too many navigation bars and i cant get search to work, the forum itself is still standard layout like if you click the forum button up top its basically the same as old forum, bar the lack of colour range (need some different shades of orange) oh and wtf is with the whack orange highlights over half the bottom of the page there :S

i think if you can just fix the navigation stuff by restructuring the top of the site in a more standard way (instead of 6 different navigation layers) most people would be happy.

as for the speed of the site... i didn't really have a problem with it until today

Apart from the speed problem.
All i've had trouble with is the lack of a working 'go to first unread post button'
In the old site it was also handy to be able to see the first post of a thread by just
putting the cursor over the thread title when searching.

You don't get a glimpse of what the thread is about when you move the cursor over it.
You have to click on the message button to see if you have any.
It's plain ugly.
When you move the cursor over someones user name it's almost impossible to read the bloody details because it's dark grey on darker grey.
Just can't stand it.

*Bit too busy/too much going on, on the front page/most pages
*Be good if it remembered that i want the wider version instead of having to hit the button every time i visit
*When ya swipe over a users avatar the box pops up and stays there, blocking the view. I think it would be better to have the info from the box permanently displayed below/beside the avatar.
*Did i mention its too busy? KISS

EDIT: and what the fuck is up with that stupid plain white "redirecting" page coming up whenever ya do something.

Blaeven wrote:

thanks man...

another gripe i have is the navigation on this forum...

too many menus to try and find your way around.

there should just be one...

instead there are 3, one at the top, one at the bottom and one under the "ozliberty home" near the top of the page.

Part of my job is to test for UI/software problems, so forgive me for being brief, I just don't like doing my job at home. The new site is ass. The software that's running this "forum"/social networking abortion is either badly designed, implemented, or running on a server that cannot cope with. That's the point of view from someone running a pretty much top of the line internet connection, on a combination of a decent link (at work) or ADSL2+ at home. Imagine how the "average" user is going to handle on dodo running a 2 year old dell. Personally I think you guys need to roll back to using the vanilla version of vbulletin while you do some serious tweaking/analysis of the feedback you are getting - until that time I think you are going to struggle to retain (good) members, and I'll be parked over at RSLC or (gasp) rexnet in the meantime.

Firstly thanks to those who have spent their time redesigning the site.    Personally I prefer the look and usability of the old site but regardless of that I acknowledge creating the new site would have been a massive job.

Naturally I'm having a little trouble navigating but concede that's mainly coz it's new and I don't know my way around.  Like a few people I find the site to be slow when loading different pages.  I also agree with someone else's comment about having to enter the guts of the forum to find out if there are any messages, that's a bit time consuming.  My biggest bugbear (as per my problem registered through the helpdesk) is that I couldn't access the site with my old user name and had to re-register! Hopefully that will be corrected soon and I can reaccess my older user name and messages - hint hint...!!

K 

As you will see in other posts/ threads we have made it clear that we are half way through our roll out.

Hi, All.

I haven't been on this site for ages.  My biggest beef with it is that the old URL still exists, but still says that the forum will be online shortly.  I didn't know that the URL had changed.

provar does the 'Subscribed threads' link in the User CP and also the Forum -> My menu not list your subscribed threads adequately?
As for PM notifications, see the following thread for an explanation of why you weren't being notified: http://www.ozliberty.com/home/index.php … 14&p=2