SITE UPDATE: 3 May 2020
SITE UPDATE: 3 May 2020
(06 May 2020, 7:13 pm)Malarkey I really like the new look of the forum having seen it evolve from it's early days when I first joined back in 2012, this forum has come a long way since then through a continuous background work done by Dan, Adrian and Liam to name a few and those who have shared content over the years, the forum wouldn't be what it is today without this joint effort.
Hopefully with this refresh this will bring back old forum members who have came and gone over the years along with welcoming new members from all across the country over the months ahead so that the sub forums for other local areas become more active with updates for us up here in the North East to keep up to date. Maybe this could be a focal point for a future expansion of the forum in the future.
The only thing missing for me from the new layout is the Latest Threads for GNE/SNE/ANE, I think these should be kept given we still have Latest Threads for our local independent operators along with operations for elsewhere in the country in personal opinion, I've always liked viewing those myself personally in order to keep up to date with things even if the vast majority of posts made on those threads weren't specifically related to that specific area of the forum as often posts have had to be removed or moved elsewhere for going off topic.
I've been working my way through my old GNE photos over the past few days dating back to 2015, hopefully will start getting some of these uploaded in the coming days and weeks ahead so these can be used within Fleet News/Bygone Era if needed as I have uploaded a shed load of Arriva/Stagecoach ones prior to these, I also have a shed load of Independent Operators photos to go through for the NE aswell.
Dan feel free to use any of photos as part of these updates
(06 May 2020, 9:11 pm)Malarkey I agree, I think removing the "Latest News" threads for GNE/SNE/ANE limits conversation as what has been kept under these are the sub forums which only get sporadic use.
(06 May 2020, 9:25 pm)streetdeckfan I suppose there's nowt stopping anyone from just making the Latest News thread if there is actually any news!
(06 May 2020, 10:16 pm)Michael I'm having a problem with the page not loading properly, meaning i'm having to refresh the page sometimes.
This only happened about 5 times since the update, could be a problem on my end though.
(06 May 2020, 7:13 pm)Malarkey I really like the new look of the forum having seen it evolve from it's early days when I first joined back in 2012, this forum has come a long way since then through a continuous background work done by Dan, Adrian and Liam to name a few and those who have shared content over the years, the forum wouldn't be what it is today without this joint effort.
Hopefully with this refresh this will bring back old forum members who have came and gone over the years along with welcoming new members from all across the country over the months ahead so that the sub forums for other local areas become more active with updates for us up here in the North East to keep up to date. Maybe this could be a focal point for a future expansion of the forum in the future.
The only thing missing for me from the new layout is the Latest Threads for GNE/SNE/ANE, I think these should be kept given we still have Latest Threads for our local independent operators along with operations for elsewhere in the country in personal opinion, I've always liked viewing those myself personally in order to keep up to date with things even if the vast majority of posts made on those threads weren't specifically related to that specific area of the forum as often posts have had to be removed or moved elsewhere for going off topic.
I've been working my way through my old GNE photos over the past few days dating back to 2015, hopefully will start getting some of these uploaded in the coming days and weeks ahead so these can be used within Fleet News/Bygone Era if needed as I have uploaded a shed load of Arriva/Stagecoach ones prior to these, I also have a shed load of Independent Operators photos to go through for the NE aswell.
Dan feel free to use any of photos as part of these updates
(06 May 2020, 9:11 pm)Malarkey I agree, I think removing the "Latest News" threads for GNE/SNE/ANE limits conversation as what has been kept under these are the sub forums which only get sporadic use.
(06 May 2020, 9:25 pm)streetdeckfan I suppose there's nowt stopping anyone from just making the Latest News thread if there is actually any news!
(06 May 2020, 10:16 pm)Michael I'm having a problem with the page not loading properly, meaning i'm having to refresh the page sometimes.
This only happened about 5 times since the update, could be a problem on my end though.
I seen a few people don't like not having the latest news threads (which personally I disagree with). Just a quick suggestion which might make the forum run a bit better and it's the best of both worlds.
Instead of having a forum for GNE, Arriva, Stagecoach and Other Operators a better option could be to have general forums instead such as the following:
(07 May 2020, 9:58 am)Storx I seen a few people don't like not having the latest news threads (which personally I disagree with). Just a quick suggestion which might make the forum run a bit better and it's the best of both worlds.
Instead of having a forum for GNE, Arriva, Stagecoach and Other Operators a better option could be to have general forums instead such as the following:
It just makes more sense as most the discussion could be multi operator anyway but they got lost in the wrong forum such as NSA's, new route ideas, coronavirus chat just for example.
- North East Buses Discussion (Anything which doesn't fit one of the below)
- Vehicles and Infrastructure (Anything about vehicles, NSA's etc)
- Allocations and Timetables (Anything about new timetables, and allocation of buses - rare workings etc).
- Fantasy and Speculation (Anything about people's ideas - new Streetdecks for the X21 or whatever or rumoured discussion - I heard from my father's friend who knows a bus driver chat)
- Local Events
- Bygone Era
You'd then also have a new Megachat thread for each of the big 3 within the North East Buses Discussion for things which don't deserve their own thread such as asking why older buses are used on the X30 etc which keeps those happy who prefer a big thread and keeps the number of threads down.
(07 May 2020, 9:58 am)Storx I seen a few people don't like not having the latest news threads (which personally I disagree with). Just a quick suggestion which might make the forum run a bit better and it's the best of both worlds.
Instead of having a forum for GNE, Arriva, Stagecoach and Other Operators a better option could be to have general forums instead such as the following:
It just makes more sense as most the discussion could be multi operator anyway but they got lost in the wrong forum such as NSA's, new route ideas, coronavirus chat just for example.
- North East Buses Discussion (Anything which doesn't fit one of the below)
- Vehicles and Infrastructure (Anything about vehicles, NSA's etc)
- Allocations and Timetables (Anything about new timetables, and allocation of buses - rare workings etc).
- Fantasy and Speculation (Anything about people's ideas - new Streetdecks for the X21 or whatever or rumoured discussion - I heard from my father's friend who knows a bus driver chat)
- Local Events
- Bygone Era
You'd then also have a new Megachat thread for each of the big 3 within the North East Buses Discussion for things which don't deserve their own thread such as asking why older buses are used on the X30 etc which keeps those happy who prefer a big thread and keeps the number of threads down.
(07 May 2020, 6:46 pm)idiot I love the layout but can we please have a view unread posts at top of forum pretty please
(07 May 2020, 6:46 pm)idiot I love the layout but can we please have a view unread posts at top of forum pretty please
(08 May 2020, 8:02 am)Liam On desktop, this link can be found on the side panel. On mobile, this link can be found on the main menu - hit the hamburger icon to the left of the NEB logo and you'll find it thereThat's the route I've been taking. Saves a scroll to the top of the page too.
(08 May 2020, 8:02 am)Liam On desktop, this link can be found on the side panel. On mobile, this link can be found on the main menu - hit the hamburger icon to the left of the NEB logo and you'll find it thereThat's the route I've been taking. Saves a scroll to the top of the page too.
What’s all these pointless threads that are opening up, having a fleet number and incident thread just started up, should this be put into the incidents thread, this is going to open up a can of worms, is a new thread going to be started every time when someone asks a question or make a statement?, is this the best way ahead for this forum
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(08 May 2020, 9:03 am)Andreos1 That's the route I've been taking. Saves a scroll to the top of the page too.
However when taking a screenshot for idiot, I've noticed by avitar has gone. Not sure if it's a temporary glitch or something else.
(08 May 2020, 9:03 am)Andreos1 That's the route I've been taking. Saves a scroll to the top of the page too.
However when taking a screenshot for idiot, I've noticed by avitar has gone. Not sure if it's a temporary glitch or something else.
(08 May 2020, 11:01 am)streetdeckfan Looks like quite a lot of avitars have disappeared, then again, I can never remember who had one.
Mine's still there so that's all that matters
(08 May 2020, 11:48 am)Andreos1 Mine was looking a bit dated. Opportunity to change it around a bit.
(08 May 2020, 11:48 am)Andreos1 Mine was looking a bit dated. Opportunity to change it around a bit.
I am happy for the operator segregation, especially between Go North East, Arriva and Stagecoach, to continue.
An advantage in shelving the monthly segregation is if we lose track of when we last looked at applicable threads. IIRC I came here on April 11th then May 2nd, but was not sure where I was up to in April's thread. The little >> will help me more easily pick up where I left off!
Having on the front page the name and date of most recent post, together with word New or Old, is also a good reference to which sections will have updates since our last visit.
(11 May 2020, 8:21 am)LeeCalder Not sure if I'm being thick but....
.... I've got 6 notifications on my control panel, and I can't clear them.
First world problems, but it's highly annoying.
(11 May 2020, 8:21 am)LeeCalder Not sure if I'm being thick but....
.... I've got 6 notifications on my control panel, and I can't clear them.
First world problems, but it's highly annoying.
(11 May 2020, 8:45 am)Dan Are you on desktop or mobile?
On desktop there should be a little option to 'delete all alerts'? Failing that, you can delete them individually after clicking 'View Alerts'.
(11 May 2020, 8:45 am)Dan Are you on desktop or mobile?
On desktop there should be a little option to 'delete all alerts'? Failing that, you can delete them individually after clicking 'View Alerts'.
(14 May 2020, 8:07 am)LeeCalder I've noted that despite the change of layout on the forum, and the capability to create threads etc, all discussion has merged back into two main threads
(14 May 2020, 8:07 am)LeeCalder I've noted that despite the change of layout on the forum, and the capability to create threads etc, all discussion has merged back into two main threads
(14 May 2020, 8:07 am)LeeCalder I've noted that despite the change of layout on the forum, and the capability to create threads etc, all discussion has merged back into two main threads
(14 May 2020, 8:07 am)LeeCalder I've noted that despite the change of layout on the forum, and the capability to create threads etc, all discussion has merged back into two main threads
