Don't like the new LBT!

[Melissannde 41]

I don't see ads, I have an ad-blocker installed.

What I HATE is that there's no longer previews of the posts when you hover over the topic titles ... I relied heavily on that to see if I really wanted to open the thread.

If anyone in charge is reading this...Fix that please!!

[Alex Brecher 10,494]

I don't see ads, I have an ad-blocker installed.

What I HATE is that there's no longer previews of the posts when you hover over the topic titles ... I relied heavily on that to see if I really wanted to open the thread.

If anyone in charge is reading this...Fix that please!!

It's much better now....see screenshot.

The site changes aren't complete. We're listening to member comments and feedback and will adjust accordingly.

[msdeevee 0]

I don't know about not liking the site yet. I just got back on after not being able to log in with my old username and password. I kept sending a request for new password and after 5 attempts I never got an email back.

I finally had to change my user name and email to register all over again. Forget about contacting a mod to get help.

Why is everything such a hassle nowadays?

sheesh!!!!

[Alex Brecher 10,494]

I understand that ads (in general) are quite annoying. I personally hate them as much as you guys and gals. Our monthly cost to run, develop and maintain the web site is quite staggering. I'm going to work with our development team over the next few weeks to come up with a solution so the ads aren't as obtrusive as they currently are.

The changes you currently see are only the foundation for a new LBT. We plan on rolling out many useful features and options over the next few months. Stay tuned.....

[Cleo's Mom 257]

If you go to the top and click on the little black arrow next to your name and select My settings

Then to the left, click Notifications Options.

This is where you can change all of your notifications.

The one for when someone quote's you is the third check box under

Topics & Posts

Notification method to use for new topics and topic digests Notification method to use for topic replies and reply digests Notify me when someone quotes my posts

Hope that helps!

Thanks, I think I have that part worked out now. The jumbled forum titles still exist and I hate that the number of my former posts were erased since I had to re-register to login.

[Cleo's Mom 257]

I don't know about not liking the site yet. I just got back on after not being able to log in with my old username and password. I kept sending a request for new password and after 5 attempts I never got an email back.

I finally had to change my user name and email to register all over again. Forget about contacting a mod to get help.

Why is everything such a hassle nowadays?

sheesh!!!!

Same thing happened to me. I had to re-register and now the number of posts I have posted started over from zero. It had me down as a newbie.

[Caleb's_Mommie 0]

I can live with the new layout. Whay I'm disgusted about is the fact that I have been trying to log into my account for 2 days now. I had to create another account.

[Caleb's_Mommie 0]

I can live with the new layout. Whay I'm disgusted about is the fact that I have been trying to log into my account for 2 days now. I had to create another account.

[Cocoabean 430]

I understand that ads (in general) are quite annoying. I personally hate them as much as you guys and gals. Our monthly cost to run, develop and maintain the web site is quite staggering. I'm going to work with our development team over the next few weeks to come up with a solution so the ads aren't as obtrusive as they currently are.

The changes you currently see are only the foundation for a new LBT. We plan on rolling out many useful features and options over the next few months. Stay tuned.....

Thanks Alex, I know the ads are needed so as to not have to charge us for the use of LBT. They do get annoying though.

[Apples2 19]

I really miss paging down the current threads and seeing the OP directly under the thread title. In order to see it, you have to travel over to the middle column and to see the last poster, again, a different column. Maybe will get used to it but where OP's name is now, I get it mixed up with the last poster. Ugh

[msdeevee 0]

I'm now a newbie too and had to identify myself in the thread I've been following since August.

This trying to log on and resetting cost me a big headache today.

I thought of just going to another lap band site and starting over but didn't want to leave the people that are in that thread.

What a hassle!!!

[ElfiePoo 109]

You can get rid of most of the ads by going to the bottom of the page, and on the bottom left hand side, in the bar, there is a drop down menu, and has the option of LapBandTalk and LBT mobile. Change it to the mobile, then back to the LapBandTalk, and it completely reformats, and removes all the ads.

Nope. Ads came back when I switched back to talk.

I had ads prior to the facelift but to be honest I just didn't see them after awhile. Now though, there appears to be ads inside our text boxes (to the right), with no visual separation. So, when reading, I hit this block of ad and go 'huh'...then realize it's an ad. Whoever thought that little gem up is an idiot.

Have to admit that this whole 'new' format is much clunkier than the previous one and it's become so inconvenient that I'll come in, read a couple posts, get frustrated with the clunkiness and leave. If the powers that be wanted to break our addition to this forum, they certainly went about it the right way.

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[Humming Bird 275]

I am having trouble with all the changes. I think it's mostly because I'm not that great with computers in general, I'll get used to it and stick around because I really enjoy all the other bandsters here at LBT. I've been a member since July 2009 and it's nice to see many of the same people posting on the site.

[sparkplug 106]

So I just signed on to LBT and what do I see big huge Advertisments!

I'm really not liking this new lay out I cant find stuff and it feels as if the ads are the focal point of the site. Is it just my computer that looks like this?

My computer is like that too, you can't even talk to people because on the chat site, you cannot see who you are talking to, the names are almost totally covered up.

I hope the administrators like this new program, they can keep it, I will find another website to check every morning to reenforce my lap band rules, this is very distracting and totally unnecessary to have everything covered up with advertisements.

Again, I absolutely HATE this website like this, I want it back to user friendly like it was.

[sparkplug 106]

I am having trouble with all the changes. I think it's mostly because I'm not that great with computers in general, I'll get used to it and stick around because I really enjoy all the other bandsters here at LBT. I've been a member since July 2009 and it's nice to see many of the same people posting on the site.

Did anybody else lose their ticker with this new and improved website? It lost mine and I am not sure if I can get it back on? Any questions or help would be appreciated, until I can find another website to chat on.