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It looks pretty goofy to me. The link colors need to be changed; there's just too much red all over the place.

Also, I think the in reply to #_ link should be on the left side of the page instead of waaaaay over on the right where you have it now.

And the format is just too broken up. Only 20 replys before having to link to another page? One of the best things about FR's format is the fact that we've never had to click from one page to the next in order to read a single thread. I'd really hate to lose that feature. I'd suggest at least 50 replies per thread before we're forced to click to a new page.

Just my humble whine.

And the format is just too broken up. Only 20 replys before having to link to another page?

I agree here. Though in Eugene, modern and civilized as it claims to be (/s), I'm in a broadband impaired part of Eugene, and with my dialup I will typically download multiple threads (usually 10 or 15)and go offline to read & go back on to post, if desired.

Not looking forward here to a geometric increase in the number of open browser windows - gets tough enough on those busy news days - and yes, FR IS my primary source for real news.

Dave

And the format is just too broken up. Only 20 replys before having to link to another page? One of the best things about FR's format is the fact that we've never had to click from one page to the next in order to read a single thread. I'd really hate to lose that feature. I'd suggest at least 50 replies per thread before we're forced to click to a new page.

I agree wholeheartedly. While I appreciate that there needs to be some means of retrieving just the latest replies without having to reload the entire thread, breaking things up into 20-post chunks destroys one of the great features of FR which was lightning-quick intra-thread navigation.

Perhaps an http/html guru can answer me this: some web sites allow partially-completed downloads to be restored; what are the capabilities and limitations of this ability? If there were nothing on a page past the last post, would it be possible to have the server tell the user's browser that it had a 'partial' copy of the page and then give it the rest (i.e. the new stuff)?