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Hi! This is for the team at EA who are hopefully picking up on feedback and looking to constantly improve these new forums. What I’d like to stress, and ask for from all us lovely Simmers, is t...
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Some more observations:
I get an error message when I try to like other people's comments, and it does not update to give them a like. I was able to give one person a "like" and then it would not let me like any more comments after that. I assume this is a glitch, but it should probably get fixed.
I tried to make some changes to my profile and preferences via the "settings" option (found in the drop down menu when I click on my name in the upper right corner). I can make changes... but then there is literally no save changes button. I looked all around the screen, I asked my partner to look and he couldn't find one either. I tried just going to a different tab, and it told me my changes were not saved. It asked me if I wanted to go back and save them. The only options were "go back" and "discard changes". I clicked "go back" so I could save my changes, but there still was no save changes button anywhere. I tried many times, I finally gave up and left the settings page without being able to save the changes I wanted to save. If there really is a way to save changes we make to our settings profile and preferences, please make it way more obvious and easy to find.
I would also like to add my voice to those who have commented that having the default sort method be "by most liked" rather than chronological really does feel like a popularity contest is considered more important than having a flowing conversation. In my experience, when posts are set to be sorted by popularity, it becomes extremely hard to follow what is actually being talked about, it makes some people look way more important than others, and it often degrades into people just trying to get lots of "likes" or upvotes by performing to a crowd rather than having thoughtful and considerate discussions. Having this type of popularity sorting method set as the default sets the wrong kind of atmosphere. I think it can still be an option, but I don't think it should be the default option.
I would like to agree with your concerns about the "by most liked" default sort method.
It encourages a cult of popularity and I find it incredibly stressful that I cannot find comments I want to comment on because they are not high enough on the "Like scale" and therefore hidden.
This is what I tried to substantiate with my own debate post...... which is now so far down the scale that it is practically hidden. I can feel it gives me anxiety because I get infected with the fever that says not many likes = dont like = negligible. It's ridiculous and it takes the focus away from a casual conversation about what's important.Hi, I just wanted to have a save feature for when you are writing your story and you are just not ready to post it yet or are proofing it. Twice now I have written something to post, added pictures, etc. and then a glitch occurred and everything was lost. In the old Forums, there was a save feature and a post feature. I am sure that a lot of simmers would appreciate the addition of a save feature on something they are working on. Thanks :)
Hi, I just wanted to have a save feature for when you are writing your story and you are just not ready to post it yet or are proofing it. Twice now I have written something to post, added pictures, etc. and then a glitch occurred and everything was lost. In the old Forums, there was a save feature and a post feature. I am sure that a lot of simmers would appreciate the addition of a save feature on something they are working on. Thanks :)
I totally agree with this and can we please get rid of all these annoying layers of responses?
I soon don't know where to reply in a thread with many comments. When I want to use a quote, I am forced to answer directly and then the answer ends up deep below maybe three or four layers of answers.To SoulGal7 I often find that the connection fails in the middle of writing, but I also find that my unfinished text is stored unfinished when I want to start over.
For longer texts, I have resumed the habit of doing the processing in a document and transfer it when I am ready. It's not optimal, but at least not everything is gone.
