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Can we please have a MN Classic option for those who can't cope with the changes?

138 replies

Greensleeves · 20/04/2022 11:41

Would it be so difficult to have a MN Classic option - which we have always had, and which some of us have been using since the original format change - for posters who find the changing format difficult? There are many posters with neurodiversity, for example, who will probably stop posting here because it all abruptly looks and feels wrong Sad

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Fiefofum · 20/04/2022 12:55

Yeah, not a fan of the new look. Fonts are ick. It is working faster though, which is nice.

Fedupsotired · 20/04/2022 12:53

Cailin66 · 20/04/2022 12:06

Personally I'm really loving the new style. My posts are a different colour and so are the OP's so it's easy to find them. And just love I can now bold, underline or Italic so easily which was so difficult to do before now.

I know from other boards I'm on that it just takes a few days to settle into the new look - for those of you having difficulty today.

But the different colours were always like that in the app!

IWishIWasABaller · 20/04/2022 12:50

Oh it's awful 😞 why do things have to change. I'm getting pop up ad boxes now too as well

AdditionalCharacter · 20/04/2022 12:47

Another hoping that we can have a classic format, I do not like the new format.

milkyaqua · 20/04/2022 12:47

It hurts my eyes. It jumps all over the place. And it's slow to load the page. It's just so glary, I can barely type this message. And I don't want every thread I've ever been on leering at me in the "threads I'm on" section. They used to vanish nicely after a few days - and now they are going back months and months. Yes, one can manually hide them all, I suppose. But no. I really hate this new version.

ExitpursuedbyaBore · 20/04/2022 12:46

No likey

LookItsMeAgain · 20/04/2022 12:46

Can I request a 'classic' view option too? I am not neurodiverse but I just don't like the look of the new layout. It's like it's neither new nor old, it can't make up it's mind what it's trying to do as the text on my screen is as it was in the old layout (with massive space to either side of the text/chat column) and the fonts have changed.

While I realise that updates had to happen at some point, these look clunky and not at all streamlined.

Also, CTRL + Enter used to post the message and it doesn't appear to do that anymore.

HellyR · 20/04/2022 12:46

I can't work out exactly what it is but something about the new site on my phone is making me slightly headachey and nauseous (no, I've not been on the gin or prosecco or whatever else MNers are supposed to neck by the bucketload... !)

DinosaurOfFire · 20/04/2022 12:44

I agree with a lot of the posters- @Greensleeves the description of flowers being changed to packing noodles is a good analogy. And as a other neurodiverse speedreader, I agree with @ExhaustedChameleon and others that the structure of the text/ the colours in Active makes it very difficult to read properly without constantly scrolling. I didn't use classic but did find the previous style much easier on the eyes to read. Functionality seems improved- for eg @-ing someone is working now on mobile whereas it was frustrating before- but that functionality was not something I used a great deal of, the reading experience is what keeps me on mumsnet, rather than how easy it is to tag someone.

DoubleShotEspresso · 20/04/2022 12:44

Tis feels so incredibly dated and appears on my screen like old style Lycos chat forum.
Hate this new format and I am missing "Refresh" and "In last 15 minutes" buttons.
Really horrid feel to this sorry MNHQ-but this is awful-just why?

SuperLoudPoppingAction · 20/04/2022 12:42

Same, Greeny
I've been on here since 2004 and using classic.
This is all wrong! Wrong font, wrong spacing.

I read really quickly and this massively slows down the flow of information into my brain.

MNHQ
JustineMumsnet · 20/04/2022 12:42

This would actually be really difficult - one of the reasons for the instability of the old site was that we had so many different versions and variations. However, we are, I promise, working through the bugs and taking note of all the design issues/ requests and we can certainly look at making improvements and enhancements. The good news is that development is much easier on the new site, so, once we've ironed out the glitches we'll be able to make adjustments much more quickly.

FelicityPike · 20/04/2022 12:41

I don’t like it either. __

spiderlight · 20/04/2022 12:37

Yes please!! This is all just too big and cartoony! Really not a fan.

clairethewitch70 · 20/04/2022 12:37

I really hate it too and want the old style back

StationaryMagpie · 20/04/2022 12:34

i really dislike it.. i hate the white post background, it HURTS my eyes.. i want my soft colours back :(

Eddielizzard · 20/04/2022 12:29

Completely agree. I have been using Classic since I joined and I REALLY HATE THIS FORMAT THAT HAS BEEN FOISTED ON US. Classic back please!

User48751490 · 20/04/2022 12:28

Not enjoying new look at all. Sorry guys. Got a real shock this morning coming online to this.

Ihatethenewlook · 20/04/2022 12:18

Cailin66 · 20/04/2022 12:06

Personally I'm really loving the new style. My posts are a different colour and so are the OP's so it's easy to find them. And just love I can now bold, underline or Italic so easily which was so difficult to do before now.

I know from other boards I'm on that it just takes a few days to settle into the new look - for those of you having difficulty today.

I disagree. I was on netmums for years and only came over to mumsnet after netmums changed their site and I absolutely hated what they did with it. They made it harder to use, but this is even worse than that now. I’m going to give it a couple of days to see if I can get used to it (which I doubt very much), but I think I’ll end up going back to netmums. I’ve also been logged out and the email address I used for this is years old and I can’t even remember what it was to sign back in. I’ve lost my username and years of threads and posts :/

FetchezLaVache · 20/04/2022 12:12

Another plea for Classic! I don't like change in general and I don't like this change in particular.

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Greensleeves · 20/04/2022 12:10

@Cailin66 that's great for you, but perhaps a bit tactless to pop up on a thread about people who struggle with change to announce that you don't. I won't adjust in a few days. I have been using the same MN format since 2003, thanks to the MN Classic function, which has now been taken away. Many other posters are in the same position, and some of us will leave rather than put up with it.

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ExhaustedChameleon · 20/04/2022 12:08

Agree. Hate it :-(

The coloured stripes on active trigger vertigo & sensory overload, as I'm a -neurodiverse- speed reader.

I'm not often well enough for laptop, so rely on my phone. The new layout looks like we've zoomed in, so my brain can't see the bigger picture. Feel like I'm peering through a small hole.

Everything is too far apart, which necessitates much more scrolling. Miserable & tiring for those of us with severe fatigue & chronic illness.

Have spent most of morning on other sites now, which is sad.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 20/04/2022 12:07

I agree - I really don't like this new platform.

starfishmummy · 20/04/2022 12:07

I dont like it either. I can probably get used to the look but bhings like "bold" aren't working properly for me.

Cailin66 · 20/04/2022 12:06

Personally I'm really loving the new style. My posts are a different colour and so are the OP's so it's easy to find them. And just love I can now bold, underline or Italic so easily which was so difficult to do before now.

I know from other boards I'm on that it just takes a few days to settle into the new look - for those of you having difficulty today.