I’ve been visiting this site for a few years now and I have to say, there’s nothing in the new version that makes my blood boil. Does it look and function differently now? Yes. However, I honestly think that a lot of the complaining is coming from folks who would have a hard time being happy with everything.
For example, I’ve read quite a few complaints about the colour of the text. Personally, I find this much easier to read than the older version. The grey/white contrast is a welcome change as far as I’m concerned.
Another complaint is that the look and feel of the site is now too ‘article’ focused, for lack of a better way of putting it. To that I have to ask, isn’t the content the point? Yes, the community aspect is important, but at the end of the day this place isn’t any different from Facebook without the meat and potatoes. IE the content. It’s actually my hope that the re-alignment in focus will cut back on the thread hijacking and pearl clutching that has been going on lately.
I honestly could keep going on about the things that I like more about the new version. But, I guess it’s like everything else. People who have made up their minds about something like this aren’t going to change their opinions anytime soon…… it just feels like some folks are complaining just for the sake of having something to complain about.
Anyway, I guess what I wanted to say is ‘kudos’ to the folks that have obviously put in a great deal of effort in the newest version and that I whole-heartedly approve of the changes. It’s nice to know that there’s some care and concern being taken about making things better.