Lost content, lost posts, and more
I think others have pointed this out, but I'll just reiterate the obvious. The recent format changes also have resulted in a sizeable loss of content. Below is the Raleigh real estate forum from https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/726-raleigh-real-estate-forum
This page shows three posts total, yet I know I've posted over three posts and none are presented. Likewise, the Asheville NC forum show no posts, but I posted there in the past year.
I think all the above issues are just bugs, probably related to a SQL query. The bigger problem is that images have been removed from LOTs of posts, mine and others. Here is a post from a year ago where images are still present: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/948523-lumber-prices-hit-all-time-high and a post from three years ago where ALL of the images are removed: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/575/topics/715960-total-available-market-2-3-and-4-units. Without the images, the posts from Art and me have very little value.
The old format and content made BiggerPockets a much better platform. Hopefully there is a way to bring back the content and format.
Notes: I've tried browsing on two computers and an Android phone with the same results. Also, these issues have existed for quite some time, several months at a minimum.
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hey @Chris Martin thanks for pointing this out. Ill get the team to take a look and get back with you.
This looks like a pretty massive bug. Click on the links I posted. Crickets...
This site has become unusable. It's like twitter. You need Google to actually navigate the platform. And even then, some content is not available. I can't find what I've posted. Crazy.
I think you owe it to your stakeholders (I am not one of them) to fix these problems. Maybe because we are in a recession (presumptuous, I know, but reality for social media platforms) you don't feel the need to fix bugs now, but the cost of not addressing issues will ultimately impact your valuation. The funny thing is I have BS degrees in Mathemetics, Computer Science, and a minor in Physics and have 20+ years experience in software development related to $1B+ revenue for projects I developed. All old news. Who cares in today's market?
I was on this site a lot 10 years ago, now I post a couple times a week at most. I know my value add is low, and maybe so too is BP. Sad.
It will be interesting to see if my account is still active tomorrow.
Quote from @Nate Slappey III:
hey @Chris Martin thanks for pointing this out. Ill get the team to take a look and get back with you.
Nate, these bugs persist. They are clear and impact the ability of users to navigate at the highest levels of BP.
Examples: from here https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/588-virginia-real-estate-q-a-discussion-forum/topics/996731-moving-to-blacksburg-va-who-invests-in-the-new-river-valley I click on the link to the Virginia Real Estate Q&A Discussion Forum circled below:
which takes me to this screen consistently:
Example 2:
Go to this BP link: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/835-western-nc-real-estate-forum and there are no posts visible.
yet I have posted on that forum before. Are all the local forums gone now? I can't find any of them from the navigation bar.
Navigating BP has become frustrating. At least I can find most things via google, as in https://www.google.com/search?q=%22virginia+real+estate+Q%26A%22+site%3Awww.biggerpockets.com which as typed is www.google.com "virginia real estate Q&A" site:www.biggerpockets.com
Just honest feedback. Recent changes have made the site much worse from an N=1 user perspective.