Problems with DP now.

Oh lordy, I feel like I have to share my disapointment with the new design somewhere - so it's going here.

1. I only just noticed this but even though I am a registered member I still have to enter a captcha, what's all that about? I had to refresh it 3 times just to post this as it's so difficult to read.

2. In the buy, sell and trade sections replied to threads are not returning to the top. I now know that it is possible to sort the threads but it's my guess that the majority of posters are not aware of this.

3. By not pushing replied to threads to the top is resulting in auctions being forgotten about, even after bidding I am unlikely to trawl through more than the first 2 pages looking for the thread I was bidding on.
Also less people are going to be getting involved in each auction as it's life is restricted to time on the first page.

4. The [wtb] and [wts] are distractions.

I am probably going to notice more and more problems, not least the lack of posters and quality within the bst sections.

 

Yep Shawn! I use the subscribing to threads a lot and keep refreshing my usercp for updates. This together with using Spy means you can keep tabs on what's going on lately.

 

Sorry to be kinda harsh here, but looks like DP is shifting focus from members to ~don't know what~. Was this post useful to anyone but me or the OP? I guess yes. I know for a fact that many DP members (after personal interactions with quite a few of them) aren't too happy with this radical change.

Thanks.

 

I am really liking EVERYTHING at DP except the social stuff.
@OP The captcha thing is for our good to prevent spam.

@Shawn Any chance you can share how many posts are needed to get rid of it?

 

Who are you to tell me/ us what we I/ we want to read?

 

Shawn Dude,

This is my first direct message to you .I just want to ask why i dont see any captchas while posting something .Is it implied only while starting a new thread??

Thanks.

 

I noticed that I am having errors when trying to give itraders for a trading transaction. I am the OP of the thread but the person that I did the trading didn't posted in the thread. I thought he didn't need to post as long as one of us did?

 

I really don't agree with you OP, the only thing that's a bit annoying is the captcha, but what the heck, i only need around 900 more post to get rid of it

 

Smyrl is correct. I didn't realize that itrader is a no no for link exchanges. Then what is the trader option for if not link exchanges?


Anyway thanks 4 the clarification.

 

Yeah I don't like the fact that new replies don't bump threads anymore, I'm holding a $1,000 contest and I'm not getting many entries or exposure at all now because they vanish onto deeper pages quickly, seems pretty pointless holding a contest here now. It's dissapointing.

 

1,000 is definitely the right number. No spammer will make so mannny posts to spam!

 

This is one of the two radical changes I was referring to when I said not too many people are happy with. I hope and wish and request Shawn and mods. to kindly consider and change it to the previous settings.

To make my point convincing enough, here's some news for ya: three of my buddies from DP have already shifted base to other forums, and they're not newbies here either. They've been here for quite some time. So, if you ask me, these sudden, new changes are slowing down the activity at DP.

Thanks.

 

yes I see no point in using buy/sell or trading section here anymore.. its becoming less active and I cant able to make my threads appear to people who are really looking for my services anymore and it certainly leads to less business and less money made . I tired to advertise through my siggies but I haven't got a single response through that, threads are more effective than signature links and this radical change is literally crippling the people who wants to trade through DP.

 

Honestly, I hate the change but I'm such a spammer so who am I to complain?