The problems with this board layout (from my perspective - and I'd be glad to see other posters include the issues that irk them) are:
- The whiteness and lack of use of "real estate" on the page (which makes it very stark and possibly difficult to view without discomfort or eyestrain or pain, particularly for people who are prone to epileptic fits, migraines, and certain vision problems);
- The fact that newly posted threads/topics go to the top, rather than threads/topics to which new replies have been posted (as the default view; it's not possible to choose to select a view option which brings threads with NEW REPLIES to the forefront);
SOLUTION: hannahmallory has found a solution to this:
Within a thread, you will find an option to "Float this Topic for Current User". Once a topic ceases to be of interest to you, you can de-float it. It's not a perfect solution but it's manageable. - The lack of any "insert picture" button (particularly odd in view of there being an "Insert video" button, so that it doesn't seem possible to insert an image;
SOLUTION: I have found that we can still insert images by copy-paste. Just copy the image to your clipboard, and paste it (Ctrl-v) into your post.
If - like me - you have your own emoticons or frequently used images, there still doesn't seem to be an easy way to access those images from within a post. Currently the only way appears to be
◦ Have your profile open (click your profile image, top right) in a separate browser tab or window
◦ Click onto "My photos" (View all)
◦ Select and copy the image you'd like to insert
◦ Paste it into your post - The main Community page (home page) is taken up with large eBay images linking to eBay announcements. The images are far too large at the expense of posts by eBay members who have legitimate concerns and are trying to find help from the community since it's certainly not forthcoming from eBay CS to anywhere near the extent of the help provided by longstanding knowledgeable eBay buyers and sellers who know in practice how to handle many issues that other members may encounter.
PROBABLY NO SOLUTION
Something that I find personally repulsive is the little blurb on the Community homepage: ❝We want your journey here to be as great as can be, so we have put together some links to help you get quickly familiarized with the eBay Community.❞ Ugh. Journey? What are we - Masterchef or American Idol contestants?
But... I can ignore that.
Things that I like about the new layout
- The ability to clear formatting
- The ability to insert or edit code (although that is not really a useful button on a forum like this which is unlikely to require much in the way of code snippets being posted)
- The emoji options are certainly better, although I will still want to use my own kolobok-style emoticons
- The ability to insert tables
I've been collecting blue thumbs in a little packet in my refrigerator.
Behold!
