TURNED INSIDE OUT AND UPSIDE DOWN: AHEAD OF MY TIME, HORSES AFTER THE CART

[hhh799]

I'M A VERY LONG TIME BUYER. OFTEN ENGAGING WITH SELLERS TO ELABORATE UPON SPECIFIC NEEDS TO FINE TUNE MY PURCHASES. RECENTLY I RESPONDED TO AN EBAY REQUEST FOR FEEDBACK ABOUT A CHANGE IN YOUR MESSAGING FORMAT WHICH I FOUND RATHER CONFUSING IN KEEPING TRACK OF EXCHANGES WITH SELLERS AS TO WHICH EXCHANGE CAME BEFORE WHICH. CONTRIBUTING TO MY CONFUSION WAS THE ADDED UP AND DOWN TEXT SCROLLING WITH PARTIALLY REVEALED TEXT  I FOUND NECESSARY TO FOLLOW EXCHANGES. SINCE I DIDN'T RECALL THE CLASSIC FORM, I SWITCH BACK AND SURPRISINGLY DIDN''T  FIND THAT HELPFUL  ANY MORE. TODAY I FOUND A WHOLE NEW GRAPHC LAYOUT WHICH ALTHOUGH BEAUTIFUL, SNAZZY AND QUITE CONTEMPORARY CONFUSED ME EVEN MORE. ON THE ONE HAND, MOVING ACROSS A PAGE WITH ARROWHEADS DIRECTING A TOPICAL PATH WITH NO ARROWHEADS AT THE END OF THE LINE TO INDICATE CONTINUATION OR SERIAL ORDER RATHER THAN JUST PROCEEDING DOWN THE PAGE PRODUCED A SENSE OF STOPS AND STARTS WHICH CAUSED HESITATIONS ON MY PART AND BROKE UP CONTINUITY AND COMPREHENSION. INTRODUCTION OF POP-UP CONTENT PRODUCING INTERRUPTIVE DIGRESSIONS AS WITH WIKIPEDIA EXPANSIONS. THE BOTTOM LINE IS, I'M WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE IS EXPERIENCING THIS AND IF IT MAY BE MAKING IMPARTING YOUR IMPORTANT INFORMATION ANNOYINGLY DIFFICULT,  WASTEFULLY TIME CONSUMING AND INTERFERING WITH THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF TRADE.

[lady_madonna]

@hhh799

Could you please clarify your post?

[hhh799]

I'M SORRY FOR NOT GETTING BACK TO YOU SOONER. ALTHOUGH I AM A LONG TIME BUYER,  I'M NOT A SELLER SO GENERALLY REPLY  MAINLY TO SELLERS I BUY FROM AND SO I'M NOT NOT GENERALLY ACQUAINTED WITH COMMUNICATIONS OTHER THAN THROUGH EMAILS AND MORE RECENTLY MESSAGING, ALTHOUGH MINIMALLY BECAUSE I'VE FOUND SOME SELLERS SEEM TO SPLIT REPLIES BETWEEN THOSE  TWO PLATFORMS.  I   DO USE FORUM/ COMMUNITY PLATFORMS  ON OTHER WEBSITES ALTHOUGH PREDOMINANTLY TO FIND  OUT HOW TO REPAIR THINGS. SO EVEN IF I NEED TO DEAL WITH WHICH PLATFORM OR CATAGORIES (EVEN JUST  MORE THAN ONE ) THAT I MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN  TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT I NEED TO FIND OUT, I JUMP SHIP OR BAIL OUT, SO TO SPEAK BEFORE GETTING A "SOLUTION/ANSWER" ON THAT WEBSITE. WITH THE PROLIFERATION, DIVISION AND  RENAMING OF SUBCATEGORIES AND OPTIONS/ALTERNATIVES I EITHER LOSE PATIENCE OR FIND THAT RESOURCE FOR INFORMATION TOO TIME CONSUMING OR TEDIOUS TO USE. IN ADDITION, AFTER  THIRTY EIGHT YEARS OF PURPORTED "UPGRADING " OF PLATFORMS AND PROGRAMS BY COMPANIES  FOR THE " IMPROVEMENT" OF THEIR PRODUCTS OR APPEAL ENHANSEMENT  TO INCREASE CUSTOMERS  SUCH EVOLUTION DOESN'T WORK FOR ME. FOR EXAMPLE, I STILL FIND AOL SERVES ME WELL DESPITE  IT'S EVOLUTION AND CHANGES ALONG WITH IT'S OWNERSHIP.   SO WHEN EBAY SOLICITED FEEDBACK AFTER IT CHANGED IT'S MESSAGING FORMAT  TO ONE THAT  I FOUND MORE DIFFICULT TO USE FOR MY PURPOSE ,AND FOUND THAT SWITCHING BACK ALSO SEEMED TO  INCORPORATE SOMETHING NEW WHICH MADE IT HARDER TO WORK WITH, I OFFERED MY FEEDBACK. I DON'T CLAIM TO HAVE A "SOLUTION:  NOR CAN I JUST SUGGEST FOR CUSTOMERS TO SWITCH BACK. IN FACT, MAYBE  IT SERVES THEIR PURPOSES JUST FINE, BUT I REPORTED WHAT I THOUGHT MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR ME AND INQUIRED WHETHER OR NOT OTHERS MAY BE HAVING DIFFICULTY TOO.  MAYBE I HAVE TO JUST CHALK IT UP TO MY AGE, BUT I DON'T THINK SO. ANYWAY, I HAD WRITTEN  EBAY MORE ELABORATED FEEDBACK ON THE ISSUE RECENTLY AND WOULD REFER YOU TO THAT EXCEPT I CAN'T FIND IT ON EBAY. ON THE DAY I RECEIVED YOUR INQUIRY, I FOUND AN EXPLOSION OF MORE NEW OPTIONS MAKING IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE.  IN SHORT, FOR ME THERE SEEMS TOBE A VISIO-SPACIAL  ISSUE INTERACTING WITH INCREASED CONTENT SPREAD ACROSS INDIVIDUAL PAGES IN ADDITION TO TEXT AND WINDOW MOVEMENT  VERTICALLY UP AND DOWN PAGES WHICH MUST BE CONTROLLED IN COORDINATION  CONTROLLED BY  HAND TO MOUSE OR FINGER TO MOUSE (WHEEL) MOVEMENTS  IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS VERTICALLY. I HOPE THAT CLARIFIES WHAT I INTENDED TO CONVEY IN MY UNINTENDED POSTING. BE WELL.