On my phone it loads the first page then automatically loads the last.
The page number thing seems to work though. Ta.
I'm still getting the white writing on a white background that I can't see problem when typing in the reply box on messages.
Are there any plans to try and fix this or any settings i can change so i can see what i'm typing please?
Odd one. Try the classic cookie delete but I will ask if they can find anything or have any suggestions.
just click the thread title rather than the >> at the end, takes me to the first page.
If I do this, I seem to get taken to (the one after) the last post that I read, rather than to page1. That last post will often be on the final page, but is not necessarily the ultimate (ie actual last) post.
The >> icon to get to actual last post works fine.
The only way I can think to use 'click on thread title' is to clear cookies, and i ain't going to do that.
If I do this, I seem to get taken to (the one after) the last post that I read, rather than to page1.
ahhhh i should have given it more time. just tried again and clicked the main title, went to the first page, and thought yes its strange how its different for me. few seconds later it did actually change to last page.
so it looks like the dropdown method is the only way.
Oh yeah! That’s a bot odd.
I’ll bring that up too.
Cougar recently mentioned that there is a "delete post" button. Obviously I am a very low IQ person because I can't find it. Anyone care to point me in the right the right direction? Ta !!
ahhhh i should have given it more time. just tried again and clicked the main title, went to the first page, and thought yes its strange how its different for me. few seconds later it did actually change to last page.
Always good to know it's not just me 😂
Cougar recently mentioned that there is a "delete post" button. Obviously I am a very low IQ person because I can't find it. Anyone care to point me in the right the right direction? Ta !!
It's down at the bottom with the Edit Post icon, but there's only a very short window before it vanishes (5 minutes I think). It's a dustbin icon.
At the moment I'm seeing really long delays for edits to posts to show up.
It's down at the bottom with the Edit Post icon, but there's only a very short window before it vanishes (5 minutes I think). It's a dustbin icon.
Hmm, no sign of it here. Just another “special” feature of this forum !!!
What in tarnation is that bell thing at the bottom now? 🙄
What in tarnation is that bell thing at the bottom now?
You have a notification. Go into your profile (via the "hamburger" menu)
You have a notification. Go into your profile (via the "hamburger" menu)
might just be worth a check every now and then in your profile as mine never shows anything on the 'forum' page, its just a plain bell. i only found mine by accident when i needed to update my payment details, went into my profile and the bell icon now showed '6'.
Hmm, no sign of it here. Just another “special” feature of this forum !!!
Still not seeing it on MacOS
I might be late in noticing it, but the ability to select part of a post body and quote using the little modal with the quote icon is neat - nice job!
Clicking the thread title to take you to the first unread post has been the way it works for a good few weeks now (yes, after jumping through the first page). It used to be the double chevron for that function, but that just takes you to the very last post now.
The time delay on really bit threads when clicking the title still exists (sometimes half a minute for the trump thread) but it's pretty quick if just hitting the chevrons.
I still have to log in every time I visit on my laptop. Until just now though I could get straight in on my Android. But no, not anymore. I've been logged out and have to sign in yet again. Hey STW, you're doing just great.
Maybe I should start a poll about user satisfaction, after all we have not seen a new poll for a while
I could name dozens of websites I have to use for work that log me out on an almost hourly basis so I came up with a solution.
Log back in. Takes 2 clicks.
i couldn’t log into the Royal Mint website for about 2 weeks, it was the only the site I couldn’t log into. I eventually cleared the cookie and that sorted it.
This makes my teeth itch!!! 😬😬
but it's pretty quick if just hitting the chevrons.
Hmm. Not today it ain't.
I just went double chevrons to read the last post of the 'incessant snow' thread,which is currently 35 pages long. It went straight to the top of that last page fine, without showing me the first page briefly ... but then hung there for a very long, long time. I counted 128secs in my head before it finally displayed the bottom of the page. Over 2 mins.
Hopefully that change is a sign of work in progress 🙏
Site is running at a glacial pace today as well. If there are updates going on in the background it would be nice to have a heads-up!
Something is broken. Page loads to about 80-85% (shown by progress bar) and the Edit/Format buttons in the Reply box are missing.
Wait a couple of minutes before the loading bar completes and the buttons pop up.
I still have to log in every time I visit on my laptop. Until just now though I could get straight in on my Android. But no, not anymore. I've been logged out and have to sign in yet again. Hey STW, you're doing just great.
Maybe I should start a poll about user satisfaction, after all we have not seen a new poll for a while
When you log in, you should get a tick box at the bottom of the login pop-up saying 'keep me logged in' or similar. Have you ticked that? As I never have issues about bring logged off and having to log in again.
Further to my post earlier, around 11:26.
It now seems fixed- the 'incessant snow' thread is now going to the latest post in about 6 secs. Much better than 2 mins on the face of it, something has apparently happened.
I tick the box Every. Blummin'. Time.
Tick it before you enter your login details, make sure don’t have your browser set to delete the cookie on closure and finally try the delete the cookie from your browser, close the browser and login.
As you seen from the survey most people are happy with their experience.
I'll give it a go later. I'm watching Harry Potter ATM, much more important!