R3 New (Beta) Homepage

[french frank]

R3 is calling for feedback on its proposed new Homepage.


Click the Feedback button on the righthand side of the Beta version to complete a survey and for other ways to comment,


or post your comments on the R3 blog.


[General comments for discussion purposes can also be posted here - I know what I think ...]

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

thanks for that tip ff i have left feedback.... i would urge all to do so

from a jazbo perspective it is completely alienating

[Caliban]

from a jazbo perspective it is completely alienating

Tend to agree. I thought the last change was an improvement - I like the current one.

I was just getting used to it

[french frank]

Moved to Announcements so that it doesn't get lost among the sundry ramblings.

[doversoul]

I found questions like these in the survey a bit puzzling.

• Things you can do on it,
• Range of content available on the site,
• This website inspired me to do something new,

Are we supposed to ‘do things’ on the site other than finding out what will be / is being broadcast (and listen again from there)?

[french frank]

I found questions like these in the survey were a bit puzzling.

[LIST][*]Things you can do on it

This is the age of computer games, after all... (Where are the brainteasers and Name That Instrument quizzes?) I suppose they would mean can you find programme information (present, future, archive) and background info. I didn't think much of the prominent links to Facebook, Twitter and How To Buy Tickets for BBC Events as being high priority: others might . I've left (a) comment(s) on the blog, but I may do the survey if you have the opportunity to answer the questions in your own way [not just Yes/No/Don't Know on a scale of 1-10].

This is the problem with BBC 'research': they try to template everything, which makes it very easy for them to process the answers.

It would be good if people looked thoroughly at the content available. I often find that what I want to know isn't there (playlists in advance, even a Drama on 3 cast list) and plenty of stuff I don't need. What's the point of the Wikipedia information (correct and incorrect) when we can get that anyway?

[Pianorak]

Done the survey and left this feedback: Just as irritating and unhelpful as before - nice new typeface, though.

[James Wonnacott]

Question 2: Please indicate where you are right now.

It seems the BBC are employing Americans to carry out their survey.

[french frank]

I've done the survey - fairly useless, standard survey questions that I've answered on several previous occasions.

It was 56% completed before the first question about the Beta was asked.

As suspected, it wasn't about Radio 3's homepage but the entire Beta site, so no questions of special relevance. The only opportunity to say anything useful was the final question (What do you dislike about the Beta version?) - not exactly the moment to write a structured, detailed reply.

[Panjandrum]

I've done the survey - fairly useless, standard survey questions that I've answered on several previous occasions.

It was 56% completed before the first question about the Beta was asked.

As suspected, it wasn't about Radio 3's homepage but the entire Beta site, so no questions of special relevance. The only opportunity to say anything useful was the final question (What do you dislike about the Beta version?) - not exactly the moment to write a structured, detailed reply.

There is the opportunity to email them and/or tweet on Twitter which may give the opportunity for more specific feedback. The survey as others have pointed out asks the usual generic, mind numbing rubbish. Does anyone at the BBC ever use this feedback?