[Lazamataz]

Ping!

[Lazamataz]

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[Lazamataz]

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[Lazamataz]

usbility = usability

Laz needs coffee.

[Cyber Liberty]

I agree.

I just FReepmailed John and told him so.

[Stallone]

It is better. Change is not good. Excellence is good. Thank you for having the courage to reach higher.

[It'salmosttolate]

I agree Laz. They listened.

Now if we can only get our Gob't to do the same.

[technomage]

Well, I have to hand it to the boys (and the girls) over at Fresno. After an admittedly hamhanded rollout, they worked overtime and doubletime to listen to our complaints and return FR to a look and usbility that we were accustomed to.

Dittos!!!

I love change, except when it comes to our great US Constitution. Jim Robinson and the gang are to be commended on how quickly they responded to, shall we say, the 'advice' many of us (including myself) gave during those harrowing hours of yesterday.

Excellent job!!

[lawdude]

Ping for progress. Great to see the response to complaints (from me and others). Much better than y'day, but I am still not convinced.

BTW, I set my number of posts per d/l to 20 but I still get 50. Is this a "feature"?

Keep up the good work folks. Nice to see the efforts.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

No....this new format STILL doesn't do housework for me......I'm leaving..........! I mean, geez, if these guys can add all this neat stuff why the heck can't they do a load of laundry for me, huh? Is that too much to ask?

[BlueCat]

You are on target. I was thrilled to open up FR today and see that today's look is more usable and readable. Thank you FR for listening to us!!!

[anniegetyourgun]

Works for me - but then, I'm "easy".....

[DoctorMichael]

Bump. Thanks!

[Morgan in Denver]

I have to admit, I was not a fan of the changes. I guess I'm more a creature of habit then I admit.

The only thing that really put me off was the wallpaper and that's gone, thankfully. As for the rest, the FR site seems to be better than ever.

Thank you, whoever you are, for the people who did the work and have made this site even better.

[go star go]

don't be freepin at work...

[Exit148]

Laz ---Thanks for putting this thread up. I was one of the 'p------and moaners', and my voice was heard. I still have some reconciling to do with parts of it, but it has come a long way from what faced me when I clicked on yesterday AM! (Will yesterday AM become one of those "Where were you when-------?" kind of events?

I also urge those who pulled back their support to come back. The heart and soul of FR.com is still here, and that is what counts --- not the window dressing.

In appreciation to Jim and John, I made a special contribution to thank them for listening to me.

[Peach]

Love the changes today - thank you to the Robinsons!

[sirena]

Yesterday I was disraught, today I am delighted! JohnRob is a genius--but I am not. I really appreciated the time & effort put into the new format but it was way too fancy for my old eyes & webtv (and my "real PC" also). This format today is great--a big sigh of relief & a heartfelt thank-you!

[Anti-Bubba182]

I think Jim and John are listening and that is good. I hope some of the folks who said they were leaving will reconsider and that others are able to resolve their problems as well.

I think some further tweaking should be considered. For example, the left side bar. The left side bar limits the viewable area unnecessarily for the functionality it contains. If preferences are set to 50 posts, the left bar only contains information for about 10% of the page displayed, leaving the rest of that space an unattractive blank.

Also, the MY MAIL and the MY COMMENTS selections are duplicated in the top. Since the left bar only goes about 10% of the page down on a 50 post preference, the duplication does little good.

Is the poll displayed on the left bar necessary or wanted? Maybe that could be eliminated or placed elsewhere.

I suggest that the necessary items in the left bar be moved to the top and the left bar be eliminated or offered as an option.

[SFmom]

It's still not working for me. One screen can carry only three or four right sidebar headlines and the left is useless and empty. Elimination of the left sidebar would increase the room to read the right sidebar. I am having a great deal of difficulty with the new format and I don't see it as any improvement. Quite the contrary. And although the last 24 hours have brought some sanity back to the format, it still pales in comparison with the "old" Free Republic format. I hope you will continue to revise. Thanks