It's been worth it to read some of the epic moaning. From severe headaches, to being "blinded" to others assaulting FMs with the use of bold. Very funny thread.
I've just said as much on the 'I like the changes' thread or whatever it's called. They seem to think we're seriously having breakdowns here, when it's all been one great laugh to me.
It's been worth it to read some of the epic moaning. From severe headaches, to being "blinded" to others assaulting FMs with the use of bold. Very funny thread.
An air ambulance arrived earlier and took someone away. Suspected stroke.
It lacks the personality that the other old site had..... it is horrible.
Oh and as you can see thegrey text is not clear unless it is black
Seems to be the way the world is going. Everything now has to look so clean and cold and minimalist. There's no place for character, personality or emotion.
Personally I think this has got to be the closest feeling I've come to since watching my local corner pub being turned into a trendy open plan wine bar.
A few years ago everybody I knew was on Facebook. Now when I talk to people it seems more and more people have given up on it.
Yes, popular websites can lose their popularity, isn't that what happened to MySpace? In fact isn't this what the redesign is meant to be about? If there was no possibility of a site losing popularity because of its design, there wouldn't be any point in any site updating ever.
The white needs to go genuinely painful on the eyes. Also the font is too faint which just makes it even harder to read. Oh, and they still have that silly full stop at the at end of the logo! Proof as if we needed it that amateurs are at work.
Threads from top to bottom are nowhere near as busy as usual. Trust me they leave in droves when a messy change happens.
They've sucked the colour out, made it rediculously hard to read for any amount of time, ruined the format on several browsers and devices & cut corners by keeping the old buttons. It's terrible. A school kid could have done better than this **** up.
Ouch!! I had to shut that down straightaway.
Are they just having a laugh? That 'who's posted' display shouldn't have got past any user acceptance testing.
Tonight I can see the toolbar of forums along the top, so that helps. But the colour is awful and makes it very difficult to read even with my specs on
Yes, popular websites can lose their popularity, isn't that what happened to MySpace? In fact isn't this what the redesign is meant to be about? If there was no possibility of a site losing popularity because of its design, there wouldn't be any point in any site updating ever.
I'm actually all for change, if I feel it's been properly instituted and gives people what they want or need. You can however have too much change.
Wouldn't have hurt at all to have the grey be pastel-blue, for instance, giving it a lively feel.
To make change successful you need to attract new people and retain your existing audience. I think the changes have alienated a lot of us oldies, who've stuck with the site for many years.
I'm not saying I'm going to give up, but at the moment I just don't have the inclination to partake in any discussions outside of the feedback threads. My DS experience was very much centred around the easy to read threads and 'life' in things like the old smilies. At the moment everything just feels so colourless and dull.
Thing is, as I mentioned before, it can be fixed: and I can tolerate some things like the new bar at the top, the new font is nice, and the icons are OK. I just think they didn't have to throw the baby out with the bath water.
It's been worth it to read some of the epic moaning. From severe headaches, to being "blinded" to others assaulting FMs with the use of bold. Very funny thread.
It's amazing how blinded YOU are. So many people expressing genuine pain (headaches, eye strain) is not moaning. I also can't see what's funny about it.
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An air ambulance arrived earlier and took someone away. Suspected stroke.
Don't think I've ever seen a forum design with so much empty space.
Seems to be the way the world is going. Everything now has to look so clean and cold and minimalist. There's no place for character, personality or emotion.
Personally I think this has got to be the closest feeling I've come to since watching my local corner pub being turned into a trendy open plan wine bar.
That was my first thought upon seeing it as well.
Flip your Samsung Galaxy to landscape.
Yes, popular websites can lose their popularity, isn't that what happened to MySpace? In fact isn't this what the redesign is meant to be about? If there was no possibility of a site losing popularity because of its design, there wouldn't be any point in any site updating ever.
Threads from top to bottom are nowhere near as busy as usual. Trust me they leave in droves when a messy change happens.
That's my biggest bugbear to be honest.
I have a feeling it is for future use, in terms of advertising.
Are they just having a laugh? That 'who's posted' display shouldn't have got past any user acceptance testing.
Edited : Freudian typo
Ah - so THAT's where the mods have been hanging out all day!
*green grinny smiley*
I assume no one from their team wants to spend five minutes commenting in this thread.
It's ridiculously narrow! 30% of the width of my screen is an empty wilderness!
I'm dying.
Great, now you've said you don't want it, guaranteed they'll add it.
BRING IT BACK! :mad:
You got me for a second there.
I'm actually all for change, if I feel it's been properly instituted and gives people what they want or need. You can however have too much change.
Wouldn't have hurt at all to have the grey be pastel-blue, for instance, giving it a lively feel.
To make change successful you need to attract new people and retain your existing audience. I think the changes have alienated a lot of us oldies, who've stuck with the site for many years.
I'm not saying I'm going to give up, but at the moment I just don't have the inclination to partake in any discussions outside of the feedback threads. My DS experience was very much centred around the easy to read threads and 'life' in things like the old smilies. At the moment everything just feels so colourless and dull.
Thing is, as I mentioned before, it can be fixed: and I can tolerate some things like the new bar at the top, the new font is nice, and the icons are OK. I just think they didn't have to throw the baby out with the bath water.
You might win. A further announcement will be made tomorrow. :cool:
It's amazing how blinded YOU are. So many people expressing genuine pain (headaches, eye strain) is not moaning. I also can't see what's funny about it.