[NovemberCharlie]

I'll start off by saying I'm not impressed; it's busy, and takes up too much space. By this I mean the white space around the edges. I normally wouldn't care about that, but in this case, something about the site makes it too wide for my browser window, although the information in it fits just fine.

On the posting:
I note that we now have the ability to post without previewing first, and that we can no longer alter our posts from the preview page. I can't say that I'm fond of either of these changes.

[Nephi]

Have they invented a way for a member to change their screen name?

[NittanyLion]

Is anyone else's self search a garbled mess? It looks like the function is missing a line break after each entry.

[philman_36]

A thread to comment on the new Free Republic software, since I seem to be the first to do so.
You may be the first, but you won't be the last.

A preliminary inspection on my part gentlemen shows me some very nice additions in the beta. I like being able to choose my own categories in the right column.
As usual, ya'll have excelled and exceed expectations again and have vastly improved the forum again, IMO. Thank you again for an excellent website and all of the love and labor ya'll put into it.
I'm looking forward to looking at more of the new features and will do so as time permits me.
May G_d grant me the privelege of meeting you gentlemen some day, and my heartfelt thanks to you and your family.

[Wrigley]

I don't like the layout for the "self-search" or as its called, "my comments." It's difficult to tell who is posting and replying.

Other than that, its not bad.

[Willie Green]

'Beta' gets a "thumbs-up" from Willie Green.
(making allowances for refinements.)

May I suggest adding Netscape 4.7 to the "best viewed withs"?
There are some of us die-hards who refuse to use either MicroSquish's browser or AOL / Time Warner's cruddy "upgrade" of Netscape.

[antaresequity]

and that we can no longer alter our posts from the preview page

I strongly second this. There are times when one may want to cut and paste off the preview as well as it just adds mouse travel time...at the very least put a second OK button at the top of the preview window

[McGavin999]

I love the Graphics. If you spend any amount of time on FR the stark blue and white eventually hurts your eyes. The graphics soften that and will probably be easier on the eye during heavy activity periods.

[Quix]

YEA JOHN ROBINSON AS USUAL.

Please keep up the good work while taking care of yourself and those close to you by having fun and getting sufficient rest. You're a real trooper and a real loved trooper, John.

The new software stuff is fine with me.

[browardchad]

I've been using the beta for two days now, and the left margin seems to be having problems tonight -- disappearing on some thread screens; making it hard to read.

[boris]

I hate it. It is counterintuitive and nasty.

It reminds me of Laocoon, wrestling with snakes and losing.

I even hate the new "non-Beta" FR.

There was nothing wrong -- nothing "broken" about the old format--it was much easier to use and navigate.

The new one has a "mind of its own" and refuses to bow to the user's preferences.

I hate the "news/activism" and "general" threads. We need more organization, not less. And I still don't understand why there is not an "environmentalism" topic.

It stinx.

--Boris

[Libloather]

I seem to be the first to do so.

YES! You are the first! How do you feel?

[Silly]

I haven't had a lot of time to review the new software (haven't been on FR much lately), but here is ONE thing that is a huge pet peeve:

Every time I post a message, the "New Posts To You" alert is highlighted. There's no way to know whether it is because someone is responding to me, unless I go back and re-read the message I posted to clear the "alert".

This is DRIVING ME UP THE WALL! Can't you program the "New Posts to You" alert to be highlighted ONLY when someone responds to a post, and to ignore my own messages? PLEASE?

[nutmeg]

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