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New site design being tested!

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LaraGransnet (GNHQ) Fri 04-Aug-17 12:19:06

We're VERY excited to announce that we are finally testing out a new site design! We've been working really hard to make sure it's easier to user and looks neater than the current format.

It is a test though and it may take a day or two to get used to. Apologies in advance for any teething problems - hopefully they'll be minimal. If you have any major problems logging in or you can't access certain things please post on this thread or email us at contactus. We'd love to have your thoughts. smile

annsixty Mon 14-Aug-17 16:19:41

AND you don't go to the last post on Last Hour. You have to go to the top of the thread and press last page then scroll down. Not a biggy in the scheme of things I know but that is what I was used to.

devongirl Mon 14-Aug-17 16:20:52

Me too, annsixty

DanniRae Mon 14-Aug-17 16:26:30

I am sorry if this has already been said but I always go to "I'm on" first and I don't like the subject heading and GN's first post all on same line - it's very confusing.

devongirl Mon 14-Aug-17 16:28:08

GNHQ, can I ask when will the test be over so that we can go back to the previous appearance? Hardly anyone seems to think this is an improvement!!!

annsixty Mon 14-Aug-17 16:31:15

If anyone thinks I am spending too much time on here, a friend brought me some rhubarb and I have made a crumble which I am watching over through the glass door so that it doesn't burn.

Alima Mon 14-Aug-17 16:37:08

A wise decision annsixty, much more comforting than reading the football results this week.

annsixty Mon 14-Aug-17 16:43:32

Friday was very disappointing.
People will think we have a secret code.
"Does the red fox only come out on Friday night."
" Only when the moon is full"

Auntieflo Mon 14-Aug-17 16:56:18

The look has changed again. I've been out all day, and just logged on to find it's different. It used to look like Picture 1
Now it is like Picture 2. Is it like this for everyone?

devongirl Mon 14-Aug-17 16:57:59

Sorry Auntieflo, can't see either picture on my PC...

Alima Mon 14-Aug-17 16:59:05

Shades of 'Allo, Allo.

Auntieflo Mon 14-Aug-17 16:59:55

Where did they go?

Auntieflo Mon 14-Aug-17 17:01:28

Can you see them now? Not a good example, but it seems to all have changed. Let's go back to the old format, in all things. Yes?

Greyduster Mon 14-Aug-17 17:06:26

It is like that on mine and I absolutely hate it. GNHQ are going overboard now with the fiddling about and this is about the last straw. It's awful, bland, difficult to follow and an utter waste of someone's time and resources!

Swanny Mon 14-Aug-17 17:10:54

Now what have you done GN ? Why the horrible layout for 'I'm on' 'Last hour' etc? It is so hard to read sad

Does italics work again yet? Oh dear, obviously not sad sad

Auntieflo Mon 14-Aug-17 17:20:28

The worst part is that you get a Forum heading, on the left, and a subject, on the right. So if you click on the 'wrong' bit, you don't end up where you want to be. IYSWIM. Sorry, I need another cuppa right now. (And my back is aching from being out all day). But we did have a good time. smile

M0nica Mon 14-Aug-17 17:21:51

Just come online after being out all day. I thought the site was looking even worse than before, but thought it might just be that I was tired.

Then I read the posts and realised that GN's response to all our criticisms about the site being more difficult to read and navigate is to make it even worse!!

Do you think they are trying to close the site down on the sly. Make it harder and harder to use until we all give up so that they can close it from lack of users?

Ana Mon 14-Aug-17 17:27:15

Well, the final straw would be if they give us some preposterous 'strapline' chosen by MN, which nobody wants and makes us sound like a load of old duffers with nothing else to do but potter around on here all day...confused

M0nica Mon 14-Aug-17 17:31:15

Just gone into 'Last 24 hours' and come straight out, I give up, I cannot cope with this new layout.

I only went down the first few threads on 'I am on'.

This site has become utterly unuseable.

Does anyone have a copy of the book 'Web design for Dummies' to sd the GN design team.

GracesGranMK2 Mon 14-Aug-17 17:35:53

Oh my.

Bellanonna Mon 14-Aug-17 18:05:16

Absolutely horrible. Just posted about the changes in Last Hour and I'm on, on the petition thread. It looks wonky and unsightly and whyever has it been changed? I'm not happy GNHQ

Bellanonna Mon 14-Aug-17 18:14:48

It doesn't even line up properly. Looks very amateurish.

Jalima1108 Mon 14-Aug-17 19:27:02

Have you looked at 'Last Hour'?

DGD could have done better.
She's 8.

Nandalot Mon 14-Aug-17 20:02:10

Layout change again. Even worse than the previous one. Please can we have the original back.

Marydoll Mon 14-Aug-17 20:04:48

It is awful.

Nandalot Mon 14-Aug-17 20:07:54

Also I like to see what the last poster said as well as the name. That often tempts me to read the thread,