[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by stanley

Certainly not "unanimous", but the "vast majority", and I would say better than 95%, in this thread want to keep the old version.

In this thread maybe.

[JoMar]

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

In this thread maybe.

Which puts me in the 5%

[TOTV Team]

Originally Posted by NoMoSno

I am on multiple other forums.
They all have the option of choosing a viewing theme.
A light or dark theme is common.
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We can do the new version with a different color 'theme'. But it will still be the layout of the new version. Let us know if that would be a good option.

[TOTV Team]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

Some of the things I don't like about the new version are:
The stark white background. It's tough on the eyes after awhile. The old color scheme was much easier to look at.

I usually hit the "Today's Posts" link. The list it presents isn't as well defined as it used to be. Meaning the lines between each thread aren't as well defined. Everything just kind of runs together.

1) So a different option than the white background

2) When you click 'new posts' there are lines that separate each one. Is there something that would be better in this regard?

[TOTV Team]

Originally Posted by oldtimes

The green menu box that pops up on an android phone is too tiny to be able to use and very difficult and annoying to get rid of.
On an Ipad the the classifieds present poorly so that you can't even read the descriptions or make out the pictures.
It does not appear that the app is ever tested on mobile devices.

1) We will send both of these suggestions to the developers to improve.

2) The website was tested on mobile and we appreciate the feedback.

[TOTV Team]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

If you sincerely appreciate user feedback and want to make a huge improvement, bring back the old version.

That is a good suggestion but doesn't address the need for keeping updated with technology.

If there is a specific suggestion on how to improve the new version please submit.

[TOTV Team]

Originally Posted by bob47

In a nutshell, in the old version, you can see a lot more of the various topics with a LOT LESS scrolling.

In the old version, you can on the home page quickly look at the latest posts in ALL the forums without going to each forum.

On the new version we changed the forum thread homepage and it is now like you describe.

[TOTV Team]

Originally Posted by stanley

I don't see too many people in the 4 pages of replies say they love the new version. That's why I find that 95% number a tad hard to believe

We didn't want to go off how we thought or felt so we implemented google analytic code for tracking when we launched the new version. So we know the data is correct.

Also the majority of consumers will write a bad review 10-1 before they write a good one. So only seeing a fraction of the 200,000 visitors a month with this feedback also lends to the data being correct.

[TOTV Team]

Originally Posted by stanley

Certainly not "unanimous", but the "vast majority", and I would say better than 95%, in this thread want to keep the old version.

The numbers in this thread are a fraction of 200,000 monthly visitors.

[NoMoSno]

Originally Posted by TOTV Team

We can do the new version with a different color 'theme'. But it will still be the layout of the new version. Let us know if that would be a good option.

Yes, an option to change from a white background to a darker background would be great.

[Kenswing]

Originally Posted by TOTV Team

1) So a different option than the white background

2) When you click 'new posts' there are lines that separate each one. Is there something that would be better in this regard?

Yes, an option for a different colored background would be great. The color scheme of the old version worked well.

Yes, there are lines that differentiate the threads but they're not as well pronounced as the older version.

Another thing that I noticed since I've been using the new version is that it's more condensed. Whereas the old version took up my entire screen from side to side, the new version only takes up the middle 2/3 of the screen. Seems a bit crowded.

[oldtimes]

Originally Posted by TOTV Team

On the new version we changed the forum thread homepage and it is now like you describe.

This is better. Thank you.

[JSR22]

I like the new version.

[Polar Bear]

Silly question alert…how do I know which version I am using?

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by TOTV Team

We track the users that us the new format vs the old format. On average 95% of the users on TOTV are using the new format.

That being noted, we value the opinion of ALL users and we want to make the user experience as high of quality as possible. Obviously anyone with a computer or cell phone understands that technology advances and the software and development of the software has to advance with it as well. TOTV is extremely custom coded and we do not have the benefit of plug and play.

If we are provided with images, screen shots and specific suggestions on how to improve the experience on the website we would gladly look to implement changes. Feedback like 'bad', 'don't like it', 'sucks', 'won't use it', etc unfortunately does not provide the feedback required to make change and improvements.

We appreciate all the user support and feedback and value the time you spend on the website.

TOTV Team

If you could take every part that's brilliant white (especially that page that lists all the posts) and make it a softer color or even a softer white, that would be a big help. I don't mind the new version so much as the terrible glare on any page that's white. I suppose I could dim my screen, but that would cause a problem with other web sites.