OK FREEPERS! 7 Days ago FRee Republic had a make over, how do you like it so far?

4/6/2002 | TLBSHOW

[TLBSHOW]

7 Days ago FRee Republic had a make over, how do you like it so far?

Last Saturday free republic changed to beta format for it's web site design and the crowd went mad. Many loved the new site design and others hated the new site design.

Now that the dust has settled and a week has passed. How do you like it now?

This is a question and opinion thread. Thanks!

[GailA]

What you suggest is BEYOND my computer skills. If it isn't point and click, I'm lost.

[LibWhacker]

It's fine. No big complaints. But searching does seem a little clunkier and needs work, IMHO, although admittedly I haven't checked out the new My Preferences page yet (so I might be all wet, here).

In particular, I'd like the search function to search all forums simultaneously, and not just one forum at a time as it appears to be doing at the moment. There are too many duplicate posts as it is, and if people are forced to search seperately through five different forums in order to make sure an article hasn't already been posted, I'll bet the number of duplicate posts increases.

[Great Dane]

Have settled into it, but there is still one thing missing in action........ THE PUFF_ LIST............. where is is. ??

Other than that, I am happy.

[Harp]

The right-hand column needs to be expanded by 50%. Other than that, it's good and definitely headed in the right direction.

That perversely ugly and not very useful left-hand column didn't make the cut, and that's a relief.

The commitment to CSS that they have made is going to make the look and feel much more flexible -- we're going to have to get used to saying, "If you don't like the look, change it."

[eddie willers]

takes FOREVER to load [on WebTV]

Agreed....I have WebTV for the 32" TV and the bedroom.
Heck...even on my DSL computer its slower.

[eddie willers]

I went to the new Beta test site posted above, http://beta.freerepublic.com/ and it works much faster for my WebTV.
So much so that I've already assigned it an F key shortcut.

John....it looks good.

[Drew68]

It is slower to load.

I wish there was an option to view all recent posts from all forums (or selected forums) on one page. I hate going back and forth between News/Activism and General Interest since I enjoy reading both subjects.

I don't like the search feature. You have to search each forum to make sure a story hasn't been posted. This is time consuming --especially since it is so much slower than it used to be.

Typical example of fixing what wasn't broken. I'll continue FReeping as FR is still the best forum around, but it isn't as user-friendly as it once was (IMHO).

[potlatch]

I have a laptop and have to log-in every time I come back on. It just takes a few seconds!

[ST.LOUIE1]

Getting around from forum to forum is a 'bitch', a real time waster.

Perfect discription!

[RonDog]

I'm still waiting for the search functions to be fully restored.

Your patience has been rewarded!

Check out the NEW search fuctions - for now only in BETA-Free Republic.
You can now search:

Involving User:(?)
Posted to User:
Posted by User:
Posted to Bump List

I stumbled across this WONDERFUL new feature here:

http://beta.freerepublic.com/focus/site/user-posts

Please BOOKMARK that url.
I am not certain where to find it directly.

[RonDog]

Check out the NEW search fuctions - for now only in BETA-Free Republic.
You can now search:

Involving User:(?)
Posted to User:
Posted by User:
Posted to Bump List

I stumbled across this WONDERFUL new feature here:

http://beta.freerepublic.com/focus/site/user-posts

The BUMP LISTS are going into "prime time" - at last!

See also:
Free Republic "Bump List" Register
Posted on 9/30/01 4:46 AM Pacific by John Robinson

"I have created a public register of "bump lists" here on Free Republic. I define a bump list as a name listed in the "To" field used to index articles.

Free Republic Bump List Register

NOTE: This is being phased-out in favor of the new topic system. I have locked changes to bump lists. Soon they will be converted to topics, and threads bumped to these lists will be added to those topics.

READ ME: You cannot sign up for a bump list. You cannot get taken off a bump list. Bump Lists are topic index folders. They only contain threads. They do not contain people." - John Robinson

[Mama_Bear]

Okay, I have a couple questions.

What was wrong with the old FR?

And, do I need to know CSS? If I do, could one of you computer-savvy FReepers direct me to a site that explains CSS in simple, easy to understand English?

IMO, this new FR is okay, but I was happy with the way it used to be. And I mean the old, old FR. Back when we were able to embed music and applets onto our profile pages (but I do understand that there was a security issue involved with this).

Oh well, I suppose we will all adapt. This is still the best forum on the internet. :-)

[BluesDuke]

Now that the dust has settled and a week has passed. How do you like it now?

It needs ketchup.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Check out the NEW search fuctions - for now only in BETA-Free Republic.
You can now search:

Involving User:(?)
Posted to User:
Posted by User:
Posted to Bump List

I stumbled across this WONDERFUL new feature here:

http://beta.freerepublic.com/focus/site/user-posts

The BUMP LISTS are going into "prime time" - at last!

This is going to be potent stuff!

May be too soon to start peppering John with questions since he states it is under construction!

[BluesDuke]

What was wrong with the old FR?

For the most part, it wasn't broken. So, naturally, someone had to try to fix it. For a Website purporting to stand athwart big government yelling Stop!, the FREEP has more than a few things in common with that big government...

[Free the USA]

Would it be possible to separate preferences so that the number of latest post messages, the thread pagination and the number of comments in the self-search are unique. With a dial up modem it takes a while to load and it would be nice to minimize the number of self search comments (say 20) and thread pagination (say 50) but either 100 or 250 latest post messages so that I can keep up with the new replies.

Thanks

[Free the USA]

Thanks for the flag

[RonDog]

READ ME: You cannot sign up for a bump list. You cannot get taken off a bump list. Bump Lists are topic index folders. They only contain threads. They do not contain people." - John Robinson

O.K., O.K. I'll do the joke here:

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Police Detective Thorn [Charlton Heston]: Soon they'll be breeding us like cattle!
You've got to warn everyone and tell them!
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"Soylent green is people!"