This is awful!

30 March 2002 | Me

[Nogbad]

No, this is awful!
I don't know where anything is anymore!
Where are the sidebars?
I used to go straight to them
to find out
what was going on.

[BunnySlippers]

All of the printing (fonts) around the top and sides are outrageously small. I may need my magnifying glass pressed to the monitor. I like most of the changes BUT if I was totally new to the site it would be most confusing.

[ArneFufkin]

I don't know John ... remember when the McDonalds Trainees went from brown paper hats to blue paper hats? I think my point is clear.

[Hank Rearden]

If JimRob wants to do a "Question" in the sidebar, I have a suggestion:

"Do you like this better than the old FreeRepublic format? Yes or No."

I'll start . . . . . No.

[leadpenny]

I take back my #14 because I'm starting to find my way around already. (And I'm 'puter challenged)

[nopardons]

This STINKS ! It is virtually incompatable with WebTV, it hurts my eyes, it takes FOREVER to load, it looks dreadful, is NOT user friendly, and I HATE, LOATH, and ABOMINATE it.

Was there even a warning ? If so, I missed it.

This is what the begathons produced ? Did anyone even ever bother to ask if WE wanted / liked this set up ?

[~Vor~]

I vote "no" too....I liked the sidebars with breaking news and headlines....I don't have alot of time to read before going to work, and it was nice to be able to glance down the titles and pick and choose what interested me....this is terrible!

[Sandy]

It's the font? I thought it was the flag column that was making the page look warped. I'm also getting a black flash in the right hand column every time I scroll. I have no idea what's causing that.

[no-s]

I think so. We must have stumbled into the testing zone.

Seriously, this forum redesign smacks of all sorts of bad software design decisions. The principle of least surprise is offended greatly.

Users have invested a great deal of time and energy in understanding how to make FR work for them, and FR is willy-nilly discounting this.

Perhaps FR should consider an RSS feed?

[nopardons]

So do I ! This STINKS TO HIGH HEAVEN !

[Happygal]

Was there even a warning ? If so, I missed it.

All last week there was a big banner at the top of each FT page, encouraging people to check out the new Beta version.

[Drew68]

You shoulda been practicing with the Beta version all last week

We're CONSERVATIVES!!!

By definition, we *don't like* change! :-)

arghh... I'll just have to get used to it. Where else can I go?

[Ken H]

Yikes!

I'll bet that post is not long for this world, LOL!!

[Chief]

While I am a Conservative I do not resist change for the sake of improvement. This is NOT an improvement! I love my country's flag, but I do not need to have it take up a quarter of my screen.

I want my old FR back!

[zarf]

BOOOOO!!! Come on!!! This is slower than hell!!

The flag graphics are OK but the layout SUCKS!!!

Thanks for the effort guys but this off the mark.

[leadpenny]

4 and 22. Two for two. Thanks!

[ArneFufkin]

Snow bunny, this is your feature weekend! Have a lovely, blessed and happy Easter. Don't let any adult tell his kid you are being taken to a farm to "be free with all the other animals" You'll have 200 ccs of some bye bye juice scheduled for your immediate consideration ... we cannot allow that to happen to our beloved and beautiful friend! LOL