UrbanBaby

05.31.08, 17:46 PM General Topics
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I miss the old site... [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 05.31.08, 05:46 PM Flag

Dear UrbanBaby community,

Thank you so much for being a valued member of the UrbanBaby community. We wanted to inform you that we are shutting down the site on July 6th. We are grateful for your participation and support that has helped make UrbanBaby such an important resource to parents for many years.

If you have any questions or concerns, you can email us at urbanbaby-support@cbsinteractive.com.

Thanks so much,

UrbanBaby Support

Me too. Very sad. It was omething that I spent too much time on but was nonetheless valuable to me at times. I miss it a lot. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:46 PM Flag

Yeah. This one is harder to navigate, I don't feel connected to those who are on for some reason. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:47 PM Flag

It feels so much less intimate. Plus I really do think that a lot of the people who used to come on no longer do. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:48 PM Flag

itta agree. it all feels more random. you used to feel like you were having a conversation with people, now it's more impersonal. and i HATE the cheesy graphics, like the big pull-out quote. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:12 PM Flag

i hate that pull down quote too [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:13 PM Flag

ita. i was on alll the time through ttc and my pregnancy.. now my db is 3 mos old and this is the second time ive been on since he was born. there have been so many times i could have really used the support and info of the old ub... [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:20 PM Flag

I think the big problem is the "most active" as the default setting...new posts go quickly to the bottom and so noone sees or answers them. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:50 PM Flag

I keep it on "sort by recency" as my default. It's really not any better. There's just no one on here - with all apologies to those of us on right now ;-) [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:51 PM Flag

No worries. I wonder if the deleter is getting bored [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:52 PM Flag

np: this is a particularly slow night [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:53 PM Flag

ittta, it all feels very random. it [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:11 PM Flag

ITA. In a way its good, because I almost never come here anymore though. Amazing how just a few simple changes have really changed it, for the worse. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:48 PM Flag

The boards used to move much more quickly on a Sat night, we have been on the same page for a while... [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:50 PM Flag

I don't mind it - I toggle between both sites. They both have different vibes, depending on what I'm in the mood for. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 05:57 PM Flag

How...I thought it's gone [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:18 PM Flag

i do too. this is the first time i've been back in a month. used to come every day. it just does not flow as well. they really made a mistake. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:10 PM Flag

I like that you can enter more text into the posts now. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:20 PM Flag

I do too. I think the site is improved, but I have to admit there has been a big defection. Maybe we just all got sick of it at once. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:33 PM Flag

I'm just visiting for the first time in several months, am in shock, had no idea they did a redesign. WTF? I don't like it. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 05.31.08, 06:36 PM Flag