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Bass Fishing

New Site: Post Your Feedback Here

Uploaded on January 11, 2009

Like our new redesign? Hate it? Tell us why, and what we can do better.

There are some bugs we're aware of (and are working to fix), but others we have yet to find. If you see something, let us know here (and be sure to post a link to the problem so we can find it quickly).

Thanks for your patience as we get this thing running on all cylinders!

-- The Eds.

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from GoodOldBoy wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

Beautiful redesign! It light years ahead of your old site. Congrats!

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from MeHuntFood wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

I like. Very cool.

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from LoneStar wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

Huge improvement. Nice work.

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from timmy2bears wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

Awesome. Does this mean there will be more David Petzal?

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from Wags wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

Well, so far I find the entire site much slower and I have thus far found only only blog entry on which I can post a comment. Looks a lot nicer, functions far worse.......sounds like the work a crack marketing department. Oh, and let me not forget that if I want to honor of being allowed to post a comment now I must go through the additional steps of logging on. So make the tally: 1) looks prettier; 2) functions worse; and 3) is additional work for me (the consumer). Nice!!

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from huntingbiotch wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

It looks cool and I like all the new features. The login/register was a pain but not too bad. I think it'll be worth it in the end. Nice job.

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from Jackrabbit1 wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

I Must Agree that is is Much Slower But Way Way Nicer I'm Sure all the Kinks will work themselves out and it will be back up to operating order in no Time

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from Alex Pernice th... wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

it can be a little slow, plus i wish you would put the blogs on the front page agian. The login thing was a pain at first, but the rewards are worth it in the end. All in all great site guys keep up the good work.

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from bnorth1 wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

I like it. Nice design. I'm not noticing it running any slower, so I have no complaints there. I'm actually glad to of had to register a user name and password. Maybe that will keep the yahoos from leaving senseless comments on the blogs and photo galleries.

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from Alex Pernice th... wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

B north as a good point mentioning the spammers leaving there crap on the posts.

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from Alex Pernice th... wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

*has

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from Joe_Cermele wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

Bnorth...you gotta do better than that built in elk icon buddy. You're a regular. Let's see an original bnorth catch or kill photo

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from prairieghost wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

it is taking me a little time to find my favorite blogs, etc but overall a nice update. thanks also for updating your sister publication's website. the OL site was a real drag.

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from teebox25 wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

Love the revamped website!

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from Marge wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago

Clean, crisp and easy to navigate. I didn't find the registering a problem at all. What a great update. Nice job editors. I love it.

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from bayboater9 wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago

Great improvements! Love the look and feel and the networking opportunities. You're engaging the reader in a personal relationship and dialogue at every turn. Cutting edge stuff--great to see from the hook and bullet world that pretty much invented the word "anachronism." May be something after all to that Manhattan location!

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from The Frog Gigger wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago

It looks good and the social connections are cool. It doesn't even look like a hunting site but it works.

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from stumpthumper wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago

Don't listen to wags. Sounds like he got dropped on his head as a baby. I think the site functions a lot better and is actually easier to use than before. Yes, now I have to register, but I think that's actually kind of cool. I did notice some weird quirks when loading some pages (a bar across the middle of the page) that seemed to be a bug.

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from jay wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago

Very sllllllllllloooooooooooooowwwwwwwwww response.

Must of rewritten the entire thing using that hideous Java language. If you wanted all this dynamic html content you should have went with adobe flash (flex is da bomb).

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from silsbyj wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago

I love the new site. I really dont mind registering because it keeps the morons that post all of the trash and links out. I like the Answers portion and the message boards. Keep up the good work there at F&S!!

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from shootlikeawoman wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago

It's really fast using the Firefox browser on my Mac. Seems kind of slow on Safari, but maybe I need to update the software. Safari has been crashing a lot on me lately. If the site seems slow to you, try another browser. I love the new features, especially the way the slide shows work, letting you zoom in on photos, and the much improved navigation.

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from Matt D Fudd wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago

Totaly awesome makeover it was kinda slow initily but now it's not bad. I realy like the new registration because it will cut down on peta members spamming us all.

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from Ionatan wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago

Great!

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from Sportsman Matt wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago

I would have to say it looks cleaner and crisper. But waaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ttooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
ssslllllllllllloooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

way too slow for page viewing let alone actually commenting.

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from herbie57_57 wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago

I like it a lot, really nice to be able to interact with everyone and get some questions answered quickly.

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from Charley wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago

Great site, especially making it more interactive.

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from jack wrote 44 weeks 3 days ago

Overall, well done. Hats off to Nate, et al.
I suspect the robust graphics combined with the literary heft on display are causing my lame-speed internet connection to gasp. Just the excuse I need to upgrade my Heath Kit computer. This does indeed test the manliness of my motherboard. Hmmm....

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from KingFisher907 wrote 44 weeks 3 days ago

well...its like a girl I used to date: looks nice, yet kinda slow...all in all, its OK...

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from Walt Smith wrote 44 weeks 3 days ago

The site is cool and all but it really wears on your eyeballs. stare at your site for 10 minutes then go onto www.BFRO.com and feel your eyes go back to normal. Sorry but your background is just WAY TOO WHITE!!

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from alabamahunter wrote 44 weeks 3 days ago

I personally love the new site. Very far ahead of the old sight, and much more fun. I don't find this sight running any slower than the old one.

It was quite an adjustment at first. I didn't have a clue where I was at first.

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from texasfirst wrote 44 weeks 2 days ago

I'm liking its interactiveness. Better to have a community of users and bringing more people into the forums. I subscribe to the magazine, also, and this really enhances what I get out of the whole idea of subscribing in the first place: collecting info, perusing photos, and generally being in an area with like-minded folks.

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from darkstar wrote 44 weeks 2 days ago

Visually and content-wise, a great improvement. WAY too slow, but maybe that is because many more folks are looking than before?

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from abmcp13 wrote 44 weeks 1 day ago

I really like the new site. It's very userfriendly and easy to navigate. It's much better than the old one, great job guys, keep it up!

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from kvlazer22 wrote 44 weeks 1 day ago

Very cool! But why is it so slow?

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from jcarlin wrote 44 weeks 1 day ago

I agree with some of the earlier posts. It really does remind me of an old girlfriend. Really good looking, nice, but slow. Eventually called her less and less, then stopped talking to her. The problem is probably on my end, but it already has impacted how often I try to check here. This is probably good for my productivity, however.

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from HillbillyDeluxe wrote 44 weeks 1 day ago

I think the site is great. People need to slow down a little anyway. Isn't that why we all go fishing/hunting? To get away from all the fast-paced times of life? Aside from that, the registration really isn't much of anything compared to most other sites. If people would compare the benefits the registration time they would realize it is nothing to complain about. My favorite part about the site is the opportunity it gives me to learn from experienced people through blogs/questions/articles and feedback. The layout is also very user-friendly looks great too.

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from RJ Arena wrote 44 weeks 1 day ago

Like many of the others that have commented, I find the site very slow. Call me old fashioned, but I liked the old site. It did not seem broken to me so why did you "fix it"?sometimes when we update things, adding a lot of stuff 'cause we can, we make it useless, like wristwaches for example. We added a lot of "features" to them,that if you didn't use that feature or function all the time you fogot had to use it, so you didn't. then we realized that almost everything in our lives has the time on it, so most folks don't even wear their watches anymore.
So I hope you will make this site simple, and make it function.

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from dos branta wrote 44 weeks 1 day ago

nice look, but if it stays this slow I'll never look at it, no interest in trying to follow links that will never open. Thanks for trying, but I had no problem with the old sight. Looks like another case of looks over substance (one of the photo's below this won't even load...)

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from Outsider wrote 44 weeks 10 hours ago

What in the world is this??? OBAMA ads on Field and Stream!!!!!!!! That makes me want to vomit. I like Field and Stream but if stuff like that keeps popping up, count me out also will not renew my subscription to the mag if more stuff like that pops up. Looks like Field and Stream sold out to Liberal Media.

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from Outsider wrote 44 weeks 9 hours ago

And another thing...As a West Virginia resident, I know first hand the effects of MTR...But tell me this, if you end MTR who is going to hand out the unemployment checks here in the Mountain State when 1/3 of our miners are without jobs. Also I hope DC likes being in the dark, our coal and one of our power plants (coal fired I might add) keeps that god forsaken place lights on. Make the coal companies (Massey and Console and others) comply with the government regs, well first off, why not make the government regs applicable to MTR...100 foot buffer for streams...what does that really accomplish.

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from YooperJack wrote 44 weeks 6 hours ago

I like the new design, but it is much slower. I'm exposed to some of the writers whom I might not look at, so that's a good thing. I would like to be able to access the last 100 posts, as we could previously. One concern I have is that we might have lost some of our regulars. We haven't heard from the Rocky Mountain Hunter since the changeover. While I vehemently disagree with him politically, his writing was most relied on to select my new deer rifle.

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from Edward J. Palumbo wrote 44 weeks 5 hours ago

It took a hour or two to form an objective opinion, but I prefer the new site and I think it'll be even more popular with those who read and post here. Good work!

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from jesseoneil wrote 44 weeks 4 hours ago

good work it is nice

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from Blue Ox wrote 43 weeks 6 days ago

Whoa! I leave for a week and everything changes!!
Signing up was a bit of a pain but should be worth it in the long run..
My only gripe? SSSSLLLLOOOOWWWWW......

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from peter wrote 43 weeks 6 days ago

its great

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from Carney wrote 43 weeks 6 days ago

I like the new site.

ONE IMPROVEMENT = Whenever you have reader's photos or whatever in a series the whole page has to reload to go from picture to picture. Can't that be set up to just click from one picture to the next without reloading the whole page? I ALWAYS think twice about how long it is going to take when I consider clicking on a F&S pic.

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from edelbrock650 wrote 43 weeks 6 days ago

I never really was on the old site, so I can't really compare. The new site does seem to be pretty nice to me, haven't noticed the slowness that some people have reported. My only grip is that you have Obama ads on here. Whoever agreed to sell you're ad space to them should be fired imediately.

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from norcalhunter7 wrote 43 weeks 5 days ago

The site is a little slower, but it's nicely designed and looks great. If you have the patience the benefits are awesome.

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from gschiltz wrote 43 weeks 5 days ago

Although I have been a subscriber to the magazine for the past 4 years I never really got online to view the site until this weekend. That said, I don't have anything to compare it to. So far so good I guess. I have been able to log on, create a profile and upload some photos and comments. If I see anything that may be of help to you guys I will let you know. Thanks for the hard work you guys put into soliciting information from us guys out here....

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from mngn22skidoo wrote 43 weeks 4 days ago

It's an honor to be allowed FREE access to this site it is a bit slow but worth the wait, very accessible and informative! Thank you for the chance to exchange info on the things we love as sportsmen and women!! Keep up the good work!

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from Online Editors wrote 43 weeks 4 days ago

All, thank you for your comments and criticism! We're working on addressing the problems you've raised, and will keep this forum open so that you can continue to do so.

The most common complaint we've received has been about the speed of the site. We're adding capacity with some new servers and updated software that should help improve load times, and thank you for your patience as we find new ways to make this a better experience.

--The Eds.

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from mylo wrote 43 weeks 4 days ago

best looking outdoor website I've seen. easy to follow, clear fun, great work all

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from Chris Carpenter wrote 43 weeks 4 days ago

Very slow also very good. Its my homepage.

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from Rev. Leonidas W... wrote 43 weeks 3 days ago

Wow! Great job.

...for what it's worth, I was diagnosed with MS in 1997; one of the symptoms I suffer, other than plain stupidity, are vision impairments. So far this site hasn't caused any discomfort or confusion. Smooth flow, superb design!

...as far as the speed: slow? With DSL it transitions fast on my 10-year-old iBook: no complaints from my end.

Doe'nt matter anyway, even if it were 28k slow, I'd endure it just to read anything that David Petzel has to write.

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from timmy2bears wrote 43 weeks 3 days ago

I've found it a little slow too, but if you can fix that, it'll be near perfect. Much more on here than the old site. I love the answers thing.

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from CylonBob wrote 43 weeks 3 days ago

Seems to be faster when I'm not logged in?

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from Scrap5000 wrote 43 weeks 3 days ago

I liked the old look better, sorry...

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from Ozarktroutfisher wrote 43 weeks 2 days ago

That is one of the things I really like about F&S, the way you keep redesigning the magazine and website. I like it a lot, keep it up.

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from Jim in Mo wrote 43 weeks 2 days ago

I wasn't very keen on this new format at first but the more I use it the more I like it. I do appreciate the continued improvements you guys are making.

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from sihunter wrote 43 weeks 2 days ago

It looks good. Easy to navigate, I've not had any real issues with the site being slow. Very nice.

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from bullman wrote 43 weeks 1 day ago

when registering it has the option to select province for Canadian residents but it only gives states to select from. so the canadian fans of the magazine and website can't sign up. the same goes for the other bonnier corp website for outdoor life. there are alot of sportsmen from canada that im sure have alot of feedback coments and stories to share aswell but cannot. i personally am from alberta and made a bogus username in order to put up this post. would be greatly appreciated by all of us northerners stuck inside in the cold if we could sign up too...

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from AnthonyLicata wrote 43 weeks 1 day ago

Bullman,
Thanks for letting us know about that bug. We for sure want our Canadian fans to be able to register. We're working on fixing it now.
Everyone else, thanks for the feedback. The most common complaint seems to be the speed. As Nate said, we're working on adding servers to fix the problem. We'll try to get it fixed ASAP.
Anthony Licata
Editor

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from T wrote 43 weeks 4 hours ago

I really appreciate all the hard work you put into this website. I like the design because it's very easy to find what you need and I like being able to answer people's questions.

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from mattreney wrote 42 weeks 6 days ago

its great much better then the old one

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from mattreney wrote 42 weeks 6 days ago

i think its faster then the old site

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from 60256 wrote 42 weeks 5 days ago

I really like the site. There is one problem though. I think there should be a way to change your username. I put the wrong one in and now i can't get back to the one i had before. I have 60256, but i want the "i'm in school right now" that i used to have. If there already is a way to change this, i'm all ears. Great site though!

Nate

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from Scrap5000 wrote 42 weeks 5 days ago

Will it ever get any faster? I'm starting to not be able to go to everything I want to b/c it takes too long and I only have so many minutes of free time :(

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from watcher4913 wrote 42 weeks 5 days ago

Great site! I like the fact that it is very interactive. It keeps the best of F&S's readers up to date on everything. Great pictures, great forums. Keep up the good work!!!

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from dwaynez wrote 42 weeks 4 days ago

The redesign looks good, I like the community environment and the interactivity of the site.

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from dwaynez wrote 42 weeks 4 days ago

The redesign looks good, I like the community environment and the interactivity of the site.

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from sere9501 wrote 42 weeks 3 days ago

I like the site but I can't figure out how to post photos, please help! Keep up the great work!

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from Joe_Cermele wrote 42 weeks 3 days ago

Sere9501, I just tried a test post in Trophy Room and it went through okay. Might be some back-end issues that have since been resolved. Please try it again. If it doesn't work, email me at joe.cermele@bonniercorp.com

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from Jim in Mo wrote 42 weeks 3 days ago

A change I'd like to see is when I click on 'blogs' the different authors come up, if I click on 'read more' under a certain one the entire blog comes up for them all and theres alot of scrolling to do. Why not just present the names of the blogs available and let us choose. Would save time and space.
But your still doing admirably.

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from mutt wrote 42 weeks 2 days ago

message board should have a cook book section. other than that love the new site.

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from elkhunter_1994 wrote 42 weeks 1 day ago

it cool it has it advantages and disadvantages

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from Brutus3542 wrote 42 weeks 1 day ago

Great job with the redesign!!

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from TheEasternShore... wrote 42 weeks 1 day ago

great love it

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from mdhager115 wrote 42 weeks 8 hours ago

Awesome new site. A little slow but nothing too annoying. I like the user name and password idea.

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from gossy42 wrote 42 weeks 5 hours ago

I think the new site is great! On it every day now!

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from 60256 wrote 41 weeks 3 days ago

Where is the "photos of the week" that came so often on the old site?? IS it just that people aren't sending pics anymore?

Nate

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from MB915 wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

I only have one complaint, otherwise the new site is great. When you upload a photo, the url should stay with that photo. Currently if i upload a photo i is number one. Well so i send that url to friends to check it out, before the click the link, someone else loads a pic and it shows their pic and not mine. Pics should get uploaded in the opposite way that they do now. so if i am the 900th person to upload a pic, i will always be pic #900. Otherwise love the new site.

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from Online Editors wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

MB, that's exactly the kind of feedback we need. Great point. We'll make your suggestion a priority.

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from TheEasternShore... wrote 40 weeks 3 days ago

I love it you should see how much i am on.

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from wally wrote 40 weeks 3 days ago

I like the website. It has a clean,sharp look. I have noticed some lag time on the reply times when you make a post.

Also, as a suggestion could we get a PETA blocker? HA HA

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from VT Outdoorsman wrote 39 weeks 6 days ago

Love the site. One comment: When reading the message boards and other parts of the site, the username of the person that posted the initial message does not show up. Its nice to know who is saying what, so i think the inclusion of the user who posted the initial message would be nice.

Thanks!

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from Christian Emter wrote 39 weeks 2 days ago

I love it. Great job of picking it.:)

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from Mark Kirsch wrote 39 weeks 9 hours ago

Can't find the archives of prior issues, My last mag said there was one?

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from Wally Beevers wrote 37 weeks 3 days ago

Hi all.

Just started lurking here about a week ago and really like what I see. Very user friendly and educational.

A BIG thumbs here, Wally.

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from huskerguy wrote 36 weeks 6 days ago

I like it. Learning lots of stuff from others' input.

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from s-kfry wrote 36 weeks 5 days ago

The points don't tally right for submissions. Overall I am growing to like it.

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from bnorth1 wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

I like it. Nice design. I'm not noticing it running any slower, so I have no complaints there. I'm actually glad to of had to register a user name and password. Maybe that will keep the yahoos from leaving senseless comments on the blogs and photo galleries.

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from Alex Pernice th... wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

it can be a little slow, plus i wish you would put the blogs on the front page agian. The login thing was a pain at first, but the rewards are worth it in the end. All in all great site guys keep up the good work.

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from mngn22skidoo wrote 43 weeks 4 days ago

It's an honor to be allowed FREE access to this site it is a bit slow but worth the wait, very accessible and informative! Thank you for the chance to exchange info on the things we love as sportsmen and women!! Keep up the good work!

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from GoodOldBoy wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

Beautiful redesign! It light years ahead of your old site. Congrats!

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from MeHuntFood wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

I like. Very cool.

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from huntingbiotch wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

It looks cool and I like all the new features. The login/register was a pain but not too bad. I think it'll be worth it in the end. Nice job.

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from Sportsman Matt wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago

I would have to say it looks cleaner and crisper. But waaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ttooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
ssslllllllllllloooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

way too slow for page viewing let alone actually commenting.

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from texasfirst wrote 44 weeks 2 days ago

I'm liking its interactiveness. Better to have a community of users and bringing more people into the forums. I subscribe to the magazine, also, and this really enhances what I get out of the whole idea of subscribing in the first place: collecting info, perusing photos, and generally being in an area with like-minded folks.

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from Carney wrote 43 weeks 6 days ago

I like the new site.

ONE IMPROVEMENT = Whenever you have reader's photos or whatever in a series the whole page has to reload to go from picture to picture. Can't that be set up to just click from one picture to the next without reloading the whole page? I ALWAYS think twice about how long it is going to take when I consider clicking on a F&S pic.

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from edelbrock650 wrote 43 weeks 6 days ago

I never really was on the old site, so I can't really compare. The new site does seem to be pretty nice to me, haven't noticed the slowness that some people have reported. My only grip is that you have Obama ads on here. Whoever agreed to sell you're ad space to them should be fired imediately.

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from Online Editors wrote 43 weeks 4 days ago

All, thank you for your comments and criticism! We're working on addressing the problems you've raised, and will keep this forum open so that you can continue to do so.

The most common complaint we've received has been about the speed of the site. We're adding capacity with some new servers and updated software that should help improve load times, and thank you for your patience as we find new ways to make this a better experience.

--The Eds.

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from Jackrabbit1 wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

I Must Agree that is is Much Slower But Way Way Nicer I'm Sure all the Kinks will work themselves out and it will be back up to operating order in no Time

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from Alex Pernice th... wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

B north as a good point mentioning the spammers leaving there crap on the posts.

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from Marge wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago

Clean, crisp and easy to navigate. I didn't find the registering a problem at all. What a great update. Nice job editors. I love it.

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from bayboater9 wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago

Great improvements! Love the look and feel and the networking opportunities. You're engaging the reader in a personal relationship and dialogue at every turn. Cutting edge stuff--great to see from the hook and bullet world that pretty much invented the word "anachronism." May be something after all to that Manhattan location!

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from The Frog Gigger wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago

It looks good and the social connections are cool. It doesn't even look like a hunting site but it works.

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from jay wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago

Very sllllllllllloooooooooooooowwwwwwwwww response.

Must of rewritten the entire thing using that hideous Java language. If you wanted all this dynamic html content you should have went with adobe flash (flex is da bomb).

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from shootlikeawoman wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago

It's really fast using the Firefox browser on my Mac. Seems kind of slow on Safari, but maybe I need to update the software. Safari has been crashing a lot on me lately. If the site seems slow to you, try another browser. I love the new features, especially the way the slide shows work, letting you zoom in on photos, and the much improved navigation.

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from Ionatan wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago

Great!

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from KingFisher907 wrote 44 weeks 3 days ago

well...its like a girl I used to date: looks nice, yet kinda slow...all in all, its OK...

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from alabamahunter wrote 44 weeks 3 days ago

I personally love the new site. Very far ahead of the old sight, and much more fun. I don't find this sight running any slower than the old one.

It was quite an adjustment at first. I didn't have a clue where I was at first.

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from darkstar wrote 44 weeks 2 days ago

Visually and content-wise, a great improvement. WAY too slow, but maybe that is because many more folks are looking than before?

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from jcarlin wrote 44 weeks 1 day ago

I agree with some of the earlier posts. It really does remind me of an old girlfriend. Really good looking, nice, but slow. Eventually called her less and less, then stopped talking to her. The problem is probably on my end, but it already has impacted how often I try to check here. This is probably good for my productivity, however.

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from YooperJack wrote 44 weeks 6 hours ago

I like the new design, but it is much slower. I'm exposed to some of the writers whom I might not look at, so that's a good thing. I would like to be able to access the last 100 posts, as we could previously. One concern I have is that we might have lost some of our regulars. We haven't heard from the Rocky Mountain Hunter since the changeover. While I vehemently disagree with him politically, his writing was most relied on to select my new deer rifle.

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from norcalhunter7 wrote 43 weeks 5 days ago

The site is a little slower, but it's nicely designed and looks great. If you have the patience the benefits are awesome.

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from gschiltz wrote 43 weeks 5 days ago

Although I have been a subscriber to the magazine for the past 4 years I never really got online to view the site until this weekend. That said, I don't have anything to compare it to. So far so good I guess. I have been able to log on, create a profile and upload some photos and comments. If I see anything that may be of help to you guys I will let you know. Thanks for the hard work you guys put into soliciting information from us guys out here....

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from mylo wrote 43 weeks 4 days ago

best looking outdoor website I've seen. easy to follow, clear fun, great work all

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from Chris Carpenter wrote 43 weeks 4 days ago

Very slow also very good. Its my homepage.

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from timmy2bears wrote 43 weeks 3 days ago

I've found it a little slow too, but if you can fix that, it'll be near perfect. Much more on here than the old site. I love the answers thing.

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from Scrap5000 wrote 43 weeks 3 days ago

I liked the old look better, sorry...

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from Jim in Mo wrote 43 weeks 2 days ago

I wasn't very keen on this new format at first but the more I use it the more I like it. I do appreciate the continued improvements you guys are making.

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from sihunter wrote 43 weeks 2 days ago

It looks good. Easy to navigate, I've not had any real issues with the site being slow. Very nice.

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from T wrote 43 weeks 4 hours ago

I really appreciate all the hard work you put into this website. I like the design because it's very easy to find what you need and I like being able to answer people's questions.

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from 60256 wrote 42 weeks 5 days ago

I really like the site. There is one problem though. I think there should be a way to change your username. I put the wrong one in and now i can't get back to the one i had before. I have 60256, but i want the "i'm in school right now" that i used to have. If there already is a way to change this, i'm all ears. Great site though!

Nate

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from LoneStar wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

Huge improvement. Nice work.

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from timmy2bears wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

Awesome. Does this mean there will be more David Petzal?

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from Alex Pernice th... wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

*has

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from Joe_Cermele wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

Bnorth...you gotta do better than that built in elk icon buddy. You're a regular. Let's see an original bnorth catch or kill photo

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from prairieghost wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

it is taking me a little time to find my favorite blogs, etc but overall a nice update. thanks also for updating your sister publication's website. the OL site was a real drag.

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from teebox25 wrote 44 weeks 5 days ago

Love the revamped website!

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from stumpthumper wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago

Don't listen to wags. Sounds like he got dropped on his head as a baby. I think the site functions a lot better and is actually easier to use than before. Yes, now I have to register, but I think that's actually kind of cool. I did notice some weird quirks when loading some pages (a bar across the middle of the page) that seemed to be a bug.

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from silsbyj wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago

I love the new site. I really dont mind registering because it keeps the morons that post all of the trash and links out. I like the Answers portion and the message boards. Keep up the good work there at F&S!!

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from Matt D Fudd wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago

Totaly awesome makeover it was kinda slow initily but now it's not bad. I realy like the new registration because it will cut down on peta members spamming us all.

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from herbie57_57 wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago

I like it a lot, really nice to be able to interact with everyone and get some questions answered quickly.

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from Charley wrote 44 weeks 4 days ago

Great site, especially making it more interactive.

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from jack wrote 44 weeks 3 days ago

Overall, well done. Hats off to Nate, et al.
I suspect the robust graphics combined with the literary heft on display are causing my lame-speed internet connection to gasp. Just the excuse I need to upgrade my Heath Kit computer. This does indeed test the manliness of my motherboard. Hmmm....

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from abmcp13 wrote 44 weeks 1 day ago

I really like the new site. It's very userfriendly and easy to navigate. It's much better than the old one, great job guys, keep it up!

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from kvlazer22 wrote 44 weeks 1 day ago

Very cool! But why is it so slow?

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from HillbillyDeluxe wrote 44 weeks 1 day ago

I think the site is great. People need to slow down a little anyway. Isn't that why we all go fishing/hunting? To get away from all the fast-paced times of life? Aside from that, the registration really isn't much of anything compared to most other sites. If people would compare the benefits the registration time they would realize it is nothing to complain about. My favorite part about the site is the opportunity it gives me to learn from experienced people through blogs/questions/articles and feedback. The layout is also very user-friendly looks great too.

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from RJ Arena wrote 44 weeks 1 day ago

Like many of the others that have commented, I find the site very slow. Call me old fashioned, but I liked the old site. It did not seem broken to me so why did you "fix it"?sometimes when we update things, adding a lot of stuff 'cause we can, we make it useless, like wristwaches for example. We added a lot of "features" to them,that if you didn't use that feature or function all the time you fogot had to use it, so you didn't. then we realized that almost everything in our lives has the time on it, so most folks don't even wear their watches anymore.
So I hope you will make this site simple, and make it function.

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from Outsider wrote 44 weeks 9 hours ago

And another thing...As a West Virginia resident, I know first hand the effects of MTR...But tell me this, if you end MTR who is going to hand out the unemployment checks here in the Mountain State when 1/3 of our miners are without jobs. Also I hope DC likes being in the dark, our coal and one of our power plants (coal fired I might add) keeps that god forsaken place lights on. Make the coal companies (Massey and Console and others) comply with the government regs, well first off, why not make the government regs applicable to MTR...100 foot buffer for streams...what does that really accomplish.

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from Edward J. Palumbo wrote 44 weeks 5 hours ago

It took a hour or two to form an objective opinion, but I prefer the new site and I think it'll be even more popular with those who read and post here. Good work!

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from jesseoneil wrote 44 weeks 4 hours ago

good work it is nice

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from Blue Ox wrote 43 weeks 6 days ago

Whoa! I leave for a week and everything changes!!
Signing up was a bit of a pain but should be worth it in the long run..
My only gripe? SSSSLLLLOOOOWWWWW......

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from peter wrote 43 weeks 6 days ago

its great

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from Rev. Leonidas W... wrote 43 weeks 3 days ago

Wow! Great job.

...for what it's worth, I was diagnosed with MS in 1997; one of the symptoms I suffer, other than plain stupidity, are vision impairments. So far this site hasn't caused any discomfort or confusion. Smooth flow, superb design!

...as far as the speed: slow? With DSL it transitions fast on my 10-year-old iBook: no complaints from my end.

Doe'nt matter anyway, even if it were 28k slow, I'd endure it just to read anything that David Petzel has to write.

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from Ozarktroutfisher wrote 43 weeks 2 days ago

That is one of the things I really like about F&S, the way you keep redesigning the magazine and website. I like it a lot, keep it up.

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from bullman wrote 43 weeks 1 day ago

when registering it has the option to select province for Canadian residents but it only gives states to select from. so the canadian fans of the magazine and website can't sign up. the same goes for the other bonnier corp website for outdoor life. there are alot of sportsmen from canada that im sure have alot of feedback coments and stories to share aswell but cannot. i personally am from alberta and made a bogus username in order to put up this post. would be greatly appreciated by all of us northerners stuck inside in the cold if we could sign up too...

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from AnthonyLicata wrote 43 weeks 1 day ago

Bullman,
Thanks for letting us know about that bug. We for sure want our Canadian fans to be able to register. We're working on fixing it now.
Everyone else, thanks for the feedback. The most common complaint seems to be the speed. As Nate said, we're working on adding servers to fix the problem. We'll try to get it fixed ASAP.
Anthony Licata
Editor

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from mattreney wrote 42 weeks 6 days ago

its great much better then the old one

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from mattreney wrote 42 weeks 6 days ago

i think its faster then the old site

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from Scrap5000 wrote 42 weeks 5 days ago

Will it ever get any faster? I'm starting to not be able to go to everything I want to b/c it takes too long and I only have so many minutes of free time :(

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from watcher4913 wrote 42 weeks 5 days ago

Great site! I like the fact that it is very interactive. It keeps the best of F&S's readers up to date on everything. Great pictures, great forums. Keep up the good work!!!

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from dwaynez wrote 42 weeks 4 days ago

The redesign looks good, I like the community environment and the interactivity of the site.

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from dwaynez wrote 42 weeks 4 days ago

The redesign looks good, I like the community environment and the interactivity of the site.

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from sere9501 wrote 42 weeks 3 days ago

I like the site but I can't figure out how to post photos, please help! Keep up the great work!

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from Joe_Cermele wrote 42 weeks 3 days ago

Sere9501, I just tried a test post in Trophy Room and it went through okay. Might be some back-end issues that have since been resolved. Please try it again. If it doesn't work, email me at joe.cermele@bonniercorp.com

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from Jim in Mo wrote 42 weeks 3 days ago

A change I'd like to see is when I click on 'blogs' the different authors come up, if I click on 'read more' under a certain one the entire blog comes up for them all and theres alot of scrolling to do. Why not just present the names of the blogs available and let us choose. Would save time and space.
But your still doing admirably.

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from mutt wrote 42 weeks 2 days ago

message board should have a cook book section. other than that love the new site.

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from Brutus3542 wrote 42 weeks 1 day ago

Great job with the redesign!!

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from TheEasternShore... wrote 42 weeks 1 day ago

great love it

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from mdhager115 wrote 42 weeks 8 hours ago

Awesome new site. A little slow but nothing too annoying. I like the user name and password idea.

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from gossy42 wrote 42 weeks 5 hours ago

I think the new site is great! On it every day now!

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from 60256 wrote 41 weeks 3 days ago

Where is the "photos of the week" that came so often on the old site?? IS it just that people aren't sending pics anymore?

Nate

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from MB915 wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

I only have one complaint, otherwise the new site is great. When you upload a photo, the url should stay with that photo. Currently if i upload a photo i is number one. Well so i send that url to friends to check it out, before the click the link, someone else loads a pic and it shows their pic and not mine. Pics should get uploaded in the opposite way that they do now. so if i am the 900th person to upload a pic, i will always be pic #900. Otherwise love the new site.

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from Online Editors wrote 41 weeks 2 days ago

MB, that's exactly the kind of feedback we need. Great point. We'll make your suggestion a priority.

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from TheEasternShore... wrote 40 weeks 3 days ago

I love it you should see how much i am on.

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from wally wrote 40 weeks 3 days ago

I like the website. It has a clean,sharp look. I have noticed some lag time on the reply times when you make a post.

Also, as a suggestion could we get a PETA blocker? HA HA

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from VT Outdoorsman wrote 39 weeks 6 days ago

Love the site. One comment: When reading the message boards and other parts of the site, the username of the person that posted the initial message does not show up. Its nice to know who is saying what, so i think the inclusion of the user who posted the initial message would be nice.

Thanks!

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from Christian Emter wrote 39 weeks 2 days ago

I love it. Great job of picking it.:)

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from Mark Kirsch wrote 39 weeks 9 hours ago

Can't find the archives of prior issues, My last mag said there was one?

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from Wally Beevers wrote 37 weeks 3 days ago

Hi all.

Just started lurking here about a week ago and really like what I see. Very user friendly and educational.

A BIG thumbs here, Wally.

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from jbird wrote 32 weeks 4 days ago

HOW DOES HEAVY NOT HAVE A BLOG??? The site's a bit slow, but great overall.

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from Ralph the Rifleman wrote 26 weeks 6 days ago

I agree with the majority here that the new look is very good! I have experienced some slow going, too; but not as the norm when reviewing the site.
I have been trying to get my friends involved with the Blogs, as well, since we are on the web most of the time anyway it's a nice way to keep in contact thru an alias!

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from Elmer Fudd wrote 21 weeks 4 days ago

I like it. Find myself checking in all the time and like the way you guys must be getting a lot of input from real hunters. Some of the jokes posted in Campfire ought will bring you into the world of real hunting experiences... not ever going to get that from a company rep selling his wares are you?

But I think we get spread out a little thin with too many places to go?

For example, I have posted stuff on Tred Barta in announcements and got the feeling not too many saw it. Ought to be one place where everybody knows to check all the time. Impractical?

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from dos branta wrote 44 weeks 1 day ago

nice look, but if it stays this slow I'll never look at it, no interest in trying to follow links that will never open. Thanks for trying, but I had no problem with the old sight. Looks like another case of looks over substance (one of the photo's below this won't even load...)

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from elkhunter_1994 wrote 42 weeks 1 day ago

it cool it has it advantages and disadvantages

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from huskerguy wrote 36 weeks 6 days ago

I like it. Learning lots of stuff from others' input.

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from s-kfry wrote 36 weeks 5 days ago

The points don't tally right for submissions. Overall I am growing to like it.

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from benjismokin wrote 36 weeks 3 days ago

It seems to flow nice and easy. I havent noticed where it was any slower then normal! I say "nice work"!

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