Hi DS. I was just wondering why, in 2014, your website is still so absolutely crap. Given that DS is a commercial website and has been running for about 15 years, can anyone explain to me why so many of your pages are full of bugs which slow down browsers and cause them to crash? And how come you can't manage basics like adding photo galleries to articles which work and don't reload the whole page?
We'll leave the calibre of writing and the general standard of journalism for another day, but in the meantime can anyone at DS explain why the site itself is so crap?
Surely there must be a reason. I imagine you must be trying your best and failing, but why?
Do people actually look at the rest of the DS website?
I'm surprised to learn that there are other parts of DS - I have the forums bookmarked, and that's the only place I go to. Is it worth visiting the rest?
I'm surprised to learn that there are other parts of DS - I have the forums bookmarked, and that's the only place I go to. Is it worth visiting the rest?
It is light reading. A mix of showbiz, movie and TV with some media and tech thrown in. I read it and commented on articles using my Facebook account years before using these forums. I thought the forums were a bit mad. Now I am addicted.
The website content is very good and so is the forum. They're the reasons I keep coming back. The design and colour scheme on the other hand is poor and I've (unsuccessfully) done everything I can to try and change it, short of using the portal.
The forum colour scheme is horrendous - bland, old fashioned and depressing.
Hi DS. I was just wondering why, in 2014, your website is still so absolutely crap. Given that DS is a commercial website and has been running for about 15 years, can anyone explain to me why so many of your pages are full of bugs which slow down browsers and cause them to crash?
Dear PorkchopExpress, unfortunately this isn't particularly helpful feedback as each individual has different browsers of varying versions so saying "there are bugs" doesn't pinpoint troubles. We're not getting any crashes on any of the articles and page loads are just as speedy as they are on other sites for us. Could you be more specific?
We'll leave the calibre of writing and the general standard of journalism for another day, but in the meantime can anyone at DS explain why the site itself is so crap?
Surely there must be a reason. I imagine you must be trying your best and failing, but why?
Different tastes. Our editorial site continues to grow, now reaching over 20 million people each month. If you have any feedback you would like us to forward, please ensure it's constructive - "why is your site crap" isn't something we will forward and isn't something that will be taken seriously. Thank you!
The link above, on Firefox with Windows 8, caused everything to freeze up on my computer yesterday. This happens pretty often on DS.
From a technical perspective, the site is terrible. And also from a design perspective.
Are there any plans to invest or make any changes to the site? You acknowledge the point about photo galleries in the articles so what's happening with that. DS has has years to do something about that.
The link above, on Firefox with Windows 8, caused everything to freeze up on my computer yesterday. This happens pretty often on DS.
From a technical perspective, the site is terrible. And also from a design perspective.
Are there any plans to invest or make any changes to the site? You acknowledge the point about photo galleries in the articles so what's happening with that. DS has has years to do something about that.
Windows 7 64 bit here, with the latest versions of Firefox and Flash Player.
No technical issues at all.
From the design side I do kind of agree, but it's the common complaint that on a desktop PC with a widescreen monitor, there is far, far too much wasted space either side of the main content, especially in the forums. Undoubtedly for future advertising purposes.
the only thing that bothers me is leaving a rather long comment in an article then it all disappears & it says 'sorry you're not logged in' many sites are able to still save the text.
it happens nearly every time despite me remaining logged in , it has left me frustrated many a time.
must remember to copy my comments but i nearly always forget.
the only thing that bothers me is leaving a rather long comment in an article then it all disappears & it says 'sorry you're not logged in' many sites are able to still save the text.
it happens nearly every time despite me remaining logged in , it has left me frustrated many a time.
must remember to copy my comments but i nearly always forget.
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I'm surprised to learn that there are other parts of DS - I have the forums bookmarked, and that's the only place I go to. Is it worth visiting the rest?
Same here, I only visit for the forums. What's the rest of it all about ?
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I've had it with windows 7 and 8.
It really does baffle me how the site can be on such a state. Being a website is it's core function.
Not me. Can't remember the last time I looked at the site.
Wait, so there's more to DS than just General Discussion? I may have to have a lie down.
I do - quite often. US TV, Tech and Movie news are the parts I visit quite a lot. I've never had any of the issues the OP claims to have had ..
Why do you think we can answer this?
I don't anymore
My first account with DS in 2002 but I a name change and they don't do that so I had to close and reregister
I'm surprised to learn that there are other parts of DS - I have the forums bookmarked, and that's the only place I go to. Is it worth visiting the rest?
It is light reading. A mix of showbiz, movie and TV with some media and tech thrown in. I read it and commented on articles using my Facebook account years before using these forums. I thought the forums were a bit mad. Now I am addicted.
The forum colour scheme is horrendous - bland, old fashioned and depressing.
Thanks ... I think I'll skip them.
Dear PorkchopExpress, unfortunately this isn't particularly helpful feedback as each individual has different browsers of varying versions so saying "there are bugs" doesn't pinpoint troubles. We're not getting any crashes on any of the articles and page loads are just as speedy as they are on other sites for us. Could you be more specific?
This is feedback our editorial team are aware of.
Different tastes. Our editorial site continues to grow, now reaching over 20 million people each month. If you have any feedback you would like us to forward, please ensure it's constructive - "why is your site crap" isn't something we will forward and isn't something that will be taken seriously. Thank you!
The link above, on Firefox with Windows 8, caused everything to freeze up on my computer yesterday. This happens pretty often on DS.
From a technical perspective, the site is terrible. And also from a design perspective.
Are there any plans to invest or make any changes to the site? You acknowledge the point about photo galleries in the articles so what's happening with that. DS has has years to do something about that.
Windows 7 64 bit here, with the latest versions of Firefox and Flash Player.
No technical issues at all.
From the design side I do kind of agree, but it's the common complaint that on a desktop PC with a widescreen monitor, there is far, far too much wasted space either side of the main content, especially in the forums. Undoubtedly for future advertising purposes.
it happens nearly every time despite me remaining logged in , it has left me frustrated many a time.
must remember to copy my comments but i nearly always forget.
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Same here, I only visit for the forums. What's the rest of it all about ?
What does that mean, exactly?