Anyone know why this board seems so bloody basic?

[EricL]

I guess it is something that has been bothering me for a while but i have never asked. Why is it so behind the times guys?

I don't want it to turn into an 'all-singing-and-dancing' flashy ad-filled nightmare like some others - but surely they can up-date it a little so we don't have to type stuff like smileys in and other basic things that are too numerous to mention?

I know there is some discussion topics occasionally about the changes that people would like to make to it - but i am confused as to why it actually hasn't been updated to move with the times before now.

There doesn't seeem to be any presence of staff/moderators either - apart from deleted posts. (Not that it is sophisticated enough to show who they are anyway....) It just seems very strange to me as i work for other websites that are not the fanciest out there - but are technically miles ahead of this.

Finance?

9 Hours 3mins anbd 42 seconds since I last has a shit*

they changed it once - we went blardy ballistic and they had to change it back

pronto

ok ok I didn't mention tickers.

Avatars -oh how I would larf
pictures in message - i would larf a little more

I would like it

They never had tickers did they????

12.5 hours since i squeezed my last black head

I'm of the (generally unpopular) view that sometimes people in charge know better than the public.

You bunch of munters

WHich other sites are you comparing MN with? How are they technically miles ahead?

Are they parenting ones?

(sorry, lots of questions there, not meant to be rude btw)

"By JeremyVile on Thu 20-Sep-07 17:37:32
He only asked a question, he didn't threaten to come round and shit in your fridge.

LOL! but this is exactly the reaction MNHQ got when they dared to change

I do agree though that it could be easier to insert smileys and links, although I suppose they have made the latter easier

some sites seem more prone to Tickeritis and Avatarosis than others. UK campsite uses them, and people don't seem to go quite as OTT on them as some of the parenting sites.

Having endless pictures of 'babas' would drive me a bit crazy, I think.

Because We Like It Like That.

how is typing this hard for links www.waitingforthecall.blogspot.com my blog minus the spaces after and before hard?

my blog

it would be nice to have a quote button

a "signature" below you rpost which you make up for yourself (more like a little quote or lyric)

These sort of little fun things.

noooooooooooo.

I'd like to be able to edit my posts but otherwise i like it.

reactionary trumptons, the lot of ye

someone did get very sniffy with me once when I mentioned something along these lines a while back.

Don't knwo why it's such a touchy topic

Cos its Mums net

I thought you meant the content...nothing gets you back to the basics of blood, sweat and tears (not to mention poop and vomit) faster than motherhood.

It's that Y chromosome...gotta have those flashy toys...bigger and better than everyone else. Think it's mostly a sign of inadequacy in other departments (EricL must have been looking down recently).

Bless you Eric... not been here long huh?

Little clue angel....don't mess with our board. We likes it like this! [menacing grin]

Isn't it what we say that's important though, not what we wrap it up in?

You can jazz it up all you like but it's the content that matters.

A shit post would still be a shit post even if it was tarted up with avatars and fancy emoticons.

Message withdrawn

do we want bump pictures?

I personally prefer my newsgroups spartan and witty