I haven't said much lately, but I just had to comment on the TER beta site. . . .

It looks exactly. . . I mean EXACTLY like the new LinkedIn UI.  Hmmm. Are we making TER SFW?  Or, is it just more uninspired UI development based on the (bad) idea that we want minimalist desktop experiences that look like a mobile site?

Ugh.

Just sayin',

Trick Tickler J. Fly

In my opinion Beta sucks.  If it ain't broke don't mess with it.  bigdell

Ditto

We all know our way around, but I think the beta is wayyyyy better for newer members. Everything is easier to read and seems more straight forward with navigation.

I think it will attract more new members, both providers and clients.

With the new, clean look, it sure would be nice if a thumbnail of our picture would show up on our profiles and next to our names in the Top 100 though. Also, it would be great to have an alttag with our stats when one hovers over a provider's name too.

Edit:  Ooooh! I just realized one can actually read all of the posts in Tree Mode without having to click on the posts! That's great. I like Tree Mode because it's easier to follow who's saying what to who, but with the old version, you have to keep clicking on each post to read it. Now you don't. Less loading, more reading. I like it!

 
Edit2: Also, my profile no longer says, "Heavy". It says "Plus-sized"! Way better. Heavy sounds so negative. I think of Hunter McGrady when I hear "plus-sized".
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I only access this site with my phone due to S.O. The beta is nice since now I have mobile access to the discussion boards as well as the ad boards.

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Beta is great.

I joined as a provider 9 years ago and never knew about the boards until beta! I wasn't active but this is now my new Facebook 😂