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I have to start by giving some personal background about what is going to follow. I started with computers back in the early to mid eighties. I needed a better way to handle our rapidly increasing payroll load. I started with Lotus 123 (long before MS Excel) and then later switched to Quattro, which I could run with the lotus menu tree, as it allowed me to add conditional formatting to certain cells that would show me negative numbers in red etc. I set up huge automated and linked spreadsheets that had Macros that branched to several locations because of the 128-character per cell limit. They took me a couple of years to tweak and prefect. I custom build spreadsheets for several local businesses. And then came the time when companies changed hands and Lotus and Quattro where no longer supported. Microsoft took a proprietary stance (that is getting worse daily) and wouldn’t allow anything but Excel to run on Windows beginning with &$%#Vista. So I had to switch to Excel and literally rebuild my spreadsheets. It a lot of took time, but now I have them looking virtually like my original spreadsheets with of course some hidden benefits.
After all the above, what I’m trying to convey is that I can see no reason that the old format look could not have been kept. If changes had to be made, the technology is certainly available to make whatever upgrades or underlying programing changes necessary, without changing the overall basic look and functionality of the original site. It is my opinion that so much damage to existing and potential future membership has been with this format that if it stays this way, it will probably be irreversible.
Just an opinion from an old guy that’s been around the block a few too many times regarding computer programing and the pitfalls of making major changes.
George.
PS, I wonder if DS really reads what is posted here?
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The weeks seem to fly by!Happy Saturday to everyoneI hope that the weekend brings some chill time and barbecuesDoes it take others what seems like forever to add a comment on the boards?I'm okay everywhere else except boards..Everywhere else adds normally but it's annoyingly slow!Have a great Saturday and do something nice for you!!Big hug...xo
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I'm feeling down,, and got alot on my mind right now. I got grief going on, on top my depression and anxiety and now I got to worry about somewhere to live since I can't afford living here since my mom passed. So many bad things have happened since my mom passed. One thing after another it seems. Yesterday our fence fell from a storm that hit, had to call someone to prop it up. Thank...
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If the DS brass are really paying attention to this forum then I FORMALLY ask, is it possible to restore the old site until you come up with something better organized and fluid like to old site was?? Because surely by now you must be realizing that unless something is done and done soon, this whole site is going to implode. You will have a big new shiny mansion with no one living in it. It might as well be on the moon.
I hope you understand that while the criticism I’m giving is meant as constructive it is also warranted.
Regards, George.
None of us wanted to move PEACE. It was a giant undertaking and took weeks of preparation and planning. However, we felt pushed into a corner with the survival of our group at stake. Now that the migration has occurred, the resultant problems are merely proving our points and validating our decisions.
I would have remained loyal to DS had DS remained loyal to their support-group members. They did not. And it's not like support-group members can put their physical and/or mental problems on hold while they wait for Team DS to make repairs. They may indeed be working around-the-clock, which is unfortunate. . .and totally unnecessary. ALL of this chaos could have been prevented had Team DS chosen to listen to the criticism that they themselves had solicited instead of ignoring it. Working on these issues while still in the beta stage would have avoided this fiasco.
So, I’d like to feel sorry for them. . . but I can’t. And I will remain on this site as long as there is an estranged parent seeking help from these empty, functionless groups.
Geo.
Thankyou for reading this and God Bless!
I know there is another post, with a priority on getting people back into DS, who for some reason can't. One friend has tried "Forgot Password" and never got an email to change it. But, she was on here a long time, so maybe an old email address? And yes, there were plenty of warnings to update email addresses before the switch, but some people are just not internet savvy.
My concern is for the member groups. I was a member of one group, and it lost a lot of old members in the transition. I think that part of that was a good thing, as they probably had not been active in years. I certainly never saw them posting.
But the Founder and admins are just missing from that group. They were consistent, responsible people. Did they get locked out? Or did they just freak out when they came here, and couldn't figure things out, saw all the missing controls, including not being able to hand over the group to someone else?
I guess we may never know! I am getting more familiar with this sites, and the RA group seems to be getting a few people posting again, although most of them new people. So, maybe it will be able to support me when my meds go south, again?
Sorry for venting! I just wish the advice of the OP had been taken. A totally new site, update code, with almost the same format. But, like I said, some old people don't like change!