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Perhaps you mean the PSCS3 forum, which is definitely downhill from here…
Second that. After spending a little time over in the CS3 Beta forum, I just can’t imagine how Adobe could view that as a better user-to-user environment.
Buko, Maybe Im missing something In the coldfusion forums the post topic indicates (by change of color) that I have viewed that topic but there is no indication that new posts have been added to the thread, like here? That’s bad design.
but there is no indication that new posts have been added to the thread, like here?
???
In my browser, threads with new posts are flagged, I am told the total number of posts and how many new posts there are since the last time I checked it out.
But, if you’re used to the Macromedia side of thngs, you probably don’t use a webbrowser. (It’s beyond me how a company that produced web creation tools couldn’t have an online forum that’s was decent for web browsers…)
When I go to the CF forum a viewed topic is a different color (like this forum) but when new post are added, the topic is moved up in order, but I don’t see any indication that new posts have been added. (in this forum, I see flags for new posts)
Guess you have not been a long time user of the forums.
I’ve not been here as many years as others, but at least two. Same site as when I started. Can a person access Adobe Forums through other ways? Newsgroups or some other environment that might have changed?
Apparently you haven’t been deeply exploring these forums for very long.
Otherwise you would be aware of the thousands of comments that have been posted to a few dozen threads regarding the former MM forums, comparing and contrasting those forums with the less-than-stellar WebCrossing scripts that have been running the AdobeForums for a long time.
By your posting here, you have effectively asked for the opinions of everyone else who frequents these forums.
And you’re trying to tell me not to respond?
Mortgage a clue, mate.
What the heck do you want meor anyone else to do in the way of helping solve your displeasure with the way these forums work?
These forums are named "User to User" forums for descriptive accuracy. You’re not addressing Adobe directly. You’re interacting with other users, just like yourself. Once in a while Adobe employees pop in, but mostly, it’s just us regular folks here.
And I’ll type any bloody thing I feel like, right? Got it?
If you want to continue complaining, orbetter yetif you’d like to offer relevant suggestions about how to make things better here, I suggest you have a go on the Comments & Announcements Forum. Here, I’ll even save you the trouble and give you a direct link:
Are you receiving notice every time somebody posts a reply, by any chance? Perhaps it’s bothering you that you receive a little sound alert every time you have new mail?
You might want to try visiting via web browser instead, if this is the case.
The forums here (adobeforums.com) are just fine. We love them just the way they are. They are best viewed through a web browser.
The "other" forums (adobe.com), however are an unmitigated disgrace. The only way to stomach them without becoming extremely frustrated is to use a newsreader. They run on software that Adobe acquired when they bought that lemon known as Macromedia. Now they don’t want to lose face by acknowledging such software is worthless and the Macromedia team they inherited is not up to the task.
Adobe has received enough complaints about that already. If you want to voice your own concern, use the Contact button at the top of this page or look for the Forum Comments and Announcements forum.
If you don’t find your old posts, they may be so old that they scrolled off to archives first and off the face of the Earth later.
BTW, we’re rolling on the floor laughing over your posts to Phos especially where you think he’s Australian, a dumb misconception that only served to expose your true trollish nature further.
Posts are archived and really old ones may be deleted. Offensive posts may be edited. There is little point in maintaining content about Photoshop 3.
This forum is is confusing to use and hard to read.
This forum is offered for newsreaders and in a web browser, which makes it quite versatile. If you do not like it, there are plenty of other forums elsewhere that feature Photoshop and the graphic arts.
This is an aweful design.
You have awful spelling.
Your post in this and the other Photoshop forum about this topic is absurd. Know your audience. Fellow forum users cannot do anything for you about how Adobe manages their web services.
Every page on Adobe.com features a ‘contact’ link at the top and bottom of the page. On the contact page, there are options to provide feedback for either products or forums.
Cause everything I had for the past few years is all gone.
Posts are continuously deleted because the forum software has very severe limitations. And yes, this has been admitted by Adobe personnel. And yes, this is a totally ridiculous situation for building a knowledge base. It’s mechanised amnesia – useless.
When I found this out, I stopped making in-depth contributions – what’s the point?
On 2007-01-03 20:59:06 -0700, "charles badland" said:
Guess you have not been a long time user of the forums.
I’ve not been here as many years as others, but at least two. Same site as when I started. Can a person access Adobe Forums through other ways? Newsgroups or some other environment that might have changed?
I’m reading this as a newsgroup (cox.net news server and Unison newsreader) called adobe.photoshop.macintosh and everything works exactly the same as any other usenet group. — There’s a song in my heart~ unfortunately, it’s "Under My Thumb"
BTW Keith28, thanks for giving "ugly jingoist American" a whole "new and improved" (UGH) meaning.
If you think Phos is bad, you are truly clueless. Cross swords with LT, me, (even CCox) or a few choice others and you’ll see what "unwelcome commentary" really is. Phos is one of the NICE ones.
Well, when someone as important as Kieth28 no longer has his posts archived we all know the end of the world is nigh! and complaining to Adobe is useless at this point.
povimage, Macromedia has nothing to do with it. These forums have always been broken, just that some of us were late to find out. The humblest PHP/MySQL forum won’t lose a single post. These are just a joke.
Keith28 seems to think he is addressing Adobe directly.
He apparently missed the big notice that says "User to User" and failed to grok the simple meaning of that header.
He’s cross-posted the same rant in several unrelated forums.
From what I can gather, he seems to be ranting mostly about the former Macromedia Forums, not AdobeForums.com, but he’s posted in the AdobeForums.com pages.
He makes a point to wonder whether anyone who replied has been around as long as he has. And he says he’s been around a long time, but has somehow missed the heated brouhaha about the terrible implementation of the Flash/ColdFusion/FuseTalk forums that took place (and is still ongoing) on both the former MM Froums and the Adobe Forums, in MANY different threads.
He hasn’t poked around even the small amount it takes to understand that older posts get moved to Archives, and that the Archives are available for viewing. (At least on the AdobeForums.com pages…dunno about the former MM forums…they’re still kind of a pain to even bother with).
He asks about how to Contact Adobe; but seemed to have missed the "Contact" link present at the top and bottom of every page.
He was given the link to the Forum Comments & Announcements Forum in a few different places, but never posted his complaints there.
Tell, me, what did Keith28 get right, except for reiterating complaints that many of the "regulars" have hashed out for months?
XD <Cheech y Chong>"Bailiff! Whack his PeePee!"</Cheech y Chong> XD
Not at all like that. No-one is looking for a fight But you don’t come into a bar where the regulars have been for years (particularly after they fought to keep it the way it is) and tell them the place is crap.
It’s simply hubris of the worst kind to hang around for a few weeks and declare that the form and function "sucks." In the real world, bad things often happen to people who behave like that.
If you don’t like it, feel free to get your help elsewhere.
As others have pointed out: these are user to user fora. None of the regulars OWES you even the time of the day, much less the time it takes to respond to your question. You’re literally nothing to them. Got it? They give advice and answer questions out of the goodness of their hearts, not because you are somehow important or entitled to an answer from anyone here.
On the other hand, run around constantly whining in a way to directly contradict the regulars who FREELY offer their time and knowledge. Well, you are 100% free to go bugger yourself for an evening or two.
The Pandas provide the vast majority of the answers on here. They don’t get a dime for it and aren’t about to jump in to help sniveling, complaining, whiners.
The Pandas provide the vast majority of the answers on here.
Well, I’m no "panda" of any kind, but I try to be of help anyway. Even if only a tiny portion of my posts turned out to be helpful, that’s still an awful lot of posts.
You just have to be around for awhile then DEMAND (no-one is allowed one if they ask nicely) a Panda number in one of the Lounge threads. You’ve certainly been around long enough.
I think we did away with the rule that you promise never to feed Eltee red meat.
In any event Ramón, of course, you posts are helpful. I just take umbrage at newbies (you aren’t one) popping in and passing judgment.
First of all, I have no interesting in demanding anything.
Second, I was banned from the Lounge for life, and that suits me just fine.
Third, as a matter of practicality, I don’t find panda bears to be particularly cute.
Forth, I don’t "take umbrage at newbies popping in and passing judgment". I take potshots at’em. Usually hit them between the eyes or similar appurtenances of their anatomy.
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