Are there less comp reports?

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Is it me or are there less competition reports?

Last year there were loads. Am I just missing them as they disappear too quickly? I do read most of them even if I do not reply all the time!

Forum seems a little dull at the moment? Is it the new format preventing people from bothering?

Maybe all the old trouts like myself who are not eventing cannot moan so there are no contentious BE posts!
 
I was thinking the same.. I think the new format def has something to do with it and I definately cannot be bothered to trawl through 3+ pages to read some new stuff!!
 
I've been thinking the same, it's become a bit quiet and boring. If I do post I don't seem to get half as many replies as before which makes it feel pointless. So many regular posters have disappeared since the forum change.
 
I was thinking and those not eventing would include Kerilli, Tabledancer, Kat B, SC, myself, HJ, We are also missing Miss De Summer, Joss and a few others!
 
I dont like the new format - the posts disapear far far too quickly!

People aren't commenting as much as well.

Its quite depressing really when you make a report and about 3 people comment on it - and then is lost to the depths of HHO! :(
 
I was thinking the same. What's happened to the likes of Bossanova loved Moons posts, Cant remember their user name, but had Bud and also person who had Haddy.

I don't like the way the posts jump to the top with a new reply as others tend to get lost without being seen.
 
New forum seems quite different to old one. I am not very computer literate so there may well be a way to change this but at the moment I am always viewing the last thread someone posted on rather than the newest thread (does that make sense?). I think this tends to push everyone to post on the same busy threads, while at the same time they may entirely miss many new posts.
 
Im just to lazy to write comp reports! I cant post pics unless my OH is knocking around so they would be a bit boring! But i will start if it cheers you all up!
 
Hello, I am still here. I only tend to do reports for 'proper' events i.e BE & we havent started eventing yet up in this part of the world as our starter event 'Eden Valley' was cancelled last weekend.

I had to have a little instruction with the new forum (finding the smilies:))
& have found it a little less interesting but I am not entirely sure why:confused:

I think the weather may be more to blame for the lack of reports than the new forum, a lot of people got behind with their fitness & then we have had quite a few cancellations in recent weeks. I know Gamebird tends to do BE reports & her last 2 events have been cancelled.
 
i was thinking this the other day.. i think there are definitely less comp reports compared to years gone by. i sort the posts by thread start time when i come in now, otherwise they posts jump about all over the place as people post on them!

i will post when i am out BE'ing again but don't tend to post about other things (lessons, unaff comps etc) as not many of my posts get read.
 
I've noticed CR being overall quieter recently and put it down to the funny atmosphere from the start of the year and change of forum. :( I do miss a lot of the previuosly regular poster's reports and, like LEC, I do try read them all and enjoy reading them, but don't always have time to reply, although I'm trying harder to reply nowadays as I know it's nice to know someone's bothered to read. :)

I've still been blethering about what I'm up to and will keep boring you all through the rest of the season! ;)
 
You can change the settings somehow (apparently!) so that its set out the same way as the old forum - ie with the post in the order that they were posted, not about how many replies they have had.

I have no idea how to change it though......

I tend to miss lots of posts now, and if i reply to one i then forget ive replied to it if it gets lost on the other page....
 
Golden_Match_II said:
Can't find any of that anywhere CotswoldSJ :/

Maybe I have a weird computer...
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GMII: at the very top of the page, just above LEC's OP, there is a button with "post reply", if you click it you get all the options for formatting posts/quoting/smilies etc.

You also get this if you click on "quote" on the person's post you want to quote, or when doing quick reply, click on "go advanced" rather than "post quick reply" and you can preview/edit stuff. Hope that makes sense!

ETA: just realised (thank's CS!) there's a "post reply" button at bottom of thread as well as top! :)
 
LEC said:
I was thinking and those not eventing would include Kerilli, Tabledancer, Kat B, SC, myself, HJ, We are also missing Miss De Summer, Joss and a few others!
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I am eventing this year but just had a slow search with injuries & being balloted etc! Ill report on my next one promise!
But i must admit I am hating the new forum :( the post shoot up and down so much.
 
Golden_Match_II said:
Can't find any of that anywhere CotswoldSJ :/

Maybe I have a weird computer...
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I have to type the code thingies for smilies - just remove the * thingies and that'll type out the smilie thingy.
:) is :*)
:( is :*(
:eek: is :eek*:
:o is :*o
:p is :*p
:confused: is :confused*:
:rolleyes: is :rolleyes*:
;) is ;*)
:D is :*D
:mad: is :mad*:
and :cool: is :cool*:

Hope that helps?
I've noticed that things go missing a lot faster; was quite nice when the newer threads were at the top, and ancient ones didn't get dragged up in their place...
 
BronsonNutter said:
I have to type the code thingies for smilies - just remove the * thingies and that'll type out the smilie thingy.
:) is :*)
:( is :*(
:eek: is :eek*:
:o is :*o
:p is :*p
:confused: is :confused*:
:rolleyes: is :rolleyes*:
;) is ;*)
:D is :*D
:mad: is :mad*:
and :cool: is :cool*:

Hope that helps?
I've noticed that things go missing a lot faster; was quite nice when the newer threads were at the top, and ancient ones didn't get dragged up in their place...
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Thank you so much :D
 
That website is excellent Dieseldog!

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If you click on "Post Reply" (blue button bottom left of the thread) you get the option to include all the smileys directly from icons to the right of the next screen.

If you click on the quick reply icon (bottom right of every post) you have to insert smileys manualy as described above.

Hope that helps!
 
I dont like the new forum much either and have also noticed a lot of the regulars missing :(

I have been doing reports though, and will continue to bore you all with them :) It's hard to keep up with any posts you make though as they flit about so much.
 
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