New site design being tested!

Bellanonna You can change the order of viewing the posts with the "customise" option up the page with the "site stuff" choices.

Oh, ok Elegran I'll try that. Thanks.

Sorry, haven't read all the 22 pages of posts (been away) but has the very odd looking "I'm watching " page been mentioned? There are extra bits and disjointed layout.

Also I used to like being able to jump to the last post but can't seem to do that now.

Why not just go to last that's how I do it

Whoops crossed post yes I always go onto last and it's still working fine for me

It's now nearly a month since we had the 'excited' post from GN
Is it done is this is it?

I haven't read the whole thread so apologies if someone has already mentioned this.

Can we have a quote button? I used to post on mumsnet and found it very useful. It's a bit long winded at the moment when trying to answer a post further up the thread.

My posts have recently had a lilac backdrop, which is very useful in following subsequent conversation, but they've suddenly gone back to a white background. Is anyone else having the same problem?

And yet.. the background is now coloured again ?

The ONE THING that really bugs me is that if I am not 100% spot on to "Active conversations" I get the bleddy Acronyms list (again!)

Is it finished ??? Is this it ??? Can we be told please

As a new member l have to say l love Gransnet and enjoy reading the post in the forum, but l struggle when members use initials rather than using the actual word...l'm sure it's just a matter of time before l get use to it

Have a look at "Acronyms" at the top of the page.

and Welcome!

Since they are not in fact acronyms, why not change the heading to abbreviations ? Clearer and more accurate!
Yet another exciting change perhaps?
As BlueBelle asked - is this it?

So despite the majority of posters making their dislike of this font absolutely clear, GNHQ is saying we're well and truly stuck with it?

Haha LaraGransnet I think you are right, exciting doesn't spring to mind
Maryellen I ve been here about four years and loath the initials which can be confusing as some people use wrong ones in their hurry ( a recent thread was talking about a DD which became a DG half way through) and the darling business gets right up my nose but you have to go with what the majority use and grit your teeth I always spell the words in full myself as I have no intention of joining in on something that I don't like just because everyone else does it

What were you doing up at that time, BlueBelle?

To be fair, Lara, you and GNHQ may have been VERY excited, as you said. It's such a shame us GN users were less so.

Also, you never claimed that you would change anything we didn't like, only said you'd love to hear our thoughts, so I hope you did have a wonderful time hearing them.

LaraGransnet I feel it would be nice to get gransnetters opinion on the new stuff..Don't you ?

Perhaps even a vote, as users are the main blood of gransnet I just feel it would be appropriate for gransnetters to have their opinion heard

I think they did Serkeen, retrospectively anyway. However it seems to be a case of if you don't agree with the changes then tough, that's the way things are going to be.

Like Maw I find that on my phone or sometimes the ipad I hit the Acronym button instead of the Active if I'm not really careful, it's difficult on a phone where everything is tiny. Can this be rearranged, or is it too late?

I think we need to remember that we are not the customers of this forum; we are simply here to provide free copy and it is our choice to do that. The customers are the fee paying advertisers, etc.

Since the makeover I find my posts hover for quite a while before actually posting. This is all the time. Wonder if anyone else finds this?

Awaiting news regarding the idea of some kind of private area for posters who wish to have some kind of anonymity, sometimes.