i can see a lot of our posters will leave this forum site, including me, as it has far too many " unnecessary " functions and far to complicated to manoeuvre around, such a shame, that a valuable to our bereaved site had to be tampered with and destroyed…Why mess with something that was already working perfectly in the first place…
Jackie…
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The print for me is far too small. We need something familiar not this we are all lost as it is whoever did this is some technical kid how haven’t been in ower shoes.
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Hi, I agree what a mess. I have spent nearly three hours just trying to log in. It wouldn’t accept anything I tried and I still have no idea why I suddenly seem to be in here. I have had to change my password because it wasn’t long enough anymore and although I went into ‘forgot password’ and changed it (twice) I was still refused then suddenly here I am. So still don’t know which password got me here.
| worked on computers and programmed when at work and must admit to probably being a bit left behind now but I’m not that bad and can usually find my way around in the end.
I don’t think we want all this fancy stuff just to make contact with each other. Now will have to spend another couple of hours trying to work out what everything means. Or will I bother.
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I have to agree .
Joining a forum is a big deal for a lot of people who are struggling to cope with
their grief and I think a lot of them will just give up.
I’m going round in circles and getting frustrated. I don’t have the energy for this before it was so quick and easy, I could use ir on my mobile now a lot of it isn’t shown on the screen. I tried to cancel a message but the "cancel " option was hidden.
It’s a real shame because I’m sure Sue Ryder
staff worked hard to get it all done.
I’ve always believed in the KISS principle
Agree Jackie, when grieving were not in the mood for more complications. I used to work on computers for over twenty years and used to sorting things out but just don’t want to be bothered now.
It has taken me two days to even log in and I am wondering if I will have to go through the same problems when I try to come back in. Hope we don’t have to log in everytime because I have had to change my password three times and not sure which one I will have to use. I had a perfectly good password in the first place which never gave me any problems, then informed that I had to make it longer. Still problems. I am at the moment trying to find my way around and would not have had a problem at one time but nowadays I haven’t the patience and have no idea what the icons are meant to do, what’s all that about!!! help, I just want to talk to ‘friends’. Should be simple enough. Not all of us are computer whizkids.
Hi Jackie, I was reading Pat’s post to which you have now replied . As I was reading it underneath was the circle with D init (your username,) and the word ‘replying’ . Looks like we’re being monitored even before we post🤔xx
That’s an interesting point. I must admit to being a bit concerned.
Now Pat, don’t you dare leave because of changes to the site. You would be a big loss. I’m getting along fine with it and I’m not an expert. If anyone 'hovers ’ over the icons it shows what they are for. I have all my messages intact. The more I use it the better it gets. We have features on here we didn’t have on the old site like being able to edit posts which I think is a big asset.
Patience is not a big thing in grief. We can get annoyed and frustrated so easily, whereas before we would have found it so easy. There is always advice to be had and if you come to me or admin I am sure you can be helped. Love and blessings.
That is a bit concerning! A bit big brotherish
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Hi Sadone. It would be impossible to ‘monitor’ your post as you write it and before you post it. It may happen that someone is posting to you (replying) at the same time as you post to them. I don’t know for sure, but it has happened to me on other sites.
Hi Jonathan, not know for my patience at the best of times, so hope my laptop doesn’t end up going through the window!!!. I daresay I will be asking a good many questions but at the moment just having a play around. I used to enjoy a challenge with the computer but now can’t really be bothered. As long as I learn enough to keep in touch will be satisfied. Haven’t worked out how to send a private message yet though. I’m a bit unnerved as I couldn’t get into the forum in the first place and don’t want to upset it. Might throw me out again… Did hover over icons but can’t see what point they are for just to send a message to someone. Think I have got a bit left behind since leaving work as I don’t even understand what some of these Icons mean. Better take a crash course again.
Pat
Found the private message envelope, getting there …
Pat xxxx
hi Jonathan
My comment to Jackie was a bit tongue in cheek! Just curious.
Can you tell me where are/how do you find ones own and other users previous posts .
I’ve got to grips with much on the new site but can’t find those . Help please 
I totally agree with all the complaints about the new system. It’s taken me 2 days and many hours just to get logged in. Without the patience and help from admin, I would still be locked out. I will really miss using this site as it has been my lifeline over the last year, but I just can’t seem to work out how to navigate.
Hi. Sadone. When you log in there are profiles of previous people you have spoken to on which there are numbers showing how many messages there were. If you click on one of those the messages come up. Hope that helps.
I’m dyslexic and the layout is not quite as easy to read for me. It feels busy. However, I’m sure I’ll adjust to it and I’m very pleased with having an edit button.
Hi Your not the only one. It took me two days also to get logged in. I went round and round in circles. Suddenly I was in and still don’t quite know how it happened. I dread having to use my password again as I changed it three times. Admin were helpful and quick to reply but it was my own ‘messing’ about that got me in, in the end. Perhaps we are the unlucky ones as others seem to have manged with no problem. I might be a bit behind the times these days since I gave up work but I’m sure I’m not that bad that I couldn’t put in my e-mail and password.
Let’s hope we have no more problems.
I agree, will not be posting again I’m afraid.
My password had to be reset, a lot of this site just doesn’t seem simple and logical.
Lot more thought perhaps should have gone into it.
Thanks for that Jonathan, i get it now.
I’ve spent a lot of time familiarising myself with the new site and mainly ok with it now.
Whilst I realise it had to change for the reasons Priscilla explained it is definitely not as user friendly as the old site, like I said in an earlier post j had no need of instructions to use it when I first discovered it. It was very straightforward . The result of up update seems to be alienating many of previous users which is regrettable . I think that is proven by reduction of posts lately.
Thanks for your help.
Hi 12remember. No, please don’t leave the site. We have come on this journey more or less together and I certainly don’t want to see ‘old friends’ leave us. I always enjoy our ‘chats’.
I am slowly sorting my way through it but agree with you all the old system was much simpler and I still don’t see why we need so much fancy stuff, just to send a simple message to each other. It’s like being back at work. When computers at work started to happen I can remember all the changes. I had no training, no I.T backup, we just had to find our own way. How to use a mouse!!!, e-mail, internet.
It was all new and I loved the challenge. Now everything seems to have to be more and more advanced and as we get older we just can’t keep up. I can’t anyway. I even hate texting. I have a fast typing speed but useless at texting and can’t see the point or understand the ‘language’ used. This new forum is called progress.!!!
Pat