The threaded view is in many ways superior for carrying on sub thread discussions or tracking responses to your posts in threads with a lot of responses. Eliminating it would be a slap in the face to those of us who appreciate its advantages.
Great but it wasn't generating enough traffic/profits to justify the extra work. The old crew scared away new traffic with overload of info for simple questions and the arguments that ensued.The old but bitter gang spend a lot of money on gear.I agree. And a very old bitter gang is maybe not exactly the future.
The old but bitter gang have a lot of photographic knowledge that might be useful to neophytes
Why excise a reliable backbone when, with just a little more work, you can keep them? AND add new users? There's an old saying that fits this: "Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater".
If you read through the responses, nobody is objecting to the need to update the site. That's a given, as technology has moved on since this site was designed. But choosing a design that removes an important usability option is just...dumb. And I understand there is a budget they need to meet, and they made....choices. But they were the wrong ones.
-J
I can't believe how non empathetic some people are with comments like this.
Well… that’s you struck off my Christmas card list. lol
Like the fixation people have for preferring dedicated cameras over smartphones. I personally hate forums that use flat view and don't partake in them.
Maybe, when they don't scare them away.The old but bitter gang spend a lot of money on gear.I agree. And a very old bitter gang is maybe not exactly the future.
The old but bitter gang have a lot of photographic knowledge that might be useful to neophytes
Not exactly babies. If they are not Benjamin Button, though.
I think it will be just fine. Can't wait to see this new forum.
Yup, the heck with what they want, take it or leave it. Not the way to keep loyal members.
I really don’t think it is a good strategy.
If they like flat view they have that option here.Maybe they liked the format better there, and will come back when we get a better format here too.
Not a very modern option right now, I'm afraid.If they like flat view they have that option here.Maybe they liked the format better there, and will come back when we get a better format here too.
Just to be clear, I am not looking for a battle or provocation (not sure if that is what you meant). Exactly the opposite. I am looking for clarity for the users.
This is what I meant.
My point wasn’t really about the superiority / inferiority of threaded view, it was that its existence on DPR was probably more to do with the technology of the day than a positive design decision. Starting from a clean slate there may well be other, better, ways a facilitating discussions. (I don’t know what the proposed solution is like for that - I would expect that the cost of maintaining a custom piece of software in the current DPR is probably a bigger factor).
Why is being modern important?Not a very modern option right now, I'm afraid.If they like flat view they have that option here.Maybe they liked the format better there, and will come back when we get a better format here too.
In order to survive. Forums these days have to be able to compete with modern social media.Why is being modern important?Not a very modern option right now, I'm afraid.If they like flat view they have that option here.Maybe they liked the format better there, and will come back when we get a better format here too.
Well. Some like new and modern cameras. Some also like modern phones. Some like to update their software every so often. I guess it is just a preference. Like someone prefers "threaded view".Why is being modern important?Not a very modern option right now, I'm afraid.If they like flat view they have that option here.Maybe they liked the format better there, and will come back when we get a better format here too.
But it is also important for this site to be competitive.
How would allowing flat view as an option hurt DPR's ability to compete? Even with the old format DPR is one of the if not the most popular photography forum on the internet. Nobody cares if it's not "modern".
Having Threaded view as an option would make DPR more competitive not less. Even with "old-fashioned" software it is possibly the most popular pure photography forum on the internet among serious photographers. I certainly don't want an influx of Instagram users here.Well. Some like new and modern cameras. Some also like modern phones. Some like to update their software every so often. I guess it is just a preference. Like someone prefers "threaded view".Why is being modern important?Not a very modern option right now, I'm afraid.If they like flat view they have that option here.Maybe they liked the format better there, and will come back when we get a better format here too.
Even if 20% wanted threaded view it would be enough to include it as an option.
