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WatchRecon And WUS

Post by mattcantwin » Sun Jun 28, 2020 8:35 am

WUS is in the process of an upgrade; the forum is currently in a read-only status with no posting.


Interesting to see how that changes what is currently posted on WatchRecon.
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Post by FoulOwl On The Prowl » Sun Jun 28, 2020 9:05 am

mattcantwin wrote:WUS is in the process of an upgrade; the forum is currently in a read-only status with no posting.


Interesting to see how that changes what is currently posted on WatchRecon.
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Re: WatchRecon And WUS

Post by HapaHapa » Sun Jun 28, 2020 9:21 am

I don’t understand how the people who run the site think that it’s an acceptable format. The pop up ads make it really tough to browse, and without paying fees you can only attach one photo at a time (sales ads). The site has lost ease of use as a reference tool. I not sure which is more hassle for sales, WUS members or bay fees.
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Re: WatchRecon And WUS

Post by Steve O. » Sun Jun 28, 2020 2:05 pm

Like a dummy, I've been trying to post something for sale there for two days. I can log on, but get read only status. Who knows what they're up to.
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Re: WatchRecon And WUS

Post by ChuckW » Sun Jun 28, 2020 2:20 pm

HapaHapa wrote: ↑
Sun Jun 28, 2020 9:21 am
 I don’t understand how the people who run the site think that it’s an acceptable format. The pop up ads make it really tough to browse, and without paying fees you can only attach one photo at a time (sales ads). The site has lost ease of use as a reference tool. I not sure which is more hassle for sales, WUS members or bay fees.
It's been a while since I've posted anything FS, but I'm pretty sure you can still post as many pics as you want there using URL links to a photo sharing site like Flickr.
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Post by gr8sw » Sun Jun 28, 2020 2:26 pm

site upgrade, hopefully they're installing the porn pop-ups :lol:
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Post by pbj204 » Sun Jun 28, 2020 2:38 pm

I hope they make it more like the Timezone forum :lol:
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Post by Joeprez » Sun Jun 28, 2020 3:04 pm

gr8sw wrote:site upgrade, hopefully they're installing the porn pop-ups :lol:

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Re: WatchRecon And WUS

Post by pbj204 » Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:13 am

Seems okay so far, but watchrecon isn't picking up listings from the new site yet.
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Post by toxicavenger » Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:38 am

pbj204 wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:13 am
 Seems okay so far, but watchrecon isn't picking up listings from the new site yet.
i think recon has to do something on their side to get it going again
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Post by CarloDWC » Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:46 am

It seems that they are using the same style software of The Watch Site and Watchfreeks. Not as easy to navigate... hopefully it will work better.
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Re: WatchRecon And WUS

Post by mattcantwin » Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:47 am

pbj204 wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:13 am
 Seems okay so far, but watchrecon isn't picking up listings from the new site yet.
Didn't realize it was back up; have to check it out later today.
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Re: WatchRecon And WUS

Post by toxicavenger » Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:52 am

CarloDWC wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:46 am
 It seems that they are using the same style software of The Watch Site and Watchfreeks. Not as easy to navigate... hopefully it will work better.
They are all owned by the same company VerticalScope
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Re: WatchRecon And WUS

Post by ChuckW » Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:15 am

toxicavenger wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:38 am
pbj204 wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:13 am
 Seems okay so far, but watchrecon isn't picking up listings from the new site yet.
i think recon has to do something on their side to get it going again
There's a lag of several hours for sales forum posts on Watchfreeks to show up on Watchrecon. Now that they share the same kind of software, maybe WUS is the same way.
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Re: WatchRecon And WUS

Post by mattcantwin » Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:28 am

Was this an option before the update?


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Post by toxicavenger » Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:46 am

mattcantwin wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:28 am
 Was this an option before the update?


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hahaha so basically they want you to pay to have a forum act the way it is suppose to without all the ads? but at the same time they have sponsors who already pay for the operation of the forum.

i can see them saying this "hey you know all those ads we are paid to push in-front of your face all day long, WELL you can get rid of them for a monthly fee that will take away our sponsored ads"!!! wtf :monkeypiss:
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Re: WatchRecon And WUS

Post by TheGanzman » Mon Jun 29, 2020 12:12 pm

G'bye, WUS - Hello The Dive Watch Connection!

Please, hold your applause... :lol:
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Re: WatchRecon And WUS

Post by Ryeguy » Mon Jun 29, 2020 4:54 pm

TheGanzman wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 29, 2020 12:12 pm
 G'bye, WUS - Hello The Dive Watch Connection!

Please, hold your applause... :lol:
Welcome to the nuthouse!

The new WUS format is indeed maddening.

I think a lot of us know you, but it’ll be a good move to do an intro thread for those who don’t.
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Post by hoppes-no9 » Mon Jun 29, 2020 5:09 pm

toxicavenger wrote:
mattcantwin wrote: ↑
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hahaha so basically they want you to pay to have a forum act the way it is suppose to without all the ads? but at the same time they have sponsors who already pay for the operation of the forum.

i can see them saying this "hey you know all those ads we are paid to push in-front of your face all day long, WELL you can get rid of them for a monthly fee that will take away our sponsored ads"!!! wtf :monkeypiss:
What a bunch of asshats. The popups killed my respect. Demanding money kills my desire.
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Re: WatchRecon And WUS

Post by 59yukon01 » Mon Jun 29, 2020 5:32 pm

With Tapatalk I've noticed no difference on WUS, but I also haven't updated my app in almost a year.
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Re: WatchRecon And WUS

Post by FoulOwl On The Prowl » Mon Jun 29, 2020 5:50 pm

59yukon01 wrote:With Tapatalk I've noticed no difference on WUS, but I also haven't updated my app in almost a year.
The only thing I noticed new with using Tapatalk on WUS is it no longer limits the number of likes displayed for a post to 3...
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Re: WatchRecon And WUS

Post by Steve O. » Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:24 pm

Oh man. It's almost exactly the same as the new Seiko/Citizen Forum (now called TheWatchSite for some reason), which SUCKS!
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Re: WatchRecon And WUS

Post by Chocodove » Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:32 pm

Are they charging for sales posts now as well?
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Re: WatchRecon And WUS

Post by logan2z » Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:22 pm

Steve O. wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:24 pm
 Oh man. It's almost exactly the same as the new Seiko/Citizen Forum (now called TheWatchSite for some reason), which SUCKS!
Same owners (VerticalScope), same forum software (XenForo). I assume they're going to migrate all of their sites to the same forum software.
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Re: WatchRecon And WUS

Post by logan2z » Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:23 pm

Chocodove wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:32 pm
 Are they charging for sales posts now as well?
Doesn't look like it, not at the moment anyway.
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