A huge step backward--what are you guys thinking?

Is there any benefit from this platform compared to the one forum was on? Not counting the avatar/likes and other bells and whistles. There has got to be at least one substantive way how this platform serves the target user better than the old one - which is that? It can't be all negative surely - more than one would be nice of course.

I struggle to see any. Apart from the fluffy stuff about profiles etc but Id trade that for decent functionality that is used regularly !

I also wonder about the whole Question and Answer thing. Based on this explanation https://en.community.sonos.com/ask-a-question-228987/how-the-ask-a-question-forum-works-6730730 you would expect very few unanswered questions but I see some going back 2 years ! Can Sonos sent on 'Answered' or only the author ? Why havent all the answered questions already been moved to other sections ?

I struggle to see any. Apart from the fluffy stuff about profiles etc but Id trade that for decent functionality that is used regularly !

I don't count the fluff. Let's see if someone can point to some functional advantages that have come about.

A huge functional DISadvantage is this that comes up every time I click the link in an email to get to the topic. And it doesn't just affect me.


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I don't get this ever on my android phone. And I just checked - not on my mac/safari either. It does not appear to be a general problem.

I do, just got the error again. That's using Firefox on a Mac. Did a reload and then it goes to the right page.

Did you guys look at Discourse (http://www.discourse.org) at all? I've been using it over at BoingBoing and it feels like a better platform.

Just had a /very/ quick look - still seems to have a lot of the kiddy facilities that put me off. Looks better than this, though.
If you mean badges etc it looks like they can be customised, as can much of its behaviour:
Encourage positive community behaviors through the included set of badges, or add your own custom badges.

I'm using the mobile version at the moment and cannot quote. Hermie, I saw this message once on day one. You may have a stale entry in a cache somewhere, but I can't explain why you have this issue in multiple browsers. I usually use Firefox on a desktop and I keep Firefox locked down as far as cookies, pop-ups, and tracking are concerned. Sometimes this lock down causes troubles, but I haven't noticed any while using this community.

Hermie,

I just had a wild thought. Perhaps your router caches DNS entries and there is a stale entry.

It is hit or miss, buzz. Mostly miss. I've cleared all that and even used it on a WIFI system away from my home system and it still happens. The redirect that the link in the email is supposed to trigger doesn't work most of the time. It is a software problem... not a browser problem.

FWIW, posting replies using my S4 is not much fun. After a Submit I can't use the page until I refresh.