Welcome to EC 2.0!

Hi! This is a great update! But I noticed an issue in the anonymous section. A thread was posted in duplicate, but one was anonymous and the other was not (see image attached, if I managed to find out how that function works hehe). It is the exact same post, I don't know if it was a mistake by the user, but then, it wouldn't have appeared in the anonymous section??? It only happened with that specific thread so far, the other threads posted today in that section are completely anonymous.

 

Same here! In fact, I like to be able to see people's age (when they made that option available). When trying to help someone, I find it useful to know if you're speaking to a 15 years old or a 45 years old... Unfortunately, since you have to make your birthday public for people to know your age, I'm afraid many people will prefer to avoid giving out that information. Plus, you've got to click on the person's name to see their age, which I think should be listed along with the other information under your avatar. It's not like these are big priorities, but I think they are quite practical.

 

The forum looks fabulous, guys~!! All your efforts are hugely appreciated and this update was most certainly worth the lil' wait~!

 

I completely agree with this. I find that feature creepy.

 

Same. I find it really helpful when giving advice as well. And I also agree it should still be placed under the avatar instead of having to mouse over/click on the name.

 

It's definitely going to take some getting used to, but we'll get there eventually. I noticed my avatar is smaller and blurry. It's almost 4 years old, so it may be time for me to upload a new one. Avatar 2.0.

 

Are the links gone from before? I just noticed on a Wall/Profile post where there should be some linked text, it's just text.

Also, when we tap/click on someone's username, does it have to pop-up that box? Can it just go straight to their page?

 

It also looks like photos from he old site are gone too.

 

This is excellent! Thanks everybody!

 

I'm not a huge fan of change, but I think the new version has a couple better features.
I have noticed though that my signature picture disappeared, leaving only [sigpic][/sigpic] in its place. I removed that bit and just went with the plain text signature. Thanks to all for the trouble you all went to to enhance our experiences and great job with all the new features. It will take some getting used to but overall, a great job! I tried adding an emoticon to this post, but the icons are tiny and stretched. Not sure if it's due to my screen resolution, as Windows 10 was installed on my work pc, and everything looks stretched. But that's a personal issue, nothing to do with the site

 

It's going to be a little odd to get used to, but such is the way of life. Things change and adapt rather than remaining stagnant forever.

I do notice that icons require moderation now, it's a shame it's going to take longer but I can understand the reasons behind it. Somebody could literally just post up whatever they wanted for the world to see prior, and some take things a little too far. It's a shame since I just tried to swap mine out, sorta shrunk and wasn't animating, so I was going to use this adorable cat drawing I just found on google.

Oh well. I liked the general blockier look of the old one as a personal aesthetic preference, pixelated emoticons included, but text formatting showing up without a preview/refresh is quite nice. It'll be a while until I get the hang of it, though.

 

For those who like to search/use EC on your phone, you should find it so much better.

As Martin pointed out in his original post, there are still some things to do and you can all help by continuing to highlight any issues you find in this thread.

 

I also agree that having the "last known activity" posted on each user's Profile page is disturbing. Additionally, the Recent Activity tab on the Profile page should only be accessible to the individual user (plus the Staff, of course). Why would any user need to trace the exact footsteps of another user on EC?

Also, when we had the lit or unlit green dots showing when a user was online, there was also a dot on each user's Profile page. Now there doesn't seem to be a clear way to tell if a fellow user is online/still online when going to their Profile page. Can the same 'flashing' green dot feature that shows if a user is online next to their posts also be used on each Profile page?

 

Another thing I've noticed (well, the slightly OCD me) is the logo on the tabs and bookmarks. Instead of "ec" it's just the internet logo. I've gotten used to the EC logo on the tabs lol

 

Hey Martin,

Not necessarily. Someone could be online, but not active for a considerable period of time (i.e.doing something non-EC related), so the "last seen" activity wouldn't show any new updates/changes.

As far as the green dot on the Profile page goes, I would expect it to reflect the same user setting as the green dot on forum posts - i.e. if the user chooses to not show that they are online, then there would not be a flashing dot on the user's Profile page any more than there would be on their forum posts. If that makes any sense...