New RV Park Reviews website is now online

I liked the old one much, much better.
New is not always better.
If it ain't broke, Don't fix it!!

RVcrazy wrote:
I really liked the feature that let you limit your search to only those parks rated above 7.5 etc. and miss it on the new version. When we tried it on the cell phone, half the space was taken up with ads. Is it possible to slightly reduce this space to 1/3 so that we can see more of the actual review on the screen? Thanks!

Since the old system didn't create an average score for parks, I'm puzzled as to how you were able to search using it. I don't recall an ability to search for parks by scores. If you had found a way to do this I would be interested in learning what I had overlooked.

the silverback wrote:
I liked the old site much better. Also having trouble having my reviews posted.

Please describe the problems you are having getting your reviews posted. Since the site has only been online for 3 days I assume you are referring to something in the submission process not the approval process. Please let us know so we can fix any problems.

I really liked the feature that let you limit your search to only those parks rated above 7.5 etc. and miss it on the new version. When we tried it on the cell phone, half the space was taken up with ads. Is it possible to slightly reduce this space to 1/3 so that we can see more of the actual review on the screen? Thanks!

I liked the old site much better. Also having trouble having my reviews posted.

lasttruck wrote:
Seems to be a glitch this morning. All I get is the following via old and new links.

Error in exception handler

We're still resolving some server issues but it was online when I wrote this response.

Major Dad wrote:
We have started traveling with smartphone (Android) and leaving the laptop at home. Yes, we are trying to make it into the 21st Century. I appreciate that the new website is mobile device friendly; it makes it much easier to use on the go. Also, it loads much more quickly. I say this even though I really liked the old website, and don't enjoy learning to navigate new websites in general.

My understanding is that the phone app that is under development will provide at least the ability to access the park database and probably the average ratings offline without a network connection. Reading reviews would necessitate being online.

Seems to be a glitch this morning. All I get is the following via old and new links.

Error in exception handler

We have started traveling with smartphone (Android) and leaving the laptop at home. Yes, we are trying to make it into the 21st Century. I appreciate that the new website is mobile device friendly; it makes it much easier to use on the go. Also, it loads much more quickly. I say this even though I really liked the old website, and don't enjoy learning to navigate new websites in general.

Revconguy wrote:
Nice but I don't trust the reviews. I always had problems getting negative reviews I submitted posted. Positive ones were no problem....

As before you have to take some of both the negative & positive reviews with a grain of salt.

I came across one, a recent post, on a SP which I am very familiar with. The poster gave it a very low rating simply because there is no handicapped parking, no parking at all, right outside the bathroom. He also grossly exagerated the walking distance to the bathroom from his site.

Well it just is not so. Short term parking to use for the bathroom, though not designated 'handicapped', not designated at all actually, is not far away. There are sites that happen to be very close to the bathroom.

Everyone has their rating method. Mine starts at 10, then points are deducted per item starting with value for money in consideration of ammenities provided & what is expected for the type of CG. I don't expect WIFI at a SP. I do at a private CG. The private will lose a point if WIFI is not available.