# Anyone else seriously considering leaving? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 22, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483 "2020-06-22T13:36:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483/101 "2020-06-22T18:01:55Z")
I hate not being able to find posts that I’ve posted in or am interested in viewing. This site is horrible. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483/102 "2020-06-22T18:03:32Z")
Hey, **cmyk** , my new avatar resembles yours. I will be changing as soon as I can. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483/103 "2020-06-22T18:03:46Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > I had this idea for a “Twilight Zone” or “Outer Limits” episode in which every day a person wakes up in a new slightly different alternate universe. Everything is the same except that all the buttons, switches, dials and controls on everything are different and non-intuitive, and our poor protagonist has to relearn how to make everything work every day. That _would_ make a good TZ episode. _This_ poor protagonist would retreat to the mountains, Unabomber-style, rather than be driven slowly insane. ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483/104 "2020-06-22T18:09:08Z")
> Blockquote > per MoonMoon: > “Yes, your account was migrated without your assistance, but rather than creating a new password to go with it, you created a new username. It’s okay, it can be fixed. There are several posts explaining how to log in and create a new password.” I did neither of these things. System informed me of changes. Not complaining at all … I get to visit/lurk here as usual, just as usual. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483/105 "2020-06-22T18:10:02Z")
> [@slash2k](#): > > It is so incredibly SLOW… the rest of the internet is working fine for me this morning, but this computer isn’t the fastest, and even just logging in took multiple minutes of staring at the little circle going round and round. I’d probably eventually get used to the appearance and the differences in navigation, but at this point I’d rather have 502/504 errors than try to scroll through a long thread. I read in a different thread that the new board software has a lot more client side functionality than the old one did, and that as a result, it’s more dependent on the local machine’s capabilities. Or it could be that wherever this one’s hosted doesn’t have quite as good of a path to your device through the Internet relative to the old one. Just because the URL’s the same, doesn’t mean at all that the servers or the ISP are the same. ---
**Author:** ![orcenio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/orcenio/32/1036_2.png) [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483/106 "2020-06-22T18:10:47Z")
Taking a break from the SDMB aint a bad thing. You can always come back when things settle down. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483/107 "2020-06-22T18:14:02Z")
Hey, there’s BEER? ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483/108 "2020-06-22T18:14:47Z")
The new system has been up for less than a day. We’re all still learning about it, and the admins are still ironing out the wrinkles. I don’t think I’m a genius or a power-user, but I’ve already figured out most of what I need to read and post here. So, no, I’m not considering leaving, and I encourage others to stick around. Give the new system (and yourselves) a chance. Change isn’t easy, but it’s often worth it. I’m happy that we no longer have frequent time-outs. It can help to reduce your expectations that the new system will be just like the old one, and instead figure out how to make it work for you. For instance, the old system relied heavily on email notifications. I figured out pretty quickly that email notifications don’t work the same way in the new system, in ways that I don’t like. But the new system does a very good job of notifying me without emails, so I disabled email notifications. I now realize the new system is better for me, because it doesn’t clutter up my inbox. If we have a little patience and flexibility I think we’ll get through this transition easily. ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483/109 "2020-06-22T18:15:46Z")
@orcenio: “Taking a break from the SDMB aint a bad thing. You can always come back when things settle down.” NOOOOO! This exploring is fun. (Yes I am a nerd and I love the people here). ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483/110 "2020-06-22T18:18:34Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > I’ve mentioned the themes, but another thing that’s already made me more comfortable here is to set my SDMB bookmark to [https://boards.straightdope.com/categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories). It’s a page that looks pretty much like the old Main page, and from there I can decide which forum I feel like annoying the denizens of today. You don’t even need to update your bookmarks. You can set your default view to **Categories** in your preferences. ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483/111 "2020-06-22T18:23:42Z")
@Dung_Beetle… “Hey, there’s BEER?” Yes. In the huge cooler on the dock in the marina. Help yourself, but don’t fall in the water and drown. Too much paperwork doncha know… ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483/112 "2020-06-22T18:24:03Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Hey, **cmyk** , my new avatar resembles yours. I will be changing as soon as I can. You don’t have to do it on my account! Feel free to keep the one you have if you like it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483/113 "2020-06-22T18:25:04Z")
‘Am I leaving?’, lol. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483/114 "2020-06-22T18:28:06Z")
I guess I’m lucky; getting back into my account was easy once I was reminded what to do, and after messing with it my preferences for a while, I’m not seeing any deal breakers. (I did, however, see a zombie warning, which was kinda cool.) > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I hate not being able to find posts that I’ve posted in or am interested in viewing. This site is horrible. Sorry, what features were you looking for? I don’t quite understand, ---
**Author:** ![ENugent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4af34b/32.png) [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483/115 "2020-06-22T18:28:28Z")
FYI, Dinsdale1, I sent you a private message. You can probably see it by clicking your icon at the top right, then clicking the little envelope just below it in the menu that comes up. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483/116 "2020-06-22T18:31:25Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I hate not being able to find posts that I’ve posted in or am interested in viewing. This site is horrible. If you click on your user profile icon in the top-right, then click on your username, then click on Activity, it’ll list all the current threads and posts of yours you were active in. Very convenient. Also, I’m finding at the end of whatever thread I’m in, there’s a list of the most recent threads I’d been perusing at the bottom (Suggested Topics), so it’s a nice way to pop back into a thread I was reading earlier to see any new posts. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483/117 "2020-06-22T18:33:28Z")
I guess I’m not ready to quit in a huff just yet–I’ve been around this place (and it’s old AOL predecessor) for a shockingly large chunk of my whole life–but I admit that (apart from the lack–so far–of 502/504 errors) there’s nothing much about this new board that I actually LIKE, and a number of things that I actively **dis** like. Some are things that I’m sure I’ll figure out, but I’m getting the impression that there are things about this place that are going to be more or less permanent annoyances for me. > [@silenus](#): > > The first thing I hate is infinite scrolling. If that persists I’m likely gone. Fix that issue and I can get used to the rest. I don’t like it either, but my understanding is that infinite scrolling is unfortunately a pretty fundamental feature of the brave new world of Discuss. > [@filmore](#): > > Personally, I’m finding this format harder to sync with on a conceptual level. The old format seemed more concrete to me and the discussions seemed easier to grasp. This new format seems like chat in a cloud and everything is blobbing together mentally. This isn’t about trouble setting colors or whatever. The way the information is presented is not to my preference and I’m having to put more effort to interact with discussions. If anyone works with tools, the comparison is like a tool that just fits perfectly in your hand versus one that feels awkward and you have to think about more. The format of the old board is one that fits perfectly in my mind and this kind of format is more awkward. I guess I’ll see if I get used to it. I agree with all this. And of course this place **isn’t** a tool that I _have_ to learn to use to do a job that pays the rent. ---
**Author:** ![orcenio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/orcenio/32/1036_2.png) [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483/118 "2020-06-22T18:33:37Z")
There’s sure a hellovalotov functionality in Discourse that we never had in vBulletin. (some minor tweeks aside) I think it’s all good. 🙂 ![The home of all those amazing gifs on tumblr. Can](https://64.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyxm3aeV5C1r4ghkoo1_400.gifv) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483/119 "2020-06-22T18:34:01Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > You don’t even need to update your bookmarks. You can set your default view to **Categories** in your preferences. Coulda sworn I tried that, and whatever it did, it wasn’t that. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483/120 "2020-06-22T18:41:03Z")
> [@MEBuckner](#): > > there’s nothing much about this new board that I actually LIKE, I’m struggling too, but one thing I’m liking already is that it takes me to the spot in a thread where I left off and I don’t have to scroll to find the unread posts. Maybe I could do that in the old regimen but I never knew how. This is automatic, as far as I can tell. (On the old board, I would go to the bottom and scroll up until to find the new stuff) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483.md?page=7)