September 9Sep 9 8 hours ago, captainmick said:It is interesting to note that the activity and number of posts on Sawatdnee Network seems to have risen substantially since the Gayguides downgrade came on line.What downgrade have you detected here?
September 10Sep 10 15 hours ago, Mavica said:What downgrade have you detected here?Gayguides has moved from a site that was fast to load, easy to use and easy to navigate to a site that is desperately slow with a home page that involves endless scrolling and the loss of the functionality to mark forums as “read” directly from the home page. I use iPhone and iPad to access the site and have found the new platform to be wholly inferior to the previous version. It is simply less good than it was previously which is why I describe it as a downgrade.
September 10Sep 10 I am only speaking from my personal experience, but the site actually loads much faster for me now. After the site was hacked, it was always very slow to load when it got up and running again. Sometimes it would not load at all. At least for me it is now super fast. As for the format and navigation, I am a member of another forum (although I am not very active there) that uses the same program/software. It has not been a huge adjustment for me, but I am probably in the minority on this. I am sure all of these changes are somehow connected to the site being hacked and the need to upgrade. Nobody likes change...in any part of our lives. Sometimes these things are inevitable.
September 10Sep 10 I only use this site from my laptop and it seems better now...speed seems to depend on the time of the day, but I'm using the functions more than before and it's more efficient.
September 10Sep 10 10 hours ago, captainmick said:I use iPhone and iPad to access the site and have found the new platform to be wholly inferior to the previous version. It is simply less good than it was previously which is why I describe it as a downgrade.Thank you for the explanation.I typically, almost always, access this site via my laptop in the USA - usually at1 Gbps (1000 Mbps) download speed. Sometimes by my Android cellphone (also from the USA). I haven't experienced any difficulties logging-onto or moving throughout the site.
September 11Sep 11 I needed to create a new account since the site changed. I was logging in with my username but now the sign-in requires the email address. Unfortunately I can’t remember what email I used to signup so I created a new account.
September 11Sep 11 Active Members On 9/10/2026 at 12:29 AM, captainmick said:Gayguides has moved from a site that was fast to load, easy to use and easy to navigate to a site that is desperately slow with a home page that involves endless scrolling and the loss of the functionality to mark forums as “read” directly from the home page. I use iPhone and iPad to access the site and have found the new platform to be wholly inferior to the previous version. It is simply less good than it was previously which is why I describe it as a downgrade.On 9/9/2026 at 9:16 AM, Mavica said:What downgrade have you detected here?That, and making it far more difficult to download photos from my computer. I now have to post an entry, then edit the post in order to be given the option to download a file.
September 12Sep 12 Author Active Members On 9/7/2026 at 6:35 AM, Keithambrose said:One objection is that with some topics, the site defaults to the oldest page, not the newest. Is there a way round that? Annoying when there are 50 pages!Now, when you click on the desired forum, each topic has the "last page #" denoted next to the thread title.. If you simply click on that #, it takes you to the last comment posted. in that thread.
September 12Sep 12 1 hour ago, captainmick said:Gayguides has moved from a site that was fast to load, easy to use and easy to navigate to a site that is desperately slow with a home page that involves endless scrolling and the loss of the functionality to mark forums as “read” directly from the home page. I use iPhone and iPad to access the site and have found the new platform to be wholly inferior to the previous version. It is simply less good than it was previously which is why I describe it as a downgrade.14 hours ago, Suckrates said:Now, when you click on the desired forum, each topic has the "last page #" denoted next to the thread title.. If you simply click on that #, it takes you to the last comment posted. in that thread.Thanks!
September 12Sep 12 6 hours ago, Keithambrose said:Thanks!I think you mean a 》? Double chevron? I do remember this from before, and now it is there, fine!
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