[John Robinson]

Looks and function. Function and looks.

[dalereed]

It stinks!!!!

[NittanyLion]

Well, it looks good. I like the new format. And if it improves the performance of FR, that's most important.

[Don Carlos]

As COBOL programmers would say, "GOBACK"!

[M. Thatcher]

Good feng shui.

[rw4site]

I like it!
Now, if you could just change the font color to a dark (Navy) blue.

[Brett66]

It looks better, but no self-search?

[b4its2late]

Just as long as it's FR, and it works. You can bring it on live now if you want. Looks mighty fine to me.

[raygun]

Looks like it functions, does it function like it looks? Well, only enough guinea pigs with hammers pounding on a million monkeys heads will determine if they'll produce anything noteworthy. (what did he just say?)

I like it. But I'm easy too, pay me enough and I'll say and/or do anything you want me to...

'Till I get a cheque, I like it, that's my story and I'm stickin' to it...

[Spunky]

Looks and function. Function and looks.

1.Looks: Whats with all the purple,lavender colors in everything these days?
I have noticed on TV most of the sitcoms have purple, lavender colors in them.YUK!
I am partial to the good old red, white, and blue. That is FreeRepublic to me.
Also us older people have a hard time seeing the tone on tone words.
The (My comments) is so cluttered I am not sure where one thread begins and ends.
I don't know why it would have to have all that information on it.

2.Function: As near as I can determine it functions alright, but I don't see (my profile) link.
Are you still going to have that function? Also will you have bookmarks put the title of the link in on its own like it used to?

John, ever since you changed servers I have not been able to see dates that members have joined.
I have asked other Freepers and they say they can see the dates of members.
I have spread my window way out and still don't see any member date.
Any idea as to why this is happening? Also in my (self-search - comments)
the amount of threads in there go all the way back to November or maybe
further. How do I get rid of the old ones? It used to be they just disappeared.

[A Navy Vet]

Definitely like the "Sent To" feature in "My Mail". Hard to track the conversation sometimes when too much time has elapse from my last communique to their answer. Can you also send to multiple recipients?

[mercy]

It's fine John. Just fine. EXCEPT the 'My Comments' page. It's too bunched up. Hard to read.

[AppyPappy]

To add a topic to the sidebar, select a topic from the Topics page. The lefthand column will provide a link "Click here to subscribe."

On the page where I see this message, I do not see a link to the Topics page. It makes the message confusing.

I'm writing Special Ed documentation for users now. Someone told me it looked like Dr Seuss wrote it.,

[kinsman redeemer]

It took a couple days to get the nerve up to change. But I did - finally.

I like it. I like the control over the right side column.

You are doing a GREAT Job! THANKS!

Russ

p.s. -- Not that anybody cares, but a very good friend of mine is the father of the term "Beta Test." When I first clicked to make the change, I accidently clicked on the link "Beta" (although it clearly says, "Click Here" to implement the change). Anyway, I saw the derivation of the term and was pleased to see that it was accurate - although my friend's name was not mentioned.

Russ

[glorygirl]

Hope it is not too late to post reviews of the new software. Thanks for the changes you have already instituted.But as long as you are making changes, why not include a search function to search text of all postings/articles? This way we can learn more about a particular person or topic if we want to, without looking all over the place. Also, the current "search for member" option only allows users to search for actual postings by the member, rather than for postings addressed to the member. Many of us don't receive bumps for all the articles we'd like to see, but we know certain other members who do. Is there a way to address this?