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Does anyone remember the old TalkBass?

#44
I can mostly get around the changes. The classifieds look better but are more difficult to navigate. I don’t have access to the statistics, but I would guess we’re all using TB less frequently. At least it feels that way.
 
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tb-player said:
It's been a while since the TB overhaul. There were a lot of complaints and people who said they were leaving. It seems certain folks (myself included) post less than they used to. But now that I think about it, I still remember the opening page, but that's about it. I've gotten used to the new TB and find it very easy to navigate.

Curious if any fellow TBers are still salty about the transition. Or have most settled in?
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I do not like the new version at all in fact now I rarely use it
 
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#47
I remember the good ol’ days but have adjusted just fine. There are still a lot of OG’s around here but we have also lost many who were bad a$$ members of the community or at least I haven’t seen them post for many years…and of course some….like Chef…are dearly departed…

This place is damn treasure though…so many knowledgeable and funny and entertaining people on here 🤙🏼
 
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tr4252 said:
Opening the site and moving from page to page is a lot slower now, for me at least. . . When I open the site, it takes around a minute (by my desk clock) to become usable, sometimes even longer. . .. I'll admit that I don't visit here as much as I used to; sometimes I don't want to bother waiting.
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Same here. The new site is SUPER slow.


BUT, . . I could probably live with that 👆 . . . if we could fix this👇
sikamikanico said:
but the level of engagement seems lower overall, and so i’m here less too…
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FilCo said:
What I remember about the old Talkbass: much more user engagement.
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corndog said:
I miss the old format. It seemed like more of a community.
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What I, myself, remember is that the old Hot/Front page always had the "Most Active" thread at the top (and so on down the page).

I have no idea how websites work, so I have no idea idea if it's possible to return to that, but from what I remember,
everybody (Community) seemed to focus on the top threads (Community Engagement), which often times sparked side conversations (Engagement) among multiple members.

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IMHO I think it would be awesome if we could go back to that :cool:



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I definitely remember the old TB. The only reason I left for years is that life happened and I wasn't able to play bass again until the fall of 2024. I'm glad TB was still here when I returned to the world of laying down the bottom end.

It is always a pleasure to converse with my fellow bass players. That's why I'm thankful that all I had to do was sign back in to enjoy the forums again.
 
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#52
In general, I think it's a big improvement.

Sure, some things are more difficult to find, since I'm used to the old site, but all-in-all the search / filter is better (not easier yet, but better) and you have more control as a user.

Change is inevitable and software upgrades are required as technology moves forward. Given the hugh task of migrating the Old to the New I think the programmers did a great job.

Thanks
 
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In the past few days, besides the site itself going haywire, I’ve been getting this page format called “Reader” popping up, where only the original post(and not the entire thread)is displayed in a different font. I can temporarily get rid if it, but why do I have to constantly do that? What do I do to disable this?
 
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Does anyone remember the old TalkBass?​


Answer, yes. (Been a member for almost 17 yrs.)

It's taken me quite a long time to get used to the new one that we have now and I'd say that I'm about 90% capable with it.

All in all, I liked the past one better. IMHO
 
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#57
I didn’t like the change to the new version, but I could live with it. And… I have! The main thing is that I’ve been playing bass more over the last year than I was for about two years before that, so my reading and posting here at TB has gone up, regardless of any software change. I dunno, things seem fine to me.

The only change I’d really like to see is some sort of banner by the name/icon of the person who started the thread, so that when they post later in the thread, you realize it’s the OP who’s talking and that, for example, it’s their follow-up comment or question being introduced on page 3 or whatever, not someone just suddenly introducing a new question in someone else’s thread
 
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#59
I’ve had more software issues that required troubleshooting since the changeover. I found the old version more intuitive. I probably use TB somewhat less than before. But I’m not going anywhere. I still enjoy TB, but just not quite as much as before.

When I was still working, every time the IT people announced a software upgrade, it was touted as “easier and more convenient”. And it was. For them.
 
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GretschWretch said:
I am resigned to the change. A lot of things, for me, were easier with the old TalkBass, but that is Darling Clementine now. I'm just going to have to up my learning curve with the new system.

More than the old Talkbass, I miss the old TalkBassers who rarely or ever post here now. To quote Fangorn, "These...were my friends. I knew their names."
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I agree.... It's like a lot of folks are in a close orbit, touch down briefly.... then float up again. I for sure spend less time posting
 

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