Checking to see if there are any plans to update the forum interface?

The experience using this forum is very poor on mobile devices and not the best on a PC either. Forum engagement would likely increase with a better interface.

Really liking my Declare Rachael would enjoy interacting with other Decware fans on this forum more frequently.

It's usable on my PC, but not so much on mobile devices like phones and tablets. The text rendering on mobile devices is static and forces a lot of zooming in/out in order to read which results in a poor user experience.

I for sure get that Steve is busy and this is probably not a priority, but thought I would provide the feedback.

Here is an example of a forum I participate in that works well on PC and mobile devices. https://www.needlesandgrooves.com

My cell phone is likely again sitting in my pickup dead. Yup, old school type who does not live with screens attached to the hands, thumbs and face. I check in here once in a while on this old desktop. My family and friends sure do get irritated at me though when I don't answer my phone...I need to go get it (find it) and plug it in more often for sure. I guess I understand that. This forum is simple.... and simple works fine for me.  ;)    ~Kathy sure does get mad at me if I forget that phone running around in the woods etc on my own. I tell her that where we live, lots of areas where there is no signal anyway.  Health thing. I will NOT say that again to her! Yikes!  
All the best everyone               Mike

Doug.. you made me laugh...  I can relate.

What kind of things are happening to your interface with the forum?

Everything looks and acts the same as it always has for my devices (Windows PC's and a  iPhone).

I do remember when the whole site crashed a few months ago but that was an outlier.

It would be cool to be able to update posts, i.e. to be able to change classified ads titles to say sold and stuff like that. But in saying that, I have been posting here for close to 15 years without too much difficulty.

So, there is a kernel of truth to the OP’s point and I think there is a middle ground to be explored vs. the black and white position of it works or it doesn’t.

Does it work: Yes, on both my iPhone and IPad, though it’s decidedly more cumbersome on the phone even with good eyesight.  On occasion, replying to a post on the iPhone times out and the page crashes. Again, few and far between.

Is it Optimal: Absolutely not.

This forum is based on old tech, whereas newer forums are optimized for mobile browsers, and have really handy features such as liking a post, and directly replying to a particular post. I think some of us brought this up in the past and I think Steve acknowledged the merit of our argument, but it’s complicated in terms of ensuring none of the previous data gets lost and obviously the time factor.  I’m sure given the long lead times, folks would rather have Steve and team spend time building amps vs. beautifying the forum.

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I'm going to claim there is in fact no middle ground. Either we stay on the current forum software (copyright 2008, FYI/FWIW) or move to something new. There is no in between. Sure, we can discuss to what degree the current site is optimal or not, and that is fine in the abstract. But I think the bottom line reality is we (almost?) all agree Steve should be working on amps, not the website and what we have today is going to be what we have for a while. JMO/FWIW/YMMV and all that.

To be clear I can access the site without issue, it’s just not a good user experience on mobile devices. Small text that doesn’t conform to different screen sizes is my main gripe. The aesthetic of it is a different conversation and a matter of taste. Like tubes choices.

I appreciate the feedback. I’m new here having just received my Rachael amp after a 3 year wait (Worth it!). If Steve and Lon standing members of this community are happy with the way things are so be it.

If the choice is between website/forum updates or building amps, by all means build the amps. Everyone who wants to hear one of these wonderful devices should get to do so ASAP.

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First of all, I appreciate your comments, and you're correct, the forum is not written for phones with dynamically sized view ports that adjust on the fly.  The reason is because the code for this forum was written before there even was cell phones.

There is no way to re-write it, and there is 30 years of messages here that no one is willing to loose to start over.  While it is cumbersome to use a phone, we don't want to get wrapped up with social media scrolling in this forum.  We have a facebook site for that.   Also, I can set up another modern forum on our website in a matter of days, but it would be empty.

Steve : )

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Words of wisdom for sure!

You must mean upheaval

I use Chrome. This issue comes and goes on both the phone and i-pad. Laptop is unaffected. I did all the usual things(restart, clear cache, etc.) trying to correct it. It usally returns to normal out of the blue in a few days, week or 2. Maybe my ISP..just don't know and really don't care about the minor inconvenience. Just my experience here.