The Emirates Forum Dashboard feedback thread
Mar 17, 2016, 9:25 am
#16
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Kuwait
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A lot of the topics in the stickies I only viewed every-so-often, but I look at the forum a lot more for new topics. So, for example, I only look at the 'new routes' thread every so often, so if it hasn't been updated it will drop off the first page. I'll then forget to even look at it, and it's gone for me. Even though it may update at any stage and come back to the top, if that does't coincide with a longer forum surfing session of mine I'll miss it.
I like the idea of limited stickies and the dashboard, but being honest, I'll probably then never look at the dashboard. Each to their own I guess...
Mar 17, 2016, 3:43 pm
#17
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Mar 21, 2016, 1:19 am
#18
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I appreciate the thread links at the bottom of the dashboard for those of us with images turned off. However there is no label for each link which makes it painful to find the desired thread (made worse by them no longer being stickied). Could the links at the bottom of the dashboard be changed to short text with the thread title?
I hope not!
Mar 21, 2016, 5:58 am
#20
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I think it is a lot worse than before and , from what I can tell, would require switching on of images to vaguely work
I have trouble seeing how this is any improvement and anything that replaces some simple links that require no images is a severe downgrade
I have trouble seeing how this is any improvement and anything that replaces some simple links that require no images is a severe downgrade
Mar 21, 2016, 3:04 pm
#22
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I appreciate the thread links at the bottom of the dashboard for those of us with images turned off. However there is no label for each link which makes it painful to find the desired thread (made worse by them no longer being stickied). Could the links at the bottom of the dashboard be changed to short text with the thread title?
Mar 21, 2016, 3:46 pm
#23
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Yes, the dashboard works much, much better when you enable images and if browsing from a mobile device, with the full site setting enabled. There is also a duplicate list of threads at the footer of the page for those who cannot see the widgets.
Mar 21, 2016, 3:48 pm
#24
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There should not be a need to have specific settings in user preferences in order to be able to use a so called dashboard
A simple , clean, list of description/links is , imo, far more appropriate.
Anything put in place as a general item to replace something that was never broken , should be functional for all users
A simple , clean, list of description/links is , imo, far more appropriate.
Anything put in place as a general item to replace something that was never broken , should be functional for all users
Mar 21, 2016, 3:52 pm
#25
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Dashboards, FAQ threads (stickied or otherwise) have a limited effect on member’s decision making when it comes to starting new threads. What the dashboard does well, is display to the uninitiated the range of topics already under discussion in the forum.
Mar 21, 2016, 3:58 pm
#26
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There should not be a need to have specific settings in user preferences in order to be able to use a so called dashboard
A simple , clean, list of description/links is , imo, far more appropriate.
Anything put in place as a general item to replace something that was never broken , should be functional for all users
A simple , clean, list of description/links is , imo, far more appropriate.
Anything put in place as a general item to replace something that was never broken , should be functional for all users
I realise you're not happy but this initiative was launched following a period of consultation with this forum's users and the choir sang joyously in favour of its introdution.
Mar 22, 2016, 11:05 am
#28
Join Date: Oct 2015
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Simply put, the old version was better. I appreciate the effort and was neutral on the idea so didn't weight in before but seeing it in action I don't use it and the forum seems messier than before. There are several previously "sticky" threads I liked to follow but wasn't subscribed to and now they've disappeared into the ether of FT
Mar 22, 2016, 11:22 am
#29
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Dave, the dashboard is an added extra and does not take away any existing functionality. As I stated up thread, there is also a duplicate list of threads at the footer of the page for those who cannot see the widgets.
I realise you're not happy but this initiative was launched following a period of consultation with this forum's users and the choir sang joyously in favour of its introdution.
I realise you're not happy but this initiative was launched following a period of consultation with this forum's users and the choir sang joyously in favour of its introdution.
Mar 22, 2016, 11:57 am
#30
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The rest are people who drop by when they book a flight, so the dashboard will be good for them.