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CariGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 03-Jun-15 17:23:03

As so many people now access the site on a phone or tablet, and to keep up with the modern world grin we're making Gransnet all lovely and mobile friendly. It will mean a few tweaks, as you can imagine, but we hope to bring you a test version very soon so that you can tell us what you like, what you like a bit less, and what you love (of course) - and this will all help us make the end version as fantastic as possible.

Now as part of this we're looking to streamline our forum topics a little - mainly to avoid people having to scroll for several days to find what they want grin

We are NOT getting rid of anything (and we are not getting rid of any threads!) but we are looking at merging a few topics and amalgamating a few that get less traffic into other areas. All to make it easier for use of course - but if you have strong feelings about anything now's the time to let us know.

Here's the new list as it stands.

AIBU
Arts & crafts
Ask a gran
Blogs
Books/book club
Care & carers
Charities
Chat
Competitions
Culture/Arts
Dieting & exercise
Discount codes/offers
Education
Everyday ageism
Food
Gardening
Genealogy/memories
Grandads' shed
Grandparenting
Health
House & home
Legal & money
Local chat
Media/research requests
Meet ups/where are you
News & politics
Other subjects
Pedants' corner
Pets
Pictures
Product tests/surveys
Relationships
Religion/spirituality
Science/nature/environment
Site stuff
Sport
Sponsored discussions
Style & beauty
Technology
Travel
TV, radio, film
Webchats
Work/volunteering
Writers' room

Now over to you!

kittylester Wed 17-Jun-15 21:42:23

No, a banner with 'active', 'I'm on' 'report' etc on. If I'm on a thread and want to go back to look at another thread, I can press active and I go back to the list! Thing is, it seems to appear randomly. Also book marking seems hit and miss eg, Soop's kitchen never book marks and, while I'm at it, profiles all appear one colour and won't open! Sorry!!

Ana Wed 17-Jun-15 20:40:54

Well at least Pregnancy seems to have disappeared! smile

hildajenniJ Wed 17-Jun-15 20:04:13

I liked the other banner at the bottom of the page. I also liked the other font better too.

Lona Wed 17-Jun-15 18:02:18

On my tablet and pc it appears that Tech have reverted to the old 'new' site so the bookmark has disappeared again, but it still works IYSWIM

Lona Wed 17-Jun-15 18:00:38

Do you mean the bookmark kitty?

kittylester Wed 17-Jun-15 17:13:41

Can someone tell be how to get the little banner at the bottom to appear when I want it to?

Lona Wed 17-Jun-15 08:08:09

No Ana I've still got pregnancy, but the link doesn't work so they are still working on it all probably.
I like this mobile site, it's a lot quicker, but I still think we need to see the time of the last post and who made it.

Ana Tue 16-Jun-15 22:54:23

I've still got 'Pregnancy' listed as a topic if I click on the third circle!

Is it only me....? confused

jinglbellsfrocks Tue 16-Jun-15 22:29:31

Oh that lovely blue sky dustyangel. Bit envy

shysal Tue 16-Jun-15 14:10:43

Hooray! I have a 'watching' list again! Thank you.

dustyangel Mon 15-Jun-15 21:36:31

Made it smaller. smile

dustyangel Mon 15-Jun-15 21:35:34

Still trying!

hildajenniJ Mon 15-Jun-15 16:08:44

P's. That is part of my garden, taken yesterday.

hildajenniJ Mon 15-Jun-15 16:07:38

By having to crop the photo, I am losing some of the picture. I tried a new app but unfortunately it didn't work. Ah well, never mind, I will just have to remember to take my photos from a little bit further away so that I get in everything that I want when I make them smaller.

hildajenniJ Mon 15-Jun-15 16:03:22

I won't be beaten! I'll work it out somehow.

Ana Sat 13-Jun-15 20:12:05

hilda, that's lovely! smile

hildajenniJ Sat 13-Jun-15 19:54:21

Nellie, It kept buffering for ages with mine too. My first one posted without bother, but since then, nothing! That is, until I found out how to make my photo smaller. I had to read through all the hudl instructions again to find out, but that worked. See river above!

dustyangel Sat 13-Jun-15 19:54:21

Thank you Lona but it is an iPhone 5. I'm having problems with the mobile site too. Once on it the only way to come off is to go to the desk top site. Sometimes when I go back my photograph is still buffering away merrily by itself. grin
Nellie I'm glad it's not just me. grin

Nelliemoser Sat 13-Jun-15 19:44:09

Dustyangel It does that to me too.

hildajenniJ Sat 13-Jun-15 19:35:06

Yipee, I discovered how to make photos smaller, and it worked. I shall be posting pictures now with gay abandongrin

hildajenniJ Sat 13-Jun-15 19:32:53

Let's try this: If it works it is the burn at the bottom of the hill.

Lona Sat 13-Jun-15 15:14:33

It's fine on my iPhone 5c, is yours a 6 dusty maybe that makes a difference?

dustyangel Sat 13-Jun-15 15:08:33

I've been trying to post from an IPad on and off all morning. Went out for lunch and tried again. Tried mine, DH's and DH's iPhone. Just keeps buffering, even to the extent that if I leave the GN site and go back half an hour later, it's still buffering.
I could have got a complex if it was just me. grin

Falconbird Sat 13-Jun-15 14:31:54

I tried posting a picture again on the mobile site and all looked promising but it just keeps buffering. I expect there will be teething problems and while it's being sorted out we still have this site thank goodness. smile

hildajenniJ Sat 13-Jun-15 11:32:35

This also happened on desktop jingle. I posted one photo and couldn't post any more. Just keeps buffering all the time. (On both sites). I an becoming quite frustrated by it all.