We are reversing the 'cannot check movies from search page' paid feature, since it seems to be a cause of lots of confusion. We also fixed a bunch of bugs we couldn't foresee, sorry for any inconvenience.
Furthermore, please try to keep things civil. We know it takes time to adjust to the new design and some features. But please, try to be constructive. Saying something sucks doesn't help anyone :)
Also, constructive comment: It would be fun to have a feature where we could classify lists in categories. For exemple, "Director filmographies", "Actor filmographies", "Genre top lists", "Canons", etc. 2.0 would already be easier to navigate.
Yikes. Getting a brand new iCheckMovies 2.0 today felt like a belated Christmas present, but the update is not the pleasant surprise I was expecting. It looks more complicated, it feels cumbersome, features don't work and I certainly don't like how the site makes free users feel unwelcome by putting up huge pay banners for something simple as checking a film.
This is not the right way to make your site friendly and popular.
i really do miss the old design and am really upset by this; i expect it will be made better in time (users aren't going to suffer through this and no one is going to pay for this). nonetheless, certain user suggestions have been fulfilled that were not originally part of 2.0. and i feel like this can be made to work.
one of the really important things was access to the original list view/organization. and, if you click on the "progress" tab you can see this 1.0 view of the official lists! however, the other tabs on the progress page don't seem to be working, i.e. i can only access the ALL tab. when i try to click the individual tabs, e.g. "imdb," "website," "awards," etc., it just reloads the ALL tab. this is awful. i hope this is another glitch and that you don't expect me to pay in order to access categorical tabs.
i just have a few questions: don't you think the pay accounts are a bit unfair? don't you think this turns off current users and (even more so) prospective users? we can't see our own comments? we can't filter searches? we can't create groups? we can only make one personal list and it can only have up to 100 movies and we can't add a custom avatar to it (get ready for a sea of ugly default avatars)? and trying to do anything that seems basic but that we aren't allowed to do sends us straight to the "buy this" page? seriously?
also, as other users have mentioned below, don't you think the cumbersome design and the increased complexity of the site makes this all that more difficult to navigate and use and thus less attractive to new users? i expect you would have gotten more revenue from adverts on the 1.0 design than you will from adverts AND accounts on the 2.0 design. i could be totally wrong, but i feel this 2.0 design has a lot of problems that need to be seriously addressed (and i only say this because i do care about this site and use it frequently and want to see it succeed).
I find it very disapointing that you can only create one personal top list with a free account. To me, the personal lists were the only worthy improvements of 2.0, the rest being gadgets just slowing down the site. But I can only hope that when the bugs will have been fixed I'll get used to it and start to appreciate it.
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ros86
I am glad the webpages are loading more quickly!Noura
I don't like this new layout :(gregmnewman
if you're not picking up the fixes, try Ctrl f5 as this worked for meCuadie
Also, changing my avatar brought me to an error pageCuadie
Is it just me, or is the layout way more chaotic?BillieDove
Oh, nice, now I see my progress on personal top lists. Thanks guys!If we disregard the bugs, this is exciting.
thiagocrd
The Facebook extension is not working. :(piet
Attention everyone!We are reversing the 'cannot check movies from search page' paid feature, since it seems to be a cause of lots of confusion. We also fixed a bunch of bugs we couldn't foresee, sorry for any inconvenience.
Furthermore, please try to keep things civil. We know it takes time to adjust to the new design and some features. But please, try to be constructive. Saying something sucks doesn't help anyone :)
Thanks!
BillieDove
Also, constructive comment: It would be fun to have a feature where we could classify lists in categories. For exemple, "Director filmographies", "Actor filmographies", "Genre top lists", "Canons", etc. 2.0 would already be easier to navigate.MartinTeller
IMDb import isn't working. Do I need to pay for it?ymmv
Yikes. Getting a brand new iCheckMovies 2.0 today felt like a belated Christmas present, but the update is not the pleasant surprise I was expecting. It looks more complicated, it feels cumbersome, features don't work and I certainly don't like how the site makes free users feel unwelcome by putting up huge pay banners for something simple as checking a film.This is not the right way to make your site friendly and popular.
arsee
I propose to leave icm 1.0 for free accounts and icm 2.0 for paid ones.nosex
i really do miss the old design and am really upset by this; i expect it will be made better in time (users aren't going to suffer through this and no one is going to pay for this). nonetheless, certain user suggestions have been fulfilled that were not originally part of 2.0. and i feel like this can be made to work.one of the really important things was access to the original list view/organization. and, if you click on the "progress" tab you can see this 1.0 view of the official lists! however, the other tabs on the progress page don't seem to be working, i.e. i can only access the ALL tab. when i try to click the individual tabs, e.g. "imdb," "website," "awards," etc., it just reloads the ALL tab. this is awful. i hope this is another glitch and that you don't expect me to pay in order to access categorical tabs.
i just have a few questions: don't you think the pay accounts are a bit unfair? don't you think this turns off current users and (even more so) prospective users? we can't see our own comments? we can't filter searches? we can't create groups? we can only make one personal list and it can only have up to 100 movies and we can't add a custom avatar to it (get ready for a sea of ugly default avatars)? and trying to do anything that seems basic but that we aren't allowed to do sends us straight to the "buy this" page? seriously?
also, as other users have mentioned below, don't you think the cumbersome design and the increased complexity of the site makes this all that more difficult to navigate and use and thus less attractive to new users? i expect you would have gotten more revenue from adverts on the 1.0 design than you will from adverts AND accounts on the 2.0 design. i could be totally wrong, but i feel this 2.0 design has a lot of problems that need to be seriously addressed (and i only say this because i do care about this site and use it frequently and want to see it succeed).
arsee
I hate the update :(BillieDove
I find it very disapointing that you can only create one personal top list with a free account. To me, the personal lists were the only worthy improvements of 2.0, the rest being gadgets just slowing down the site. But I can only hope that when the bugs will have been fixed I'll get used to it and start to appreciate it.Showing items 76 – 90 of 107