What do you LIKE about the site update?

There's nothing I like about it yet. Everything is squished over to the left, the nested quotes are seriously awful and the site is virtually unusable due to the bloody cookie consent.

I think it's been rigidly designed for portrait view which is crap. Lots of people use a tablet. Most sites manage to accommodate both portrait and landscape.

maybe once the site is actually usable I'll find positive things to say but, despite all the apparent testing, it's not there yet.

@AnImaginaryCat and @Snowiscold Thanks for both your comments. Good to know it’s a problem at my end. Will investigate as it’s driving me bonkers.

It’s absolutely fine for me. The only thing I particularly dislike about the update is the volume of moaning threads about the update.

I’m sorry for all the ND posters and those with genuine accessibility concerns, and I’ll assume the devs are looking at that as a matter of urgency, but otherwise it’s fine.

The UX is now mobile-first, I assume, as I’m using a phone and a lot of the complaints seem to be desktop/computer users. And absolutely shit tons of them seems to have been using the ‘classic’ option so no wonder it’s a shock. I didn’t even realise there was a classic version!

I agree that change never goes down well but people get used to it.

However the app doesn’t seem to be working at all at the moment. There are very few threads and I can’t post there.

That's a great business model. A large percentage of users are unable to log on. Many are unable to deal with the glaring white, and many are experiencing problems with PMs, notifications, etc etc malfunctioning, and are planning to leave or have already left. For a site that depends on traffic this is... not good.

The deathly silence from staff today would indicate they are aware this is a massive disimprovement overall/giant cockup.

But photos load more easily! Shame they are tiny when you click on them to enlarge now.

Soz, not in spirit of thread. I like that I can unbookmark. That is all.

I've been here for two decades and witnessed a couple of these huge site changes. It's always the same with expected teething problems and a lot of posters hating it and saying they'll leave. Most of them are still here and get used to it really quickly.

I've realised with age that of course I don't like change. I hate getting a new phone for the same reason. We are creatures of habit. I loathe moving house too. But it gets better quickly. It's also not that different imho and I like several of the new functions.

I like the typing text box

Yes, every click I have to do it again and again and again. If it wasn’t for that, it’d be fine. I like that finally I can see the mysterious voting buttons that for some reason I’ve never seen before. For those who have no problems, you must realise that it’s down to your specific set-up of type of device, operating system, browser, etc, which is why it works for you. Others without that setup may experience something very different.

Ah!! That was the thing I'd forgotten I'd like.

Also, judging by many posts, a lot of people are leaving MN forever. So it might mean less moaning and complaining threads? 😆

Hurrah, hurrah, & thrice hurrah for finally being able to remove bookmarks!

I also quite like that TIO goes back further than a few days. I never liked that threads dropped off it so quickly, I'm always wondering what happened on a certain thread from ages ago but unable to find it. I do know that some people don't though.

I like the nesting of quotes! I think it’s just one of those that’ll take a few days to get use to

It’s fine - the only thing that will take some getting used to is the “threads I’m watching” which automatically puts those that have been recently posted on to the top.

No, been asked once.

Better text editing, the ability to unbookmark, the neater clearer look and one other thing, which I've now forgotten but recall saying "ooh that's good".

I’m getting repeated pop ups asking me about Managing my Consent. Is it just me or are others having trouble?

Other than that, so far so good. Like the neater layout. Less 90’s and more 2022.

The font is nice and clear. Option to Hide from Active list.

There is nothing I like or prefer about this version

Easy for photo uploads

Emojis are great, good choice
Easy to follow threads
I like the text of a quote being nested

Don't let folk bully you into a backwards move. If they want to leave, hope the door doesn't hit their butt on the way out 😀

It is easier to strikethrough. And that’s it. All the rest is now shit and I really don’t like it 🙁

It's absolutely fine. It's basically the same anyway, but with a basic rich text editor. People always freak out when interfaces are updated. I've had it myself at work. Hopefully MNHQ will be running interference between the complaints and the devs and are experienced enough to know this always happens. Heavy users often experience site updates as an intrusion - it's like waking up one day and someone has redecorated your bedroom. It doesn't really matter if the wallpaper is nice - you feel invaded and out of control.

The site is loading properly for me for the first time in weeks. It used to take ages to load posts after an advents.

I actually have found the adverts much less annoying too, probably because of the above

I don't know what all the negative fuss is about. So many unadaptable people have popped out! I wonder how they cope with IT changes at work?! I like that you can now customise from your mobile instead of having to do it at the PC. The look is cleaner and more streamlined too.

I like that it’s now very easy to write strikethrough for some reason I could never get it to work before

I like that you can quote quoted messages.

And I assume I'm going to like that the code base is easier for them to develop and fix.

Oh and I also like that we are experiencing a significant moment of MN history, so that in years to come we can say e.g. “Of course, I am old enough to remember the Great Replatforming of 2022,” lifting the gnarled finger of elderly reminiscence at youthful posters