Plans for updating the archaic forum?

Hi

Have done a trial posting on the RCME new site , very easy to do photo went straight in don't know if it is in an album .Still prefer the layout of this forum as it is .

John

I think the look and feel of this forum can be mimicked very closely; perhaps not exactly, but it should be close.

Beyond that it is a matter of creating a more functional site.

I never change things for the sake of changing them, and I am anti-change for the record, but I have used new forum software (Simple Machines and Xenforo), and there are some distinct advantages to both as far as usability.

Not to be critical, but rather just to point out a comparison, this site is like flint and stone, when you could just use a modern striking match.

Sure a flint and stone works fine, but there is real function to be gained with an update.

Its not like this forum will be updated every year; it may be many years before another update.

I would say there is a very real possibility that after using the new software for a year, if it was proposed to go back to the old software, there would be an equal amount of pushback, because people will have tried the new software, appreciated the improved functionality, and realized that yes, there is a much better way to do things.

There will be an expected initial knee-jerking reaction against the slightest perceived changes, and lots of moaning and groaning, but next year, I would predict that many would say "we were doing it the hard way".

I can speak from experience. I have had the same reaction to change; initially against it, and then realizing how much can be gained from it.  For the record, I hate change in general, and I hate software upgrades in particular, but I encourage this forum software to be updated.

Try it, you may like it far better than you think. I did, and I am a believer now.

As I said, I think visually things can be matched pretty well as far as color/layout/contrast, etc., and so if we can get over that hurdle, then perhaps we can focus on improved function, and there is much to be gained.

Just my 2 cents, but just saying don't panic. It may be much better than you imagined after you try it.

Don't give up on it after trying it for one day.

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Edited By PatJ on 17/02/2021 18:50:40

In the immortal words of lance corporal Jones ' Don't Panic'

So, Captain Mainwaring, have we a date yet for the glorious transformation?

John