[smith288]

....ok, i actually love the new look....

[Exit148]

I not only don't like it, I want to boycott it! Why change what worked? The tried and true was comfortable. I don't want to have to learn all this new stuff. Bring back the old and familiar and what was direct and to the point!!

[hawaiian]

THIS IS HORRIBLE!!!!!

[jimtorr]

It's busy, it's gratuitously complicated. The old insterface was no frills, certainly, but straightforward and to the point.

I think this is the best comment I've seen yet. The new format seems quite complicated for the newbie. A steep learning curve, not newbie friendly. So far, I don't find it pleasent my self.

Anybody who calls me a whiner for expressing my personal preference and opinion can kiss my oatmeal (I don't like grits).

[fnord]

Judging by the volume (both sound and number) of critics, what they really need to do ASAP is put up an FAQ/tutorial/how-to page. I've been designing web sites for 8 years, and it took me a bit to find some of the mechanisms I wanted to use. All in all, I like it.

However I would ...

• Put up a how-to guide, pronto
• I'd get rid of the left bar (and flag) and put those items in a menu at the top.
• Make the poll smaller and just pop-up a new window for it.
• Allow more customization of the right sidebar.

Some of these may be in the works. Judging by the torrent of opinions, methinks the Robinsons decided to take the weekend off and let people cool off a bit. Bet they will appreciate constructive feedback though.

Don't forget people, they have designed this new forum with the intent of marketing it. Therefore it has to be easy to maintain from their end, and customizable for the client and his users. Constructive, specific feedback will help them make a better product, and support FR. "I hate it! I want my old FR!" aint very helpful.</rant>

[Hank Rearden]

It's sloooow, veeery sloooow, because it's transmitting so much damn useless, decorative crap. Takes forever to reload even a cached page of postings.

[NormsRevenge]

Mr. Gorbachev-Robinson..:-\ Tear down that website ....urrr wall that separates those who can left and right mouse click and use a search engine but fear the new things that confront them.

The site is fine,, hell it just got put online ... The advisory says you Have been heard and changes , more changes will be made..

Stop the whining already...






SEMPER FI

[Bernard Marx]

I'm of the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it?" school.

I don't mind change if there's a reason for it and if it's an improvement. So far I find the new format more complex, less user-friendly and no particular improvement over the old one. I find it worse in some ways than the old one, especially navigation.

Just put me down as a conservative. It's the liberals who live for constant change and "pushing the envelope."

[aruanan]

I am going to have to see a psychiatrist and leave my religion behind because obviously my God hates me imposing such atrocity on me.

Don't worry, there are more people who believe that to be immediately enamoured of all changes is to confer on them the Spirit of Genuine Conservatism. The "new look" is okay once you actually get onto a thread.

[strela]

Well, a day has passed. And I still hate the new format. Can't find my sent Freepmail, Breaking News has gone the way of the dodo, Latest Posts is MIA, Self-Search is somewhere out there in the ether. What a soup sandwich this is!

At least the flag watermark on the left side of the page has mercifully disappeared. The page loads a lot faster now, but that's like saying that I have the most finely crafted buggywhip in the world - a small and useless distinction these days.

My vote is cast. Rant (and whine) over.

[Abn1508]

I vote "don't like."