Is It Me?

Well, I agree that it is not user friendly for me, but I am old and don't like change. Sara K

As AI and therefore also bots can't see pictures, it should not make all that much of a difference - same goes for the pic gallery. Does it have an impact on how visitors interact with the site? Only TPS could answer that.

How about we have POTD selectees moved off roster for a designated time so that they are only eligible for (say) once per annum? There doesn’t seem to be any vetting of the poems that actually win or are posted as POTD, and almost certainly not by a human being. This is perhaps another use of AI, the application seems to be to the disadvantage of the human poet as a human poet. Supposedly there are 30,000 human poets on poetry soup and they should be able to be weighed on their merits for their particular application of the POTD selection. It appears to me that all of your ideas in the “what do you think about this”category are always enlightening and always challenged.

Terry, I have not experienced any problem with the new set up after I got used to it, its the same stuff in different places. What I don't like is this thing on the Home page, did you see it Terry, TPS congratulating some recent First place contest winners, well I got several First place wins recently, where is my public TPS congratulations ? I guess they meant well but it was a bit insulting, in my opinion.

It's not just you. I am not liking the new changes. It seems to be more work to navigate around the site. I liked the way the site looked before the changes as well.

I'm slowly adjusting...for me, patience is the key....and these days I'm not so patient LOL :-)

its not just you Terry! Its bad enough trying to navigate all the changes on my pc, thank goodness I dont post via my phone or i would give up! hugs jan xx

no, it's not you, it's cos they keep messing with the site

I’m still adjusting to phones without a cord.

For two reasons, I don't like it as much. Most importantly, I am unable to navigate my contest area like I used to on my phone. I can adjust to everything else. But that one and also not being able to navigate my poetry pages as easily. I guess some people don't care about the same things that are important to me. I can adjust to new things, but not if they are things that simply don't work by cell phone.

So far, I have liked the changes. It reminds me of how I have my browser organized with folders in the favorite bar. It seems I am in the minority with this one, as I was with liking the now walked back new Cracker Barrel logo.

It's not just you, the old format with everything on the left was so much easier to navigate, now if you click on something, you have to keep going back and forth to site links

The older we get, the harder it is to adjust. Frankly, we "old people" don't like to change, but change can be good. There are many benefits to the changes. In fact, adapting as you get older is good for the brain.

It's not ' just you ' Terry. I am learning and adjusting, but find the changes a bit much. ALL at ONCE. One thing at a time, sometimes is needed. That's just me and my simple thinking. :P

I did data entry, typing and other on computers prior to the PC hitting the scene so I've experienced computer changes for decades. I promise you it's just a matter of adjusting / learning. Didn't you find the site a bit confusing when you first joined, but you learned? It's my hope you'll find encouragement from my comments and hang in there. AND, as I'm sure you know, the only thing consistent in life is change. I hope you don't give up. CayCay

Yes, on all counts. I thought I was the frustrated one. I guess we will learn and get used to it. I don't like change