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Not been on here much for months, come back to find the notifications are still broken (despite it apparently being fixed weeks ago https://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/our-forum/#post-10448024 ). We still have to manually copy and paste to quote somebody when replying. Remind me when the fantastic forum update is coming.
I doubt I've been missed, but just to point out that whilst it wasn't the main reason, the forum update debacle certainly contributed to me not bothering to come on here any more, and ultimately to me having just cancelled my sub.
Yep, still full of people moaning 😃
Come on, Gary Extreme is back!
The Brexit thread's still going strong, so that's a plus!
Biting my lip a bit coz I'm new around here, but this is the most clunky, bug ridden, non user friendly forum interface I've ever used. By some margin. The content is great, and there are clearly some knowledgeable and helpful people here, so I'm toughing it out, but God it's hard work!
'It's ok on my magic IPad'
Said Drac, smiling.
Is that the same as my other user name has now been banned?
that’s a plus!
So is the Swiss flag.
Hola aracer! Hope all is well.
I was about to say "I mostly don't have any issues with the forum" - but then I had a bit of a think about what people compain about and realised that I have just wokred around the problems or dont try and use those "features".
Viewing on mobile devices isn't a problem for me - but I mostly view on a laptop. Because on my phone or iPad I get logged out so see a bunch of adverts etc, which makes palying "hunt the login button" all kinds of fun.
The "we value your privacy" box. Again - only see that on my mobile devices, so another reason I tend not to view the forum in that way.
"Classifieds" dont go there as I stopped being able to see the posts.
Quoting function - I just accepted that I'm a bit rubbish at using it or its a bit rubbish, so I rarely bother to try. Think I was successful last tine I tried though.
Search funtion is a crock of steaming crap. So I don't use it.
It's the same as the old systems we used at work - anyone that used them for a while either worked out ways around their shitness or were just so used to how bad they were, that we just forgot they were appalling until we had to train someone on them. Then the despair returned.....
Si
“Classifieds” dont go there as I stopped being able to see the posts.
Try turning off your ad blocker.
Try turning off all your shitty scripts
Sadly its very poor, and despite the fact that the posters provide the content, we are either just classified as moaners, or we get ignored.
I reluctantly put up with it as the quality of the forum advice is very good.
How's living on a canal boat in the widdle of Winter then, Aracer? Hope your enjoying your new life even if it is cold and damp.
Search funtion is a crock of steaming crap. So I don’t use it.
To give stw credit the search does actually work, just there are 2 of them and no clear indictation which is which.
Biting my lip a bit coz I’m new around here, but this is the most clunky, bug ridden, non user friendly forum interface I’ve ever used. By some margin.
Yup. If anyone wanted to see how not to run a forum, then this is the place to start.
I got a funny message from Subs today - after emailing about a mess of an email regarding subs payments - “if you want to cancel your sub I can arrange that”... eh? Why would you even suggest it? I love Singletrack mag 😂
Quote function works for me now I'm glad to say.
I'm even getting used to the for sale forum but I really miss the old format it was like a huge bike boot fair. Loved searching through it for stuff I "needed" Lol
Thing is, I've got a lot of love for this forum for all its flaws.
Its my home on the net. I'd be gutted if it ever disappeared, genuinely.
Oh aracer, I had noticed you hadn't posted in a while. Nice to see you back, I hope!👍
'How’s living on a canal boat in the widdle of Winter?' Yukk!
Thing is, I’ve got a lot of love for this forum for all its flaws.
Its my home on the net. I’d be gutted if it ever disappeared, genuinely.
Oh aracer, I had noticed you hadn’t posted in a while. Nice to see you back, I hope!👍
Too lazy to use my own words so this’ll do
How’s living on a canal boat in the widdle of Winter then, Aracer? Hope your enjoying your new life even if it is cold and damp.
https://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/is-my-troll-tag-jsutified/
Me too, funkmasterp. Me too.
And me, funkmasterp. Luckily i'm too technoretarded to realise its shite.
How’s living on a canal boat in the widdle of Winter then, Aracer? Hope your enjoying your new life even if it is cold and damp.
Not cold at all - admittedly I did have to turn my gas c/h on a couple of times when it was below freezing outside. It does take a bit of work to keep on top of the damp, but I seem to have that under control as well.
Meanwhile there is fun to be had:
BTW I don't think that was trolling at all - I'm impressed he remembered!
OMG this is so clunky and horrible writing posts which would be so easy on any other forum, I'd forgotten how horrible it was. But then they have so much traffic here and have to have their custom forum software for some reason, isn't that the usual excuse?
Just in case it was missed up there STW HAS JUST LOST A SUBSCRIBER IT MIGHT HAVE KEPT IF YOU HADN'T BEEN QUITE SO RUBBISH AND ARROGANT ABOUT THE WHOLE FORUM UPGRADE PROCESS
FFS I posted the video exactly as it says to do in the forum help, how exactly do I post a video?
This forum really is the biggest crock of ****
I reckon the kettle will boil before they reply 😉
For YouTube just paste the link the forum will work the magic.
The forum is basic, but it works (just).
BTW, fire on, it's tropical out tonight !
For YouTube just paste the link the forum will work the magic.
So why doesn't it say that in the forum help?
BTW, fire on, it’s tropical out tonight !
It's certainly way warmer than it's been - I'll probably let the fire go out tonight rather than stoke it up with coal which costs money. Do you have no heating at all on though (the fire is all I use apart from when it gets really cold)?
To give stw credit the search does actually work
Except it doesn't return search results in date order, even though it proudly claims too. 8 year old threads anyone? Hmm, yes please!
The forum help page hasn't been updated, so just ignore that OP.
The forum help page hasn’t been updated, so just ignore that OP.
Well yeah, but I've been away so long I've forgotten all the work arounds. Where exactly does it tell a newbie to ignore the forum help? More to the point why has it not been updated some time in the last 6 months (now I remember that was how videos worked at least 6 months ago)? I mean this is pretty basic stuff here for a website run by a supposedly professional publishing company.
Well it's better than the last one.... help won't be updated until the forum is finished according to the mods as there is too much daytime work to be done like the snowboarding channel.
If anyone is listening...
Forum Activity page? Is it coming back or not, notification are crap
Last post via mobile?
I know classifieds with adblocking isn't ever going to work
Will the rich editor ever work without screwing up quoting or pasting?
help won’t be updated until the forum is finished
Some time next century then? Do they not have a tea boy they can put on it - that's about the level of expertise required to ensure it's vaguely up to date. It hardly gives the impression of a professionally run website at the moment when they can't even get these basics right.
Do they not have a tea boy they can put on it – that’s about the level of expertise required to ensure it’s vaguely up to date.
Honestly I just cannibalise my how to/help from my functional spec/designs these days just crop out what didn't work and your done.
Good point - I wonder what their functional spec/design docs look like if this is so difficult?
Fair play for posting the pictures. I've been here 6 years now and still can't post a pic off my phone or Google account. Hats off to you.
Upload your picture to imgur or post image and copy the direct link then paste direct into your post.
That looks ace! It wasn't trolling, after years of umming arring and living in a difficult situation you had the courage to radically change your life and I wish you well in your new one. Our spats remained dignified and it would be boring if people agreed on everything, at least we agreed on unicycling.
I’m impressed he remembered!
Just checked his files.
Too lazy to use my own words so this’ll do;
Biting my lip a bit coz I’m new around here, but this is the most clunky, bug ridden, non user friendly forum interface I’ve ever used. By some margin. The content is great, and there are clearly some knowledgeable and helpful people here, so I’m toughing it out, but God it’s hard work!
And this;
Try turning off all your shitty scripts
And also this;
Yup. If anyone wanted to see how not to run a forum, then this is the place to start.
But definitely not this;
Try turning off your ad blocker.
Try turning off your ad blocker.
Yeah, cracking idea.
I did that the other day to see if it would make things better or worse.
Accidentally clicked an ad as the page jumped around refreshing, and ten seconds later recurved the text below.
FreeMsg: Thank you for subscribing to www.zapwin.com for £4.50 every week from Wahoo Limited until you text STOP to 83463. HELP? 03300538652
Won’t be turning it off again.
Fair play for posting the pictures. I’ve been here 6 years now and still can’t post a pic off my phone or Google account. Hats off to you.
You’ve never been able to post a pic direct from a phone or a desktop onto here. Ever.
It has to be hosted on Imgur or similar, and Google Images don’t work too well, neither do Flickr, at least on mobile, and never have. I’ve been here since 2003...
Try turning off your ad blocker.
Just use DuckDuckGo as the default search in your browser.
Our policy on Ad Blocking
Singletrackworld is an ad supported website. As a non-premier, registered user you are accepting that the displaying of ads in your browser is the cost of being a registered user and you agree that you will not block these ads. If you block the ads we reserve the right to suspend your account and/or block our content from displaying in your browser. In addition you agree not to promote the use of ad blocking on our site in either story comments or forum posts.
The ads in a very real sense do allow you to use this site without having to hand over cash for the content. If the ads were not there earning us money for the time we spend keeping this site running and filling it with content then we simply would not bother with a website at all or we would severely strip it back to just being a promotion site for the mag. It simply would not be economically viable without the ads there.
Does anyone else find this site canes the battery on their mobile? Other sites are fine, but on here I lose like 5% charge per minute, and the phone gets hot! iPhone SE. Just me?
Yeah Drac we all know that :yawn: but I don’t see anyone sorting out the sorts of problem NealGlover has had so how do you expect anyone to listen to you?
Does anyone else find this site canes the battery on their mobile? Other sites are fine, but on here I lose like 5% charge per minute, and the phone gets hot! iPhone SE. Just me?
Same here. My local newspaper website which is an ad infested click bait ridden nightmare loads faster than STW too.
I'm just puzzled about what this ad is trying to sell me and how did they know I was interested?
It's easy to detect advlockers and promt users to whitelist (several other bike sites do that already) but that isn't really the problem.
If people want to bang on about the policy then they need to work out how to balance advertising and user experience.
The same regulars disagreeing with every opinion but their own. Brexit and trump thread thriving. The usual vegan , green peace , gender neutral , nwo types who have changed the world by posting a thread on here. Yep same stw forum.
Does anyone else find this site canes the battery on their mobile? Other sites are fine, but on here I lose like 5% charge per minute, and the phone gets hot! iPhone SE. Just me?
Yes my iPhone 6s suffers this - used at home on WiFi. It’s the only site I’ve ever used that does this. None of the other site issues worry me.
Whinge Whinge Whinge...
I'm able to post things instantly ..even with my limited ability I can post pics as for ads and everything else that seems to bug other folks ..couldn't give one !
If you provide a service its the "whingers" you need to listen to, not those who dont "whinge". This is especially important when the users provide the actual content of the service.
Yep same stw forum.
Yep, infested by gammons who complain about anything to the left of Genghis Khan.
Does anyone else find this site canes the battery on their mobile? Other sites are fine, but on here I lose like 5% charge per minute, and the phone gets hot! iPhone SE. Just me?
I hardly ever use my phone, only my iPad, and I’ve never had battery issues on either of the pads I’ve had. On the odd occasions I’ve used my phone, a 6+, I can’t say that I’ve noticed it getting warm or the battery draining.
To be honest the forum and website failings are nothing to what seems like a complete cluster f&£k of subscription management. Last two copies of the magazine I have had to chase through and get ‘resent’ they seem to ignore my request to look into why since my resubscription magazines are no longer being sent. Just get ignored. It’s a complete shambles
Whinge Whinge Whinge…
I’m able to post things instantly ..even with my limited ability I can post pics as for ads and everything else that seems to bug other folks ..couldn’t give one !
Fortunately I couldn't care less about your opinion
Nor me yours ..
There you go - that's what a real spat looks like.
Our spats remained dignified and it would be boring if people agreed on everything, at least we agreed on unicycling.
Don't remind me - I'd forgotten we ever had one! Though unlike hod you do at least have the ability to be friendly and pleasant, not something I've ever noticed in one of hod's posts.