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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!

JessTech (GNHQ) Fri 12-Jun-15 15:53:10

Hello all,
Thank you for letting us know what issues you've run into.

The odd rectangles/arrows/E numbers are all down to the same issue. They should be displaying as icons and we're working on fixing that now.

newist would you mind sending one of the photos you were having trouble with as an attachment to [email protected] so we can look at the file? Thank you

Ana Fri 12-Jun-15 16:07:43

This is what comes up when I click on Pregnancy!

HTTP Status 404 - /pregnancy

type Status report

message /pregnancy

description The requested resource is not available.

Apache Tomcat/7.0.47

I suppose I should be relieved that it's not available grin

JessTech (GNHQ) Fri 12-Jun-15 16:12:06

Hello Ana, Sorry about that we'll fix asap.

kittylester Fri 12-Jun-15 17:55:41

Last time I tried on my mobile I couldn't open any profiles and, although I had bookmarked, the thread didn't go to the bookmark.

Ceesnan Fri 12-Jun-15 20:41:48

I like itwine

Soutra Sat 13-Jun-15 06:52:04

Not sure I am appreciating the new layout when I click "Active" conversations. Also a post I wrote last night seems to have sunk without trace - probably no bad thing !confused

Nelliemoser Sat 13-Jun-15 07:42:29

I can't post any pictures from my Google nexus 7.2 tablet on either the mobile or desktop sites. I also have a Samsung phone SM G357FZ which I can't get to work.

Nelliemoser Sat 13-Jun-15 07:44:17

Testing again.

Nelliemoser Sat 13-Jun-15 07:45:37

Testing again

Nelliemoser Sat 13-Jun-15 07:46:39

Nothing will post at all.

Nelliemoser Sat 13-Jun-15 07:47:36

Ah they have appeared

Falconbird Sat 13-Jun-15 08:43:19

I'm puzzled by all the talk of changes. Everything is exactly the same at my end. Can I use the new facilities using a lap top??

hildajenniJ Sat 13-Jun-15 09:03:12

Please tell me what has happened. I posted a photo of a poppy in my garden at the beginning of the Dear GNHQ thread. I have been unable to do it again!! Why? I haven't done anything differently. Help!!!

shysal Sat 13-Jun-15 09:27:46

Falconbird. If you go to the very bottom of the page and click on 'mobile site' you will see the mobile version. If you are like me you will hate it, and go back to desktop version!

Falconbird Sat 13-Jun-15 10:00:00

Thanks shysal - I found it and tried to upload a photo but the dotty circle just went round and round and round. I will try again later. It's nice to have photos with messages but at the moment the new site looks unfamiliar.

jinglbellsfrocks Sat 13-Jun-15 10:00:04

Now that's funny Hilda because I put up a picture of garden after dark last night, and it went on without me resizing it! They are definitely still doing stuff to it.

jinglbellsfrocks Sat 13-Jun-15 10:02:15

Falconbird - that means you need to make the pic smaller. Don't alter the content of the picture. Make the whole thing smaller. By bringing the editing box in more. (It's not easy)

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.

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

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

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?

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.

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

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

Dustyangel It does that to me too.

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