this website is a giant mess

[airdreamers]

Originally Posted by Oregonian

a thousand different drop-downs, nested in row after row of irrelevant tabs. Seriously, folks, go down to your local community college and take a course in web development. You are violating just about every textbook rule of web design. what is this, 1997?

Oregonian,

WOW, I am not sure if you expected to get the feedback on this thread as you are getting. I agree with the majority of the comments. This site over the past year for me has been the best tool for information, news and friend making of Airstream folk. As for drop-downs, I haven't seen them. As said before maybe the problems you are having are inherent to your computer etc, you think?

[easyride]

His first post was a ? on towing,which he received some good answers,his 2nd post was slamming the forum.He`s getting free help,and slamming at the same time.I just can`t understand some people. Dave

[Janet H]

Originally Posted by Oregonian

a thousand different drop-downs, nested in row after row of irrelevant tabs. Seriously, folks, go down to your local community college and take a course in web development. You are violating just about every textbook rule of web design. what is this, 1997?

Quirky way of introducing yourself...

Welcome to the board. If you are having trouble locating some specific info please contact a moderator or just ask and someone will give you a hand.

[kevin242]

I'm on dial-up internet and don't have access to high-speed, so this website is great because it doesn't have all the fancy graphics and pictures that have to be uploaded to view many of the "newer" websites. For me, high tech equals slow loading...

Exaggeration doesn't help. I can't find anywhere near a "thousand" drop-downs, most of the tabs are actually relevant to what I am looking for and as for "textbook" rules... there are many textbooks out there that all say something different.

[Ag&Au]

Originally Posted by Mike Leary

Wow! All I could ask for would be spellcheck, otherwise, I'm happy with our little "1997" site.

Spell check with explorer:

When through composing a post, click on the ABC check mark icon on upper right of message composition box. If the explorer spell check Add-on is not already on your computer you will be given a link to a web site to down load the spell checker. One installed it will spell check every time you click on the icon.

At least that is what happened for me.

Ken

[jm2]

Originally Posted by Oregonian

a thousand different drop-downs, nested in row after row of irrelevant tabs. Seriously, folks, go down to your local community college and take a course in web development. You are violating just about every textbook rule of web design. what is this, 1997?

Bob, is that you ?????

seriously, now, web developers are a dime-a-dozen. really good web developers are hard to find. truly great developers are worth their weight in whatever it is you value highly....

perhaps you'd like to take your own advice. you could try the Medford Campus at Rogue Community College. look up CS195, CS196, and CS295 for a start. here, let me help you find it - Rogue Community College

when you're done, and then have a stronger basis for such a poor opinion of Airforums, please come back and perhaps you could offer constructive criticism instead....

Originally Posted by Ike T

Please send a PM with your specific comments to members of the administration team, who are best prepared to discuss the specifics of this site's design. I am confident that they would happily discuss each of your comments to a reasonable understanding.

Your current comments are impolite and unprofessional to the staff that maintains this resource for the rest of us.

ditto. if you want to bitch like that, then offer a real solution, too, please?

Originally Posted by TBRich

Wow...quite a statement to throw out there for someone new to a site...

You may be viewing threads in the wrong mode...when you are in a thread look at the upper right hand corner where you see "Thread Mode"...drop that window and select "Linear Mode"...that may be easier fro you to navigate...

Actually once you learn the basics, this site is rather easy to navigate. And if you do have trouble there are always moderators who are happy to help you...if you just ask. That might be more useful than throwing a bomb.

thanks for your always reasoned and considerate point of view, TBRich.

Originally Posted by eubank

Yikes, for a second there I was thinking that this was a WBCCI thread.


Lynn

Originally Posted by Astro66

Oregonian,

The wonderful thing about America is that you have choice. So hopefully you choose to not continue to be ignorant or just go somewhere else for Airstream info. Have a great day.

Originally Posted by SilverHoot

I like it. If you don't, you can go to a better site. Oh and good luck on that.

and as many are aware, Oregonian would likely be suffering the "miserable users hack" about 15 nanoseconds after his post at WBCCI, had he made it there.

the really good news about Airforums is that you can disagree without being disagreeable, AND, the mods here are reasonably tolerant when folks occasionally slip into moments of disagreeability.

this is a cooperative website.... try that approach instead, Oregonian.

[RV H-D Lady]

It works for me. If not for this forum I probable would have driven my Argosy and myself off a cliff by now!!

[Kevin245]

This thread has run its course and is now closed.

Thanks to each of you for sharing your thoughts and opinions on the matter, and for keeping things civil.

Anyone with concerns or suggestion is encouraged to use the "Reporting" or "Contact Us" tabs on this site.

Thanks Again,

The Staff