Facebook slowly strangling this site?

[willgas]

can I say, I have found this site very difficult to navigate in respect of :
1.  After replying to posts, hard to find if your response successfully posted.  You go back to "show unread posts since last visit"   and the post you just posted in has gone !!!

[bmxband1t77]

This exactly another reason I put up with tapatalks bugs. As long as  I subscribe to any new topic I like or navigate to 'participated'  or 'timeline' it's easy to find your post again in a lovely iPhone style ordered list.


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[BMX1973]

Everytime I try and find RADBMX on FB I keep bringing up RADBMX shop.

Does anyone have a link to RADBMX page?

[stidds]

Everytime I try and find RADBMX on FB I keep bringing up RADBMX shop.

Does anyone have a link to RADBMX page?

https://www.facebook.com/groups/radbmx/

[griff]

can I say, I have found this site very difficult to navigate in respect of :
1.  After replying to posts, hard to find if your response successfully posted.  You go back to "show unread posts since last visit"   and the post you just posted in has gone !!!

I  think you can set up your profile so that after you make a post it returns you to the thread - I'll have a check & get back to you

This exactly another reason I put up with tapatalks bugs. As long as  I subscribe to any new topic I like or navigate to 'participated'  or 'timeline' it's easy to find your post again in a lovely iPhone style ordered list.


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if you click the 'show new replies to your posts' link at the top of the page it does that for you anyway 

Everytime I try and find RADBMX on FB I keep bringing up RADBMX shop.

Does anyone have a link to RADBMX page?

here you go  www.facebook.com/groups/radbmx/?fref=nf

I think comments like this highlight the reason why people stay away from RAD forum..

you haven't exactly endeared yourself to Rad members in the past Lee but as long as you are still here then I hope people will refrain from the personal insults, I will remove the comments and politely request that they stop

[griff]

can I say, I have found this site very difficult to navigate in respect of :
1.  After replying to posts, hard to find if your response successfully posted.  You go back to "show unread posts since last visit"   and the post you just posted in has gone !!!

OK - here's how you do it...


go to your profile
-click on the portal tab above, then look for the profile link on the left hand side
-click on the link that says 'look and layout'

you'll then see a range of options that you can tick/untick, look for the one that says 'Return to topics after posting by default' and make sure that's ticked

Then every time you post you'll be automatically sent back to the thread you posted in 

[willgas]

Thanks !!

[58 delray]

its not facebook that damaging this site, its some of the users on it.
at the beginning of this thread there were comments about how slow it is and the lack of new threads etc etc
so i started 10 new threads, 1 in tech and 9 in interviews, i even started a thread in chat informing everyone about the new threads, so what was the responce.......

tech thread (how to shiney side rims) 121 views, 7 replies
9 different interview threads, 166 views, 9 replies
yet this thread is now at 10 pages, seems to me more people are interested in an argument than in BMX   

[Retrodan72]

its not facebook that damaging this site, its some of the users on it.
at the beginning of this thread there were comments about how slow it is and the lack of new threads etc etc
so i started 10 new threads, 1 in tech and 9 in interviews, i even started a thread in chat informing everyone about the new threads, so what was the responce.......

tech thread (how to shiney side rims) 121 views, 7 replies
9 different interview threads, 166 views, 9 replies
yet this thread is now at 10 pages, seems to me more people are interested in an argument than in BMX   

I agree Andy, taking the time to open a thread and read, such as your shiny side thread, but not taking the time to comment is a bit fooking lazy IMHO. 

[That Swan Guy]

The shiney side thread was awesome

I've started a Cleethorpes ride thread and a GT World Tour thread too.

Are they linked?

 

[griff]

its not facebook that damaging this site, its some of the users on it.
at the beginning of this thread there were comments about how slow it is and the lack of new threads etc etc
so i started 10 new threads, 1 in tech and 9 in interviews, i even started a thread in chat informing everyone about the new threads, so what was the responce.......

tech thread (how to shiney side rims) 121 views, 7 replies
9 different interview threads, 166 views, 9 replies
yet this thread is now at 10 pages, seems to me more people are interested in an argument than in BMX   

I've read through a couple of the interviews so far but didn't comment in them directly, not out of laziness but didn't want to clutter them up. I did comment in the thread you started saying that you'd done it though
Quite often you see a ratio of about 10% of comments/views so those stats aren't too far off the norm tbh

you're not wrong though, people here and on FB do love a bit of drama, no doubt there'll be another one soon

[griff]

The shiney side thread was awesome

I've started a Cleethorpes ride thread and a GT World Tour thread too.

Are they linked?

 

linked? I linked the Cleethorpes ride to the calendar already , not seen t'other one

[That Swan Guy]

The shiney side thread was awesome

I've started a Cleethorpes ride thread and a GT World Tour thread too.

Are they linked?

 

linked? I linked the Cleethorpes ride to the calendar already , not seen t'other one

Are they linked to each other!

 

 

[bmxband1t77]

Thanks for tips Griff


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[58 delray]

its not facebook that damaging this site, its some of the users on it.
at the beginning of this thread there were comments about how slow it is and the lack of new threads etc etc
so i started 10 new threads, 1 in tech and 9 in interviews, i even started a thread in chat informing everyone about the new threads, so what was the responce.......

tech thread (how to shiney side rims) 121 views, 7 replies
9 different interview threads, 166 views, 9 replies
yet this thread is now at 10 pages, seems to me more people are interested in an argument than in BMX   

I've read through a couple of the interviews so far but didn't comment in them directly, not out of laziness but didn't want to clutter them up. I did comment in the thread you started saying that you'd done it though
Quite often you see a ratio of about 10% of comments/views so those stats aren't too far off the norm tbh

you're not wrong though, people here and on FB do love a bit of drama, no doubt there'll be another one soon

exactly the point i'm trying to make John, unless its a drama/argument thread then most people just aren't interested 

[griff]

they will be when it's time to shiny side their rims!!

I guess people are always ready for a bit of a moan or an argument

[Mat]

We're (predominately) British, we love a good moan & a good argument 

[That Swan Guy]

We're (predominately) British, we love a good moan & a good argument 

No we don't!

[ED209]

Anyone remember 2003?

No Facebook.

What did some people do back then?

[griff]

Anyone remember 2003?

No Facebook.

What did some people do back then?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace

[MartyC]

Anyone remember 2003?

No Facebook.

What did some people do back then?

We used the old blue screen site or BMXTalk...

[bmxband1t77]

So do I join bloody Facebook or wot?


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[That Swan Guy]

No

[Jaan]

Imagine if there was a forum where there was a similar amount of energy demonstrated in this thread but dedicated to BMX.

It could be anything but I love BMX so I used that as an example.

[bmxband1t77]

Indeed. Spose wot everyone's saying in a nutshell is to be wary of Facebook taking over everything. Personally I hate the way Facebook has taken over so much. Most of the Twitter pages I look at are info generated from bloody Facebook and refer back to FB login screen if you want any more info or to reply. BUT more importantly. If I want to keep in touch with alot of BMX groups there is no other way than to be forced to join FB. now that's a dictatorship in my books.


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