coriolis888 Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 On 3/7/2023 at 1:42 PM, nycman said: I really dislike the new version. I find the old one much easier to search and scroll through. I find it hard to believe that anyone prefers the new one but maybe I’m missing something. I like the old version also. I always believe that if something is NOT broken, do not fix it. There was nothing wrong with the old version. The new version - I try to avoid. ChasingGirth, + nycman, Peter Eater and 1 other 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ DrownedBoy Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 IMO I like how the new one opens a window for ads instead of navigating to a new page. With the old site, I was always right-clicking to open tabs to avoid that. + José Soplanucas and + Axiom2001 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justanoldguy Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 The new version has more information about each provider on his home page of you are not a member or not signed in. It's easier to enlarge a photo and to scroll to the next man. I notice however that expired profiles shown up on the old version although their contact information is gone, but they don't show up on the new version at all. + DrownedBoy and + José Soplanucas 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ José Soplanucas Posted March 10, 2023 Author Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 hour ago, justanoldguy said: I notice however that expired profiles shown up on the old version although their contact information is gone, but they don't show up on the new version at all. Is that a pro or a con for the new version, from your point of view? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justanoldguy Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Pro. If providers become active again, they show up in the new site. + José Soplanucas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Virginian Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Actually like the format of the new version and have gotten used to it. The problem is that there are a couple of annoying bugs: - Photo slider/zoom doesn't always work smoothly, pictures go blank. - If you click a link from here, sometimes it goes to the generic home page, not the provider's page. - The provider data sidebar is more compact in the old version; the new version scrolls the data in part of the screen while the pics stay static. You have to do more scrolling to see the full profile. - It'll work fine one day, then be weird the next. Unpredictable functionality. - Major concern: I've been looking at "New Guys" on the old site and "Search: New Guys" on the new site. The old site presents a more frequently changing roster, the new site hasn't changed much in a week. I get the sense that the old site is just putting people up by most recent join date, and the new site is filtering new signups by some additional factor. They just don't change as often. It feels like there are no new signups, but I can't help but wonder if they're gating or cherry picking them. IMHO. Just what I have experienced, YMMV. + José Soplanucas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rojjodc Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 I just noticed this morning that the new version rollout is delayed. I could recall earlier that it said 5 or 6 days but it now says 29 days. + José Soplanucas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ sync Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 I remember IT professionals telling me that the .0 version of anything is almost always problematic. It is very likely, from trial and error, along with user feedback, the new version of Rentmen will develop into a more popular venue. + DrownedBoy and + José Soplanucas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boink Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 42 minutes ago, rojjodc said: I just noticed this morning that the new version rollout is delayed. I could recall earlier that it said 5 or 6 days but it now says 29 days. This has been happening for at least a year. It counts down "60 more days until the new version rolls out", and then when it gets up to a day or two left, it resets itself to 30 or more days left. Which is fine with me - I HATE the new version and I hope it never takes over. + José Soplanucas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ José Soplanucas Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 POLL CLOSES TODAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ José Soplanucas Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 I just tried both versions on both my phone and a desktop. It seems much better to me than the previous version. Information is better organized and easier to read, and images look great. It is super buggy, as reported, but they just added 30 more days to the beta trial, as also reported. Overwhelmingly, the posters prefer the old version. There are no questions about it. However, the reasons shared seem to be related to a learning curve and in a few cases just blatant resistance to change. Several posters pointed out that they prefer the search function in the old version. I tried both and was able to set the search I wanted faster with the new version. For instance, someone shared that he can easier look for new guys in V6. However, it is super easy in v7. Would you please explain a little bit more about what you mean? Why do you prefer the search function in the old version? mike carey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ nycman Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 18 hours ago, José Soplanucas said: a few cases just blatant resistance to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boink Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 (edited) On 3/10/2023 at 6:17 AM, rojjodc said: I just noticed this morning that the new version rollout is delayed. I could recall earlier that it said 5 or 6 days but it now says 29 days. March 29, 2023: April 2, 2023 April 5, 2023: Edited April 6, 2023 by Boink Scott Virginian, + keroscenefire, MikeBiDude and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Virginian Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 It’s like a Sci-fi movie time loop. At 5 days, the site jumps back a month. Lol. + José Soplanucas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlow Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 Is there a way to view as a grid? Having to scroll through all those profiles when you're trying to search is gonna suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ DrownedBoy Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 On 3/10/2023 at 9:04 AM, Boink said: This has been happening for at least a year. It counts down "60 more days until the new version rolls out", and then when it gets up to a day or two left, it resets itself to 30 or more days left. Which is fine with me - I HATE the new version and I hope it never takes over. Deployments are ALWAYS 30 days in the future... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JourneysEnd Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 I prefer the old version, mainly because the Map Me function works on my phone, but doesn't on the new version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ sync Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 It's beginning to look more and more like a crash on take-off. SirBillybob and + nycman 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBillybob Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 2 hours ago, sync said: It's beginning to look more and more like a crash on take-off. SKOKKAn like a true gentleman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBillybob Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 I so very rarely look at RM so was surprised at how different the current layout is, and yet an another prospective update imminently? Also there’s now a link to RentMasseur; are the 2 sites under the same organizational management? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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