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An Important Update on the Future of These Forums

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    BlueSeaWavesBlueSeaWaves Posts: 4,682 Member
    There is so much going on all over, I like the format here better
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    LiELFLiELF Posts: 6,591 Member
    telemwill wrote: »
    Ugh! How do I get to the last post in a discussion? I don't want to read through posts that are five months old. Clicking see more over and over is annoying.

    I want to see unread posts. Is that going to be a thing?

    Also, no avatars!

    Sorry to be so grumpy.

    Yup that's real cute. Only Heroes get avatars.

    *checks rank*

    "New Spectator."

    I don't think I'll ever be a "Hero" on EA forums, so there goes that plan.

    @CAPTAIN_NXR7 I'm also a "New Spectator". Maybe there's a "special" rank and avatar for rebels. Avatars selection is meager. No Occults at all, just generic Sims. Couldn't even get Boba Fett, so I just went with R2. The *beep, blip, boop" is about how well I'll be able to communicate over there, anyway.

    This new forum is...something. Feels like it's designed to be a trend chaser rather than an actual community where people can connect and share. I hope there's still room for improvements.

    *Retrieves bottle, slumps in a corner and takes a long swig.*
    #Team Occult
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    pacer1965pacer1965 Posts: 87 Member
    I must be getting old....Lol. I feel totally lost going on the new forum
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    alanmichael1alanmichael1 Posts: 5,490 Member
    I hope the new forum will react faster in the future. Right now it feels like my modem from 1998 has returned.
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    SprottenhamSprottenham Posts: 1,174 Member
    Caerfinon wrote: »
    Second that notion. I'm not gonna go through and re-add literally hundreds of pictures... also, there's not even an option (as far as I can see) to edit the first post of a thread.

    @Sprottenham You can edit the first post in the thread by using the little gear icon if you are the author.

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    @lizzielilyy

    Oh, thanks. Yeah, that's very counter-intuitive. The gear icon is so far to the right in the layout, I didn't think that would have anything to do with my post/thread at all.
    @CAPTAIN_NXR7 35 profile pictures to chose from! 😵

    By the way, I agree with @Sprottenham on this:
    Second that notion. I'm not gonna go through and re-add literally hundreds of pictures... also, there's not even an option (as far as I can see) to edit the first post of a thread.

    And browsing through long threads already looks like a pain. Where's the page numbering? The option to jump to last reply or last page?
    However, I found a rolldown arrow where you can select the newest posts further inside the structure.

    Oh yeah, just to the right below the first post. This new forum could really take some time getting used to.. I'd still like to have a page numbering on the top and bottom like this one though.

    I'm bewildered and lost in this new maze... <_< .... >_>
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    BluegayleBluegayle Posts: 4,256 Member
    EA_Cade wrote: »
    Addressing feedback and concerns as best I can here, this may be updated if you would like to come back to it:

    Custom Avatars - Currently only available to specific ranks, we are exploring options for all users to eventually upload custom avatars via a system that would link your EA app and EA Forums avatars.

    Images - Images were indeed supposed to transfer over but unfortunately during the migration process we ran into some issues that blocked us from importing them as we wanted, you are still free to edit in your pictures on old links if you like and they should display correctly as @lizzielilyy pointed out above.

    Sub forums - Currently we are focused on the "Tag" feature. Tags allow all content to live in one place and for users to show only what they want to see. we are of course still open to feedback on this and if it makes sense to add a few sub forums here and there, we can do that.

    Sorting - This is currently by forum host design to default to Most Likes, we are exploring our options with them currently.

    Posting Timeout - Were you copy & pasting by chance? There are some flood controls in place to combat spamming. Unfortunately it may also catch actual humans like yourself, we are sorry for that! Just give it a tiny little break, and you should be good to continue.

    Signatures - We are exploring signature options but haven't yet found the right solution to allow you to share your content while also protecting the community from malicious content. I know this is a big concern with the community at large and it is on my radar.

    Thank you for the info. I am over the moon about no more having to use imjur. So much nicer having it direct.
    Would be nice to have signatures back for now am really happy with the new layout etc
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    luciusstormluciusstorm Posts: 1,832 Member
    EA_Cade wrote: »
    Images - Images were indeed supposed to transfer over but unfortunately during the migration process we ran into some issues that blocked us from importing them as we wanted, you are still free to edit in your pictures on old links if you like and they should display correctly as @lizzielilyy pointed out above.
    No images will be migrated? That's... bad.

    I believe this was my very first reply - in fact the very first reply - to the news that we were getting these new forums. Just saying...
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    EgonVMEgonVM Posts: 5,028 Member
    edited July 15
    EA_Cade wrote: »
    Posting Timeout - Were you copy & pasting by chance? There are some flood controls in place to combat spamming. Unfortunately it may also catch actual humans like yourself, we are sorry for that! Just give it a tiny little break, and you should be good to continue.

    Well, that, and few word posts too. Do these timeouts get longer with each "offense"?

    Oh, and it also doesn't let you edit too...
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    lizzielilyylizzielilyy Posts: 4,937 Member
    EA_Cade wrote: »
    Custom Avatars - Currently only available to specific ranks, we are exploring options for all users to eventually upload custom avatars via a system that would link your EA app and EA Forums avatars.

    Can you clarify which ranks? Is it just Heroes and Heroes+ i.e. the people the EA Staff select or can you earn the ability by being a regular member with a certain level? Thank you for taking the time to answer feedback so far! <3
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    LiELFLiELF Posts: 6,591 Member
    There's no more Packs section?? Is it going to be split now between General and Creative Corner? That seems like a bad idea.

    We definitely need more sub forums and ways to navigate within the threads, like page numbers. It's all mushed together and impossible to find anything. I'm afraid that this will chase people away from using the forums at all. Also, what about bookmarks? Can we at least bookmark threads we want to keep up with so they're easier to find? Sorry to be so negative, but the new forums feel very cold and indifferent.
    #Team Occult
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    logionlogion Posts: 4,791 Member
    logion wrote: »
    telemwill wrote: »
    Ugh! How do I get to the last post in a discussion? I don't want to read through posts that are five months old. Clicking see more over and over is annoying.

    I want to see unread posts. Is that going to be a thing?

    Also, no avatars!

    Sorry to be so grumpy.

    Yup that's real cute. Only Heroes get avatars.

    *checks rank*

    "New Spectator."

    I don't think I'll ever be a "Hero" on EA forums, so there goes that plan.

    Yeah, I'm not sure how we are ever going to recognize each other because my EA Account does not have the same name as this sims forum account.

    There's 35 profile pictures to chose from. I picked Han Solo so you're not allowed to pick that one. :D

    What's your username? We'll remember.

    I changed it so it's the same... with an X at the end. I'm taking Mia Hayes. I have always liked her design.

    Hopefully we will get custom avatars eventually.
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    EA_CadeEA_Cade Posts: 7,559 EA Community Manager
    EgonVM wrote: »
    EA_Cade wrote: »
    Posting Timeout - Were you copy & pasting by chance? There are some flood controls in place to combat spamming. Unfortunately it may also catch actual humans like yourself, we are sorry for that! Just give it a tiny little break, and you should be good to continue.

    Well, that, and few word posts too. Do these timeouts get longer with each "offense"?

    Oh, and it also doesn't let you edit too...

    They do not.
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    MonaSolstraaleMonaSolstraale Posts: 1,433 Member
    The best thing about this Forum is that it didn't try to look like a social media like any other social media where it's about scoring the highest rank and number of followers to get benefits.
    I really hope the idea of ​​earning enough rank to get a personal avatar is rethought.
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    EA_CadeEA_Cade Posts: 7,559 EA Community Manager
    edited July 15
    EA_Cade wrote: »
    Custom Avatars - Currently only available to specific ranks, we are exploring options for all users to eventually upload custom avatars via a system that would link your EA app and EA Forums avatars.

    Can you clarify which ranks? Is it just Heroes and Heroes+ i.e. the people the EA Staff select or can you earn the ability by being a regular member with a certain level? Thank you for taking the time to answer feedback so far! <3

    Currently (due to how the roles work on the backend) only Hero, Hero+, and EA staff have the option.

    Edit: I just want to clarify that this was a byproduct of a separate design choice that was made and not something we sat down and said "Yeah only EA staff and superusers get this option".

    We aren't in any way suggesting that the AHQ superusers should have more options available than a normal forum user.
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    EA_CadeEA_Cade Posts: 7,559 EA Community Manager
    For the sake of my remaining sanity I'm going to close this thread now, please continue the feedback train here.
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    EA_CadeEA_Cade Posts: 7,559 EA Community Manager
    Sul Sul,

    As previously communicated here we are approaching the read-only status of these forums, we are currently planning to make these forums read only on July 18th.

    Please keep providing your suggestions and feedback on the new EA Forums here where it can be more easily tracked by our Forum Admin.

    Thanks!
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