FabSwingers.com forum: So long headers!

By (user no longer on site) OP
35 weeks ago

So what do people think of the update? The filtering using the header is now a thing of the past…

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

Thank feck for that

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By *obilebottomMan
35 weeks ago

All over

No idea myself what you are talking about

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By *partharmonyCouple
35 weeks ago

Ruislip

Could we have some context please? Update of what? Filtering of what? What headers?

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By *reyToTheFairiesWoman
35 weeks ago

Carlisle usually

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Why do they want to make messaging 'faster'?

I hate it

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By *inky-girl-for-useWoman
35 weeks ago

Ayrshire/glasgow

"So what do people think of the update? The filtering using the header is now a thing of the past…"

Seems another annoying update that serves no purpose whatsoever! At least with the headings you can see if someone is replying from a forum post etc

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By *mmaleiaWoman
35 weeks ago

Trowbridge

Now you can’t click on the profile before you open the mail, how annoying

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By *ouple4voyeurCouple
35 weeks ago

Birmingham

HATE it

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

Messages on here now no longer need a subject.

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By *ora the explorerWoman
35 weeks ago

Paradise, Herts

"Now you can’t click on the profile before you open the mail, how annoying "

Oh god yeah you can’t! I ALWAYS do that too. I don’t like it at all

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By *eard and BoobsCouple
35 weeks ago

Portstewart

Will see how it acts once it is fully integrated and been used for a few months

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By (user no longer on site) OP
35 weeks ago

Apparently you can view profile by licking or tapping the profile pic

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

"Now you can’t click on the profile before you open the mail, how annoying "

It says tap profile photo to go directly to profile

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

"Now you can’t click on the profile before you open the mail, how annoying "

You can if you click on the picture

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By *inger_SnapWoman
35 weeks ago

Hampshire/Dorset

Of all the updates they could have done... This wasn't the one we wanted

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By (user no longer on site) OP
35 weeks ago

Or should I say clicking

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By *eliWoman
35 weeks ago

I think it's stupid. Faster messaging? Bollocks.

It means that I can't easily find messages off the back of forum threads etc. There are so many other things Fab could do, no idea why they came up with this one.

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By *mmaleiaWoman
35 weeks ago

Trowbridge

"Now you can’t click on the profile before you open the mail, how annoying

It says tap profile photo to go directly to profile"
phew

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By *obilebottomMan
35 weeks ago

All over

"At least with the headings you can see if someone is replying from a forum post etc "

That was certainly a good feature, strange that has been taken off

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By (user no longer on site) OP
35 weeks ago

Shall we have a community strike

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

No message subject is ridiculous!

Going to be jokes for people that message directly from the forums

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By *ellhungvweMan
35 weeks ago

Cheltenham

I think it is going to mess with the way a lot of people filter the crap on the site and it doesn’t add anything to help out with that. I can’t see it being a positive.

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By *amie HantsWoman
35 weeks ago

Atlantis

I don’t see how it’s quicker. They’ve just removed the subject line. It’s had zero impact

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

"I think it's stupid. Faster messaging? Bollocks.

It means that I can't easily find messages off the back of forum threads etc. There are so many other things Fab could do, no idea why they came up with this one."

I don’t get how it makes messaging faster either

It’s hardly WhatsApp

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

"No message subject is ridiculous!

Going to be jokes for people that message directly from the forums

They've thought of that

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By *eliWoman
35 weeks ago

I also don't like that my friends list looks weird. It's now too big. Too much. Darn it Fab.

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By *mmaleiaWoman
35 weeks ago

Trowbridge

I quite like it then, now I’ve read the small print, says if it’s come from a forum post at the top of the message

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

‘Put “no subject” in the subject so I know you’ve read this’

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By *inger_SnapWoman
35 weeks ago

Hampshire/Dorset

"No message subject is ridiculous!

Going to be jokes for people that message directly from the forums

"Reply to forum post "So long headers!""

This comes up in the msg box as the first line now

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By *eliWoman
35 weeks ago

"I think it's stupid. Faster messaging? Bollocks.

It means that I can't easily find messages off the back of forum threads etc. There are so many other things Fab could do, no idea why they came up with this one.

I don’t get how it makes messaging faster either

It’s hardly WhatsApp"

I know! You're saving two seconds for those who come up with headers, zero for everyone else.

There's so much they should have done. Sigh.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
35 weeks ago

Agreed, I got confused by the photo sizes

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By *ell GwynnWoman
35 weeks ago

North Yorkshire

"I also don't like that my friends list looks weird. It's now too big. Too much. Darn it Fab."

I've just checked "who's looked..." to see if it's the same. I can now count the individual pubes.

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

Ah you can see subject once you’re in message. Was this a suggestion from a man I wonder

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By (user no longer on site) OP
35 weeks ago

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By *eggieMarshmallowWoman
35 weeks ago

Cardiff

"I think it is going to mess with the way a lot of people filter the crap on the site and it doesn’t add anything to help out with that. I can’t see it being a positive."

Me too, subjects where how I determined who to talk to, fab just got infinitely harder to use for so many people, especially event organisers, super glad I didn't renew my site supporter now

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By *eliWoman
35 weeks ago

"I also don't like that my friends list looks weird. It's now too big. Too much. Darn it Fab.

I've just checked "who's looked..." to see if it's the same. I can now count the individual pubes. "

Can you upload a photo of your hairy muff please so I can see if that's true? Thank you.

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By *glyBettyTV/TS
35 weeks ago

About 3 feet away from the fence

"Now you can’t click on the profile before you open the mail, how annoying "

You actually still can, but now you have to click on the profile pic instead of the username

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

"No message subject is ridiculous!

Going to be jokes for people that message directly from the forums

"Reply to forum post "So long headers!""

This comes up in the msg box as the first line now"

So I’ve got to open a message to find out?

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By *hristopherd999Man
35 weeks ago

Brentwood

I don't see the point

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By *ellhungvweMan
35 weeks ago

Cheltenham

"I also don't like that my friends list looks weird. It's now too big. Too much. Darn it Fab."

I rarely look at the friends page directly but those pics are too large on a mobile now!

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By *xsassy4uxxWoman
35 weeks ago

Glasgow-Lanarkshire

Absolutely hate it

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By *xsassy4uxxWoman
35 weeks ago

Glasgow-Lanarkshire

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

I'm not a fan. The subject header can provide a good context or a good little snapshot for people to see. The effort put into the subject line, might be a good indicator of the effort put into the message. Not a great change imo

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By *eliWoman
35 weeks ago

"I also don't like that my friends list looks weird. It's now too big. Too much. Darn it Fab.

I rarely look at the friends page directly but those pics are too large on a mobile now!"

Gone are the days of discreetly perving in public. Sad times.

I do understand why they've done it - the main demographic of users are middle aged and above and it saves them finding their reading glasses.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
35 weeks ago

No need to take it out on the Middle aged people

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

"Now you can’t click on the profile before you open the mail, how annoying "

So you have to read the message 1st. W

What a pain!!!…..

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By *amie HantsWoman
35 weeks ago

Atlantis

"I'm not a fan. The subject header can provide a good context or a good little snapshot for people to see. The effort put into the subject line, might be a good indicator of the effort put into the message. Not a great change imo"

Tbh, the inbox cuts out a lot of the subject line so often id get messages where someone will ask me something in the header and not in the message and I have no idea what it is they’re trying to say to me

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

"Now you can’t click on the profile before you open the mail, how annoying

So you have to read the message 1st. W

What a pain!!!…..

Keep scrolling - no you don't have to do that

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By *amie HantsWoman
35 weeks ago

Atlantis

Oh no. The friends list is too big. I like my friends as a teeny tiny thumbnail picture. It’s too big and zoomed.

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

They're just trying to ask for a shag politely, of course

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

"I also don't like that my friends list looks weird. It's now too big. Too much. Darn it Fab."

I noticed this too! I thought I'd accidentally changed something in my browser settings

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By *TG3Man
35 weeks ago

Dorchester

Lol hey women will hate this because they can't syphon you out with the 'have you put my latest book title in the header'

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By *obilebottomMan
35 weeks ago

All over

"I also don't like that my friends list looks weird. It's now too big. Too much. Darn it Fab.

I noticed this too! I thought I'd accidentally changed something in my browser settings

Certain things seem to be exaggerated now visually.

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By *toC Thats MeWoman
35 weeks ago

Sheffield

It also tells you when the person was last online…I’m getting stalker vibes.

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By *eroLondonMan
35 weeks ago

Mayfair

This is my feedback from the other thread, verbatim:

I think it was ill-advised removing that part of the 'feature', unfortunately.

You cannot compare the changes with ·instant· messaging apps such as WhatsApp.

The subject gave context and an intuitive way to scroll through your messages. If unimaginative people are titling their messages with "Hi" then it was a quick way to disregard those messages.

Also, it doesn't help those from the forums who are replying to group challenges or games etc, because there isn't a quick and discernable way to distinguish the solicited messages amongst the unsolicited ones.

Finally, for me, the subject also gave a failsafe method to mitigate accidental sending: a few times I've written a message and accidentally pressed send. Thankfully it didn't go through because I hadn't (yet) filled in the subject. It's not like we have a "preview" feature before sending a message.

On the whole Fab serves its purpose, for me. But when you focus on the 'low hanging fruit' which makes very little difference to the functionality, then the more important stuff gets overlooked.

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By *G113Couple
35 weeks ago

Northumberland

Imagine if they invested in some cybersecurity features instead, such as 2 Factor Authentication.

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By *ellhungvweMan
35 weeks ago

Cheltenham

"Lol hey women will hate this because they can't syphon you out with the 'have you put my latest book title in the header'

How am I going to get laid now if I can’t tell them that my favourite book is “How to analyse the chemical properties of rotting roadkill: a nasal approach”?

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By *eeliciouschaosWoman
35 weeks ago

Wherever

Just checked. My honest opinion - creepy useless update no one asked for.

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By *inister_SpinsterWoman
35 weeks ago

Manchester(ish).

"So what do people think of the update? The filtering using the header is now a thing of the past…

Seems another annoying update that serves no purpose whatsoever! At least with the headings you can see if someone is replying from a forum post etc "

Agree!

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By *ayRyuMan
35 weeks ago

Harrogate

Speed it up how?? No difference apart from you no longer know if it's a forum message or random!!

Not the best update to be fair!

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By *ellhungvweMan
35 weeks ago

Cheltenham

On the positive side: at least we have found something that every forum member can agree on

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By *ags73Man
35 weeks ago

glasgow-ish

Hmm. I’ll have to do subject line at top.

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

"Just checked. My honest opinion - creepy useless update no one asked for.

I agree. Out of all the things this website is missing and has been suggested in the past that would be or could be making this website a more positive and user friendly thing to use… we got this.

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By (user no longer on site)
35 weeks ago

"I think it's stupid. Faster messaging? Bollocks.

It means that I can't easily find messages off the back of forum threads etc. There are so many other things Fab could do, no idea why they came up with this one."

Yes, seems very strange to do away with subject, especially given the functionality to reply from a forum post.

Why would someone think that makes sense?

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By *ea monkeyMan
35 weeks ago

Manchester (he/him)

"Just checked. My honest opinion - creepy useless update no one asked for.

I agree. Out of all the things this website is missing and has been suggested in the past that would be or could be making this website a more positive and user friendly thing to use… we got this. "

Bold of you to assume they want it user friendly and more positive

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By *emorefridaCouple
35 weeks ago

La la land

Don't like, liked it being obvious if the message was in response to a forum post. The reply from a forum post should be in bold or something to make it stand out. Plus I now can't tell which post it was either grr

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By *TG3Man
35 weeks ago

Dorchester

"Lol hey women will hate this because they can't syphon you out with the 'have you put my latest book title in the header'

How am I going to get laid now if I can’t tell them that my favourite book is “How to analyse the chemical properties of rotting roadkill: a nasal approach”? "
i think in your case its saved you

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