Can Members begin to use the new forum now.

Hmmmm. I put a lot into making it feel exactlt like the old site in many ways. The layout, the forums, the latest page. Yea the conversations aren't as good maybe, but they work. I don't know what else i can do you make you feel at home here

I know what you mean- I am all in favor of simplicity, but In fairness there are usually many other considerations and factors involved, So just my 2 pence worth………

I for one don’t know the full details of why this new site was needed and it’s not really any of my business anyway. I know very little about IT other than it seems to rapidly become obsolete and requires updating or eventually it will just freeze, fail and / or crash.

 As an example I recently had to pay £400+ just to re-format my very basic business website which had become unsupported due to neglect and general lack of attention.

All I know for sure is that I haven’t been a member on here for very long but I and my rather oddball girls have been made very welcome and we have had fun. Another often overlooked point to note or taken for granted is that it costs me absolutely nothing to be a member! This inevitably means that someone else is doing the hard work and someone somewhere is meeting a financial cost so that we members can enjoy it.- for which of course I am grateful.😀

I think many of us doll enthusiasts are members of or aware of TDF which I only mention as it’s an example of a forum which is financed by advertising and manufacturers promotional material. Anyone who has participated on there will understand how frustrating it can be with restrictions on mentioning non participating or non advertising doll brands and various other issues, I suppose it is a resource of information but often feels so restrictive it takes all the fun out of it.

Like I said - just my 2 pence worth…………….🤔

Well that's just it. To me it doesn't feel like the old site. More an imitation of what we already had. I have a very nice, Washburn Oscar Schmidt electric guitar. Looks almost exactly like a Gibson Les Paul gold top. Thing is, though the sound quality is excellent and it even has a few features not found on the real thing, you can tell it's not a Gibson the moment you play it. Whole different vibe. Same here.

Sure, in the computer world updates are a sad part of life. Unfortunately, not all of them are an improvement. One of the updates on my chromebook resulted in a black screen (no display). Had to connect an external monitor and open the control panel to roll it back to a previous date, until google could come up with a patch.

Yeah, I've been on TDF since 2017. 142000+ posts under my belt. Most of those were before they turned full on commercial though and started catering to the adult side of things. Don't post much there these days.

They changed their format too a few years ago. What a disaster that was. They jumped the rollout before it had been fully tested. Almost nothing worked right and they spent months trying fix it.

Kudos to Story Teller for making sure everything was at least functional here before making the switch.

I'll get use to it in time, I suppose....

Well Said - (Especially from someone who’s been there) 🤫

You are so right - I am still having issues with my business website and am facing another bill- a perfect example of the hidden costs often involved when essentially you have to pay someone to do it!

I was on TDF the other day and they are STILL having slow running and pages not loading problems………..

Im sure everyone is fed up with me droning on by now but I thought we should mention that - - so far this site has survived through the legislative complexities and other issues that led to the closing of the UKLDF.

I really liked the old UKLDF - lots of member participation but still a small and friendly vibe. I am sure Mr Tommo did / would have done anything realistically feasible to continue it if at all practical - yet again an example of someone working very hard “behind the scenes” for little reward just so people like me can talk nonsense and look at dolls!

OF COURSE  this new site is not going to be immediately perfect in every way and function exactly how every single member desires it to be. - no new resource ever is or can be.-(there’s loads of stuff on here I don’t understand/ cant do- but that’s probably me)

I don’t even pretend to know or understand anything about the details but to my somewhat simplified understanding It’s absolutely great that we still have any sort of UK doll forum AT ALL. - 😀😃😄