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Mike Childs
Mike Childs Member Posts: 3,124 ✭✭✭

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I am replying to Jason who posted, "I know that you really miss the old forums, but I'd love to hear what you mean by "the old forums were much more helpful." (e.g., more helpful in learning to use Logos?)"

Well, Jason, to start with these forums are confusing. Gosh! I didn't even see how to respond to your post, so I just had to start a new post. It is hard to find help for a problem.

It seems to me these forums are so confusing and useless that it has to be intentional. Logos must not want feedback. Logos must not want members to really help one another. The forums seem designed to create confusion.

I get the impression that Logos no longer wants feedback from users. They want users to just shut up and subscribe.


"In all cases, the Church is to be judged by the Scripture, not the Scripture by the Church," John Wesley

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  • MJ. Smith
    MJ. Smith MVP Posts: 53,440

    Did you scroll down the page to see the Leave a Comment section - where I just put this text. I suspect that what is throwing you is that it is not compact enough to show easily on a screen and has no visual indication that you really need to scroll.

    Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."

  • Aaron Hamilton
    Aaron Hamilton Member Posts: 915 ✭✭✭

    As MJ communicated, scrolling to the bottom of the page will allow you to post a comment. You may also click on "quote" beneith any user's comment to reply directly to that person. Jason has mentioned that improvements are in the works concerning how users quote and reply to one another.

  • DMB
    DMB Member Posts: 13,649 ✭✭✭

    It is quite confusing (though I've no good suggestion). Sometimes, I think I'm editing my post, and then hit the 'Post Comment' that's for the next post, ending up with a blank post … and can't delete anything.

    Then there's the roller coaster jumping back and forth … happens on my iPhone but not my Mac.

    Judging from the number of people who don't conclude the text box with instructions is the text box for writing, apparently 'something' needs fixing there (not sure what).

    Personally, I think (guessing) that the huge love of white space (FL's not budging on that) makes 'seeing the forum' for many, not a go. Just bits and pieces of posts, like other forums. The old forum listing approach allowed seeing most of a days posts at one go.

    "If myth is ideology in narrative form, then scholarship is myth with footnotes." B. Lincolm 1999.

  • xnman
    xnman Member Posts: 2,838 ✭✭✭

    I bought a new (used) car not long back. It has lots of bells and whistles. I found all that to be confusing. But then I started to learn how to use those bells and whistles… and now, I love 'em! I think the same is true with any and most, if not all, software changes. We get comfortable with the old ways…. we don't like the confusion of change… but eventually, we like new things. 😎

    xn = Christan man=man -- Acts 11:26 "....and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch".

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  • NB.Mick
    NB.Mick MVP Posts: 15,983

    Tagging @Jason Stone (Logos) so he has the chance to see this…

    Have joy in the Lord! Smile

  • DMB
    DMB Member Posts: 13,649 ✭✭✭

    "If myth is ideology in narrative form, then scholarship is myth with footnotes." B. Lincolm 1999.

  • Aaron Hamilton
    Aaron Hamilton Member Posts: 915 ✭✭✭

    This page now displays as Spanish for me. Very odd.

  • DMB
    DMB Member Posts: 13,649 ✭✭✭

    And I just made a blank conment I didn't make (outside bird feeding).

    "If myth is ideology in narrative form, then scholarship is myth with footnotes." B. Lincolm 1999.

  • NB.Mick
    NB.Mick MVP Posts: 15,983

    Did you by chance click on the Spanish button at the page bottom? Does it correct back to English when you click the Engish button?

    Have joy in the Lord! Smile

  • Aaron Hamilton
    Aaron Hamilton Member Posts: 915 ✭✭✭

    I appreciate the tip! I'm sure that was it. I was looking for a language setting, but it's more accessible than I anticipated.

  • Maria
    Maria Member Posts: 205 ✭✭

    Quoting @Aaron Hamilton -

    more accessible than I anticipated

    Love your wording here! It made me laugh out loud…

  • Jason Stone (Logos)
    Jason Stone (Logos) Administrator, Community Manager, Logos Employee Posts: 514

    To @Mike Childs and others who have having difficulty navigating the new forums.

     I didn't even see how to respond to your post, so I just had to start a new post.

    A post is a question, discussion, idea, or poll and that starts a discussion. A comment is a response to that post (as I am doing here, and others above have done in this discussion). There is no need to start a new post to continue a discussion; a member simply either scrolls to the end of the discussion or they click the "Quote" button and add their comment to the thread in the box that says "Leave a Comment."

    It is hard to find help for a problem

    Find help for your problem by starting a new post or searching the community.

    • New Post: Throughout the community is a blue box that reads "New Post." Start a new post—either a question, discussion, idea (feedback), or poll—by clicking that box.
    • Search: Search the community using the magnifying glass or the "Advanced Search" button found in the Quicklinks section.

    Sr. Community Manager at Logos.