Consolidated Forum Feedback Suggestions List - Page 4

Just to add onto what Ron said keep in mind that there have been a lot of requests, not all of which are listed in this thread.  That means that Ron, Parker and I have to be the gatekeepers: to prioritize the projects that need development time.  I'm sure some people think we have done a great job, and others a poor job.  We have had to make some difficult decisions about where things fall on the list for the last few months.  Our list is then balanced with what internal teams and the other sites need against development time for the current release.   Just because its not done yet doesn't mean its not coming.  We talked a lot about search and site consistency issues today.  We also were given updates about the work they are doing on the search function and tweaks to improve site performance. 

Rick-
What would help you to learn/understand to navigate the forum?  A 2 min video?  a printed guide?  Other?  The Activity feed on the main page is a pretty useful tool, especially if you filter on subscribed content.

It's been a while since I've checked or posted in this thread, but is there any chance of a mobile-friendly site?  I haven't been as active reading the site and really haven't posted much since the redesign made things unfriendly for my mobile browsing.  It works pretty well when I'm on a laptop, but that's not that often as the majority of my browsing is on an iPhone.

David,

Absolutely, I think that remapping this site for
mobile browsing is eventually going to happen.

Understand, at the moment it's a lower priority. 

I'll be certain that it gets added to the roadmap.

How 'bout doing RSS feeds for news items, reviews, etc. if providng actual WAP skin is low priority?

_Man_

Interesting when i hit the quote this post...the post will NOT show up, no matter what i do?

Anyway, Adam, the navigation that i have trouble with are mostly in my Home page area. It just isnt very user friendly for me. I do not like the lay out, and it is not easy for me to use. I do not really see what i should do with it.

I've been getting the same issue with some of Adam's posts

Me too last page!

I think this is in the works with the home page redesign, but I'm not 100% sure. 

FWIW WAP skin is still something that will get done.  You guys have given us enough navigation and other enhancement requests for the non-mobile interface that we want to get taken care of first.  I'm an old fuddy duddy with my Blackberry Pearl, but Ron and all the geeks at Huddler have iPhones....

Testing quoting post 93 in Firefox 3.5.7

Hm, well, it seems to work for me currently but I'll test on several other browsers and OSs and let you know what I find.

Hmm.  Its working for me too now and it didn't last night. I've lost my aura!   No one will fear me now because I am once again a mere mortal.  

Ron,

Thanks for the reply and I appreciate all the work you guys are putting into improving the site.  Still, I hope we see a WAP skin as soon as possible.  I really like the community here, but I'm no longer an active participant in it because the new site really doesn't cooperate with mobile devices.  Maybe it won't matter once I get my iPad.

And Adam, I still fear you...



BTW, quoting post 93 didn't work for me last night either--- weird stuff.

Ditto that for me too.  I guess history repeated itself, and Adam has followed the way of the original Adam and "fell".  


Hmmm...  Now I'm wondering.  Will the Recent Activities Feed on the current Home page also be provided via an RSS feed (w/ links to new posts in subscribed threads, updated items, etc.)?  That could be nice to have me thinks.  Not sure how you'd handle user accounts for that though -- I'm certainly no RSS guru.

Having RSS feeds (w/ links into the site for forum discussions, etc. where appropriate) would certainly help reduce the need for a WAP skin -- at least for me anyway.  I'm currently using Bitstream's Bolt browser v1.62 on my Blackberry Tour, and it has an integrated RSS feed reader (though nothing fancy).  I'd certainly be much more likely to read my HT news, etc. here via RSS feed (and then jump into the site for discussion, if desired) than otherwise.  I'd probably hit more reviews that way too.

If RSS feeds (especially if they include the Recent Activities Feed w/ user-specific filtering like on the Home page) are coming alongside the Home page redesign, that would certainly make me feel better about it all.

Thanks for the good news, Adam.

_Man_

Seriously, RSS? /boggle

Was that for Ron, Adam, et al?  OR for me?

_Man_

Actually, would you guys also consider including RSS feeds for the Bargains and Forsale sections of the forums (and maybe the Insiders sections too)?

Thanks.

_Man_

 Wow, the spammers have been hitting hard today. I just reported some for the second time today. From 2 different people. Post counts for each were under 10. I didnt think new people could post links?

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To anyone asking for RSS feeds from a forum...  I don't get it...  Plus, if mobility is such a small percentage of readers how infinitesimally small a number of people could still be using RSS readers any more?

Sam,

I was only asking about RSS feeds because the WAP skin work is apparently very low priority.  Plus I figured RSS feeds are probably much easier for Huddler to provide, particularly for news items, reviews, maybe wikis, etc.  Afterall, not everything in HTF is in standard forum format anymore, and I was in part thinking about the topic of news items and such that was brought up earlier here -- at this point, I don't typically expect to catch news items here before I catch them elsewhere like High-Def Digest, but dedicated, easier, quicker access to news items and such here could change that.

No, I'm not asking for RSS feeds to the various parts of the forum where I'm most likely to want to chat as soon as I read something (like ongoing discussions) although some news items, reviews, bargains, etc. may prompt me to comment anyway -- and that's where a link into the appropriate forum thread would be useful (since those items are typically also posted into the forums).

And w/ RSS feeds, I can just download a few feeds at a subway entrance (or platform in some cases) and then read it while I'm traveling around town in the subways, etc.  A typical WAP skin, OTOH, doesn't allow one to do much w/out continuous internet connection.

And to be honest, I doubt a WAP skin would add much over RSS feeds for certain things like news items, reviews, bargains and such anyway -- at least until one actually wants to dive in to discuss an item, which is probably a rather small percentage of instances anyway.

But yeah, I have no idea how many people would actually use RSS feeds, if provided on HTF.  Then again, it seems like we regulars (who actually post here) seem to be a very small minority anyway given the numbers visible to us.

_Man_
Edited by ManW_TheUncool - 2/4/10 at 2:15pm

We currently can't use forum descriptions.  Based on Joseph's suggestion we took a look at the forum areas and are going to be making some tweaks.  Some areas are getting renamed, some are getting moved and some are going away.  Expect to see the changes late this week or early next.  I posted the changes here: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/forum/thread/297959/heads-up-on-an-upcoming-forum-area-consolidation-coming-up#post_3658841  We are pretty well set with what we want to do.  If you have something that you feel strongly about wanting to change (which I can't imagine with you guys ) feel free to note it in that thread, but don't be offended if we don't incorporate it at this time. 

It worked fine for me, Mike. See below...