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Yah know, it has certainly taken some getting used to re: the new forum layout. I do have some familiarty with a comparable system, as I am a regular lurker on a local (NorCal) motorcycling forum, bayarearidersforum.com (AKA BARF.) While I'm not 100 percent sure, I suspect that the BARF forum uses Vbulletin as well.
There are certain things that I have come to enjoy relative to the new features, such as kooky avatars (love 'em or hate 'em -- personally, I vacillate) the ability to see who's online and what they're viewing, quick polls (c'mon y'all! Get creative!) and other stuff.
Personally, I *hate* change. (How do you know when an alkie has finally let go? Look for the claw marks....)
I have, however, come to accept certain changes as a natural evolution of a community. I guess the one thing that seems very similar is when my job moved from a nice address off of Michigan Ave. in Chicago to an even *nicer* address in the Amoco building. Man, did we ever b*tch about that. Couldn't find the copier, couldn't find my manager's office...After a month, though, we wound up loving it. You get the picture.
There are things that I really, really, dislike about the new layout, but that's how I feel *today*.
What I do know is that the reason I keep coming back is for the people here. Good, sage advice tempered with some juvenile humor as well as some real classic wit -- not to mention the collective bike knowledge and (for me) knowing that there are people here who can meet every cycling interest: Whether you're a road racer, an ultra rider, a pretty gear junkie, a crit hound, a commuter or a courier. (Or all of the above!)
Anyhoo..(and I digess), what I suggest is this: Give the new forum thang 30 days. For dang's sake, would you quit a new training regimen after two days 'cause it sucks and it's hard?
That's my two cents on the changeover. I plan to stick around for 30 days, and if I don't like my online experience, then I will move. But I do think a critical component is the quality of the participants, and because I like about 97 percent of you, I would encourage you to stick around as well.
Radd out.
There are certain things that I have come to enjoy relative to the new features, such as kooky avatars (love 'em or hate 'em -- personally, I vacillate) the ability to see who's online and what they're viewing, quick polls (c'mon y'all! Get creative!) and other stuff.
Personally, I *hate* change. (How do you know when an alkie has finally let go? Look for the claw marks....)
I have, however, come to accept certain changes as a natural evolution of a community. I guess the one thing that seems very similar is when my job moved from a nice address off of Michigan Ave. in Chicago to an even *nicer* address in the Amoco building. Man, did we ever b*tch about that. Couldn't find the copier, couldn't find my manager's office...After a month, though, we wound up loving it. You get the picture.
There are things that I really, really, dislike about the new layout, but that's how I feel *today*.
What I do know is that the reason I keep coming back is for the people here. Good, sage advice tempered with some juvenile humor as well as some real classic wit -- not to mention the collective bike knowledge and (for me) knowing that there are people here who can meet every cycling interest: Whether you're a road racer, an ultra rider, a pretty gear junkie, a crit hound, a commuter or a courier. (Or all of the above!)
Anyhoo..(and I digess), what I suggest is this: Give the new forum thang 30 days. For dang's sake, would you quit a new training regimen after two days 'cause it sucks and it's hard?
That's my two cents on the changeover. I plan to stick around for 30 days, and if I don't like my online experience, then I will move. But I do think a critical component is the quality of the participants, and because I like about 97 percent of you, I would encourage you to stick around as well.
Radd out.
