Feedback from new member

By : Forum Member
Published 27th April 2014 |
Read latest comment - 15th June 2014

Just thought Id add a few words from a new member standpoint. Didnt know the old forum but assume standard vbulletin 3.x layout. Gutsy move not following herd and writing your own. Overall like it. Took me a while to work out new thread from a mobile, you have it at the bottom of the page on the mobile site and top on full screen site, makes no sense.

can see why no pm system, but you sort of expect it to be there. Being free is good, but if you start charging membership fees then id walk. But overall looks good.


Shakester
Comments

Thanks for the feedback. PM system wise, I'm sat on the fence, but will see if anyone else ahas any for or against. Good feedback on mobile new thread button, shall investigate!

Have no plans to charge for forum membership, but we obviously have some incentives for those that take out a paid business listing.


Steve Richardson
Gaffer of My Local Services
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I hadn't realised there was no PM system. I get messages every so often plus, thought less often, like to send them myself. Some members do not display a means of contact nor always a website link to get in touch that way, so personally i'd say it was necessary of the site was busy. It's a way to keep in touch with specific people. And sometimes we want to keep it on the forum and not spill over into our business. I guess some people would like to PM privately and stay anonymous.


indizine
indizine

A good counter for the PM. I'm optimistic things will start to get busier, and then in a few months we can look at release 2 and incorporate any requested functionality or iron out anything that hasn't worked as well. 

At least being our code we're not tied to any particular design or set functionality, happy to consider any and all ideas.


Steve Richardson
Gaffer of My Local Services
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i like the light hand on the tiller by steve & clive as moderators ; and also like that  whenever either of them makes a substantive post, its packed with valuable content.”
 

Thanks for the lovely comment! 

On the PM front, it is on the to do list with a number of other forum tweaks, and hoping that will be sorted by the end of July.


Steve Richardson
Gaffer of My Local Services
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