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Digital Spy ... this website!
SepangBlue
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I quite thought that we were going to have a whole new look DS with a new hosting company, lightning navigation facilities and everything. So now I find that absolutely nothing about this site has changed .. it's still tissocky as hell, very annoying to scroll through (won't always respond to the scroll wheel properly), sometimes freezes for a few seconds (press f5 to resolve), sometimes doesn't recognise letters you type into a post so you have to preview to try and get it to work properly. Every time you click another page or make a change to a post in progress, you have to wait a second or two to give it time to 'jump' down the page before becoming still again, and so on and on .. it's so wearing.
I can't be the only person who finds this the most un-user friendly forum on the internet (and I belong to several which are a joy to use). Come on Digital Spy, you promised so much but nothing seems to have happened!
I can't be the only person who finds this the most un-user friendly forum on the internet (and I belong to several which are a joy to use). Come on Digital Spy, you promised so much but nothing seems to have happened!
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Be patient. Hopefully a better site is on its way.
I am just happy it is going to continue.
bib - so am I!!
There is a pinned announcement OP, about the update and what they have and haven't done so far.
I prefer DS in it's minimalist form myself - no like/dislike, images, videos, etc. but we are all aware of the various other problems such as the search and advertising slowing things down for those who still don't use an ad blocker.
I certainly don't experience all the jumping, etc. you describe though.
It sounds like the OP's issues are more PC / browser related, whilst the forums and especially the ads can be quite a big page load at times, any half decent PC shouldn't struggle and that certainly isn't my experience on my PC, iPad, even my Android phone.
How old is this PC OP, spec, browser used?
I have similar problems to the OP but just on this site. Thought I was my old cheapo laptop but after investing in a slightly better upmarket one it is no better
Think I need a super laptop but am wary of the technobabble the sales people give out
and wasting money on a more expensive one
Perhaps posters who have no problems with DS could tell us if this is true, and what model laptop etc. they are using
Asus NX500 core i7 12GB ram, core i7 2.3Ghz processor with Nvidia GTX850M running Chrome browser, no issues
Apple iPad pro works fine, no lag, no adblock, running Safari browser, no issues
LG V10 smartphone, no lag, no adblock, running Chrome browser, no issues
Macbook Air 2013 model, dual core i5, Chrome browser, no adblock, no issues
I have no issues with the forums as they are but if you think this is bad I could name another forum worse than this.
Patience, grasshopper, good things come to those who wait.
Me too!:)
I hate changes that are made for the sake of making changes, and for justifying someone's job or investment or whatever. If it already works, and you want to completely redo it, why not start a new site instead?
Or make the new interface an option that can be chosen, rather than something everyone has to use.
You don't have to vote up or down posts though that's your choice, and being able to put videos and pictures in-line is a nice bonus, there may well be a setting in the profile area to disable in-line video and pictures and just to show the link.
I'm looking forward to the upgrade, it could bring more users to the forum and grow the userbase. Aside from the colours this forum hasn't changed for more than a decade, it is needing a refresh and some newer features.
I've never heard of "zused"!:D:wine:
My PC is 4+ years old, win7 (64bit), one of the first 64bit i5 processors, with the ram upgraded from 4 to 8gb. I mostly use IE on that, and it actually runs the forums very quickly (as long as my system isn't doing a backup at the same time). No ad blockers.
But these days I mostly use the iPad. I think this is s 3rd gen mini with Retina display. Working fine on iOS 9, with the standard browser, no ad blocker. If anything the PC is a bit faster at navigation, and typing on the PC keyboard is superior to the iPad (although it's good for a touch screen).
DS does go through periods of problems, like the one in 2016 where is was virtually unusable for a while. There was also a period where it was off line due to cyber attacks on some of the ISPs.
Thanks for your interest, TW. I only have the one desktop PC, i.e. no laptop, tablet or smart device.
My PC, which is 2½ years old, has the following specification:
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-4790 Processor (3.6 GHz, 8 MB cache)
RAM: 16 GB DDR3
Graphics card: AMD Radeon R9 270 (2 GB GDDR5)
Storage: 3 TB HDD, 7200 rpm
Motherboard: Intel Z87
My OS is Windows 8.1 64bit. I use IE 11, set to install new versions automatically (it's currently showing v. 11.0.9600.18538). I tried chrome once but I hated the interface so reverted to regular IE, which has been perfectly adequate for absolutely everything I do. The pop-up blocker is set to 'on'. The router is connected to my PC with an Ethernet cable.
If there's anything about the above spec which you feel might be the cause of the problems I have with the DS site (and, I remind you, only the DS site) then I'll be pleased to hear from you again.
Well it's not that then, have you tried different browsers? which one are you currently using. Maybe it's a plugin or extension.
There seems to have been a strange double posting going on here. I hadn't finished my reply to you before it all went off on its own. I went in again on the edit button, but in the meantime it had become an immovable fixture. Answers to your other questions are included in the longer reply. Sorry for any confusion!
IE isn't very popular these days, it would at least be worth seeing if the issue happens with an alternative browser for testing purposes as it could just be a problem with IE. The google Chrome browser has a 50% share of the browser market despite Windows machines typically coming with IE, it accounts for 10% of browsing usage.
It just takes a week or so to get used to a new browser that's all, and I suspect these problems may not exist with a decent browser.
Thanks TW, but I'm reluctant to change things as they stand since the issues I refer to only affect DS; no other website or forum plays up like DS does! Thanks anyway for your input.
I can just about remember when it used to work.
Now, when you post on a thread, it just disappears and you don't get a chance to reply to other posters.
Don't fix what ain't broke.