Access to trial BETA version of new website

May have been said before but information is hidden behind to many clicks.  For example if I have multiple loan parts for sale I now have to click into each one to find the progress, this is a backward step from the old site where they were all visible.  As a general rule you should show as much relevant information as possible at the higher level if you don't the users with multiple loans etc will be the most impacted - possibly hitting the top 20% of your investors.

I agree with the comments so far re layout, spacing, white space, etc. Also don't need large pictures and would love to have pending interest (the old system gives us the grand total for each part - all we need is that minus whatever has been paid out so far - I do this manually in a spreadsheet but it would be nicer to have it as part of the dashboard).

I assume the fact that amounts are available to buy on the repaid loans page is just for testing - obviously you can buy one normally. Also the writing is now huge - I do need reading glasses normally but not on this site - I can read it from across the room.

My Loans - Live loans page / repaid / selling / sold

edited - I have removed my suggestion for re-ordering the headline box and drop-down boxes because it wouldn't work if you have more than one part - I like the fact that multiple parts can be seen under each loan - big improvement.

1) I don't see the need for the rate box (all the loans are 12%) - could replace this with a link to relevant documents instead
2) the piccy could be included in the drop-down box which would improve spacing (and reduce scrolling) when only headline boxes are being viewed.
3) only 6 pieces of information in the headline box and the drop-down box - more could be included, eg interest accrued, etc 
4) space above and below text in the boxes could be reduced - too much space for the size of the text

On the sold loanparts page it would be useful to have some of the information from the live loans page if the loan is still live - just in case I may want to buy some back (eg if its term has been extended) - so info like time remaining. Likewise if the whole loan has been repaid it would useful for it to say that

For info - I normally work on a 15" screen laptop. I rarely use a tablet and never use my phone for the internet (although I am told it can do that).

Very possibly yes, was the conclusion I reached late last night.

Even allowing for the fact that I'm quite capable of being more irritable than a bananaless oldgrumpy on a rainy day in the most depressing place you can think of, I expected to see numerous comments on what I was seeing as poor text definition rendering the screen near impossible to read at the low resolution required to maximise data displayed. Reality.....not another dissenting voice to be heard!

All my observations leading to my negative feedback were using Firefox (latest version) and Windows XP running on ten year old hardware with a non-standard graphics board.

How would things look on my laptop - Firefox (latest version) and Windows 10 running on contemporary, original hardware?

Answer...... perfect!

Well, at least as far as text definition was concerned. Still have the pointless photos taking up space that could be better utilised, plus the 'oceans of white dessert'.

Further experimentation on my stone age desktop reveals that I can improve text definition by disabling 'Allow pages to choose their own fonts instead of my selections' in Firefox Options (Advanced). Unfortunately this change is universal and has unpredictable, sometimes undesirable, effects on other websites.

Almost happy now. At least I'm not now put off playing with the system, so rather than

Link requested by Dawn.


dawn, the way you link things is to type [ url= ]type in your url here]the text you want, for instance "Link requested by Dawn"[ / url ] without the spaces in the "url" square brackets (which I put in to stop it turning into a link).  Alternatively, and perhaps more easily, you can copy paste the URL you want and then click on the link button, the one that looks like a globe with a piece of paper in front of it.

I clicked the first of the 2 links provided by SS in the OP. It begins by asking for the generic SS username and password that are given in the OP. Then you arrive at the beta site and can log in using your own normal email and password.

'Visually insulting'

Hits the nail on the head, wish I'd thought of that. Apologies in advance if you find it replicated without the attribution it deserves!