I was a DK4 Beta tester who had few problems after the first couple of weeks.
Still, I have some complaints which I outline below the fold.
I'm more cranky however about Boehner the unprincipled weeper, about Walker the Governor for the few, Rand Paul of the very small brain, and the Fox network purveyors of lies, rumors and innuendo on a scale not seen since the serpent in the Garden of Eden.
After cancelling TV in December, I get my news from BBC, Le Monde, Spiegel and the Sydney Morning Herald on the web. Watch Jon Stewart, Colbert, Rachel (and Robot Chicken!) next day on the web.
If I am cranky about DK4 in general it's because we seem to be a little more resistant to change than I thought a group such as we would be. Given the size and complexity of the site, the problems with the change over seem to me quite miniscule.
Nevertheless, I too have a couple of beefs with the new format, first with the way new diaries appear. I loved the old "newest on top" approach.
And I'm not a real fan of groups. I think they will divide and separate the community in the long run such that members at large will simply avoid groups based on their names. Further, the idea of placing diaries in the hands of others to publish at their whim, to edit at their whim, and to cancel at their whim seems to me exactly the opposite of free speech. But then, joining a group is always optional for the Steppenwolf.
Finally, the site does not look as robust as it used to, but that is an aesthetic judgment and I am no designer, although I don't feel the "punch" when I post in between the curlicues and the pale, narrow lines!
On the other hand, there is nothing remotely close to DK4 on the planet.
I for one will be forever grateful that Markos decided to give free rein to his passion for freedom and then set about proving the point. The pointy heads on the right will never get it.
Yours in delicious crankiness.
Peace
CJ
WHERE TO TURN: LINKS
☀ For more stuff sort of like this, the Cranky Users group.
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☀ For immediate catharsis, complain in a Cranky Users thread. These threads are regularly scanned by kos and developers, but it's not a guaranteed way to bring an issue to the attention of these folks. But sometimes you just need some sympathy from other cranky people! (And sometimes, other cranky people have advice that can help you.)
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