I step away for a minute and someone decides to give the site a new look...
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It's a new site my friend.
Niheel (Owner) saw that the AI crawler bots were leading to so much activity (that he was paying for too) that the servers were unable to cope without increasing costs by upgrading to a new package. As this was pure cost (AI steals the info without any remuneration in such cases.) it was untenable - so he set up a new site.
I understand there are plans to improve the interface but I've found it pretty difficult to work with - certainly relative to the original one. -
Thanks NeoPa, and I totally understand how AI is basically stealing the livelihood of these Forums and others...Comment
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It's not so much that AI is bad, but the costs of AI are being paid by others in many cases.
While the forum sites were always open to the public to read, I have to consider that the idea of taking all the data & using it to compete with the site is morally reprehensible if not legally theft. If you're making a profit from what you take, as well as reducing the profit of where you take it from - and on top of that don't even remunerate the takee, regardless of permission - then something inherently rotten is going on.
As so often occurs though, when new ideas come up the necessary legislation to manage fair dealing comes a long time afterwards.Comment
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I think there’s potential for UI/UX refinements, particularly in the visual hierarchy to guide users on where to focus first, element sizing, positioning, and possibly the branding. Certain sections could benefit from a clearer layout to minimize clutter and improve readability.Comment
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