I'm not sure what makes this new forum so uncomfortable but I just don't feel the love anymore. There's something detached about this site and I suspect others feel the same way. I seldom see any of the veteran posters posting any longer.

I see fewer topics started and even then the topics have few replies which devalues the site altogether.

What happened to the "Trending Topics" on the right side of the screen. And the blogs? Now I see very old topics with no reply. Why reply to a topic or a question posted 4 months ago?

And it does seem like many of the forum members who relied on an IPhone app or a Samsung app have now wandered away or just can't navigate this site any longer.

Sorry, I'm just venting. I see other WLS forum members crossing over and most are polite but seems like occasionally a new sleever or RNY'r pops in and posts some nonsense about the band. I'm sure it's the same on their forums where a Bandster posts some ill informed advice or information regarding surgery they know little about. This format seems to encourage this where the old format seemed to have a wall that most people respected.

I'm done. Just sad to see an old friend(LBT) retire and be taken over by a new social media brat.

tmf

Are you using the web site or app ? This will change shortly.

I'm mostly using the app on android

The good news is my spell checker seems to be working now.

we got spell checker now?

Ha! In my browser, Firefox. It wasn't working, now it is. I think.....

The good news is my spell checker seems to be working now.

we got spell checker now?

Ha! In my browser, Firefox. It wasn't working, now it is. I think.....

me most days

Hi Alex, I'm on my iPad -- cannot creat a new post from here. Can comment, so I've been doing that as much as possible for snowballing, etc. I tried the iPad app for Bariatric Pal and had to go back to the web for the regular version because on the iPad I couldn't make the text big enough -- can't stretch it to be able to see. I did go to fonts and made that as big as possible but iPad users are always going to want to swipe, enlarge, make smaller, etc. Couldn't do that via the app. Hope that helps! Also if I click the link for reporting problems, it comes up with a weird lime about visiting the URL where I already am.

Thanks for all YOUR hard work perseverance and patience. Can't imagine the back end of something like this. I am newly banded, a LB Talk member since June. I learned so much here and really appreciate all the of the people contributing. I think there is frustration with the sorting -- all the old stuff and trending topics so old, etc. Best wishes!

I totally understand the issues you're having with the current apps. Hopefully our new apps will resolve most of your current issues. In the interim, let's see if we can fix your current issues.

What exactly happens when you attempt to start a new topic ? Do you receive an error ? Do you know if you're using our mobile skin or our full web site on your iPad ? We have a mobile version of our web site that's available on mobile devices.

Please don't bother reporting problems within the current apps. We don't receive these reports. We will receive them once the new apps are released.

My plan is to replicate the LBT experience on here. Give us a little time to make some tweaks and changes and things will start feeling more comfortable.

Hi Alex, thanks for all your hard work with these sites. It will be worth it in the end and I'm sure you'll have support of your loyal members. To answer your question above (and let's see if the multiple quote function is wonky while we are at it), I am using the full web version but on my iPad. When I try to create new content, the title goes in fine but then the body of the post is blank. The cursor progresses with each keystroke so I know the letters are there, but I can't see them. Translucent. Weird, huh? I am able to create a new post at a desktop computer, however. If you need an iPad user to test anything you can message me.

Happy to hear there is an exercise forum, too. I will look for that. Best wishes as you get all the kinks out. You should see the Common App website troubles. We live in complicated times!

I can see the multiple quotes above along with my new post, so that's fine from here......

......am just gonna go color in the corner......

......am just gonna go color in the corner......

Better yet, fix you and the hubbie some fish for dinner

......am just gonna go color in the corner......

Better yet, fix you and the hubbie some fish for dinner

here is the ONLY way i would ever eat fish.....

the only thing I can tell off hand is it is a 64-bit system

Windows 7

I tested on that same exact setup...no issues thus far. Were you posting or browsing ? At what point did it crash please ?

It takes a loooong time to load the page, crashes, reloads then usually works pretty good. But if I close out the screen then try to come back it goes through the same cycle of slow to load, crash, reload. I can't post anything until it goes through the cycle.

......am just gonna go color in the corner......

Better yet, fix you and the hubbie some fish for dinner

here is the ONLY way i would ever eat fish.....

OMG - that is just harsh - lol!

Better yet, fix you and the hubbie some fish for dinner</blockquote> here is the ONLY way i would ever eat fish..... <img src="http://img.izismile.com/img/img6/20131108/1000/babies_who_totally_get_food_addiction_15.gif" alt="babies_who_totally_get_food_addiction_15">

Lol! That is wrong on so many levels!!

......am just gonna go color in the corner......

Better yet, fix you and the hubbie some fish for dinner

here is the ONLY way i would ever eat fish.....

OMG that is hilarious.. i totally feel the same way about fish

Hi Alex, I'm on my iPad -- cannot creat a new post from here. Can comment, so I've been doing that as much as possible for snowballing, etc. I tried the iPad app for Bariatric Pal and had to go back to the web for the regular version because on the iPad I couldn't make the text big enough -- can't stretch it to be able to see. I did go to fonts and made that as big as possible but iPad users are always going to want to swipe, enlarge, make smaller, etc. Couldn't do that via the app. Hope that helps! Also if I click the link for reporting problems, it comes up with a weird lime about visiting the URL where I already am.

Thanks for all YOUR hard work perseverance and patience. Can't imagine the back end of something like this. I am newly banded, a LB Talk member since June. I learned so much here and really appreciate all the of the people contributing. I think there is frustration with the sorting -- all the old stuff and trending topics so old, etc. Best wishes!

Hey Bandista.. can i just say one word for your troubles.... "IPAD"... lol sorry so not a fan of apple and all the hype that company generates.. i feel like we should just chant we are Borg you will be assimilated....

......am just gonna go color in the corner......

Could you please try to color inside the lines this time and please don't eat the green crayons.

I'm checking in less often since the message system appears to not function I used to have a daily dialogue with another band patient which was usually my first visit to the site each day. When the message system started malfunctioning for both of us I stopped coming to the site as often which meant I check the forums less often which in turn means I get less notifications on a thread I'm following.

I do think this site serves an important role and am trying to make an effort to swing by more often.