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Why has MN changed colour?

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GeniuneWorkOfFart · 18/09/2025 15:31

It's awful! About 10 mins ago I refreshed a page and the blue banners changed to a much brighter shade, and the OP is highlighted in grey instead of green, and I hate it. It's too bright. What's happening??

Galaxy A55, latest version of Chrome.

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GeniuneWorkOfFart · 18/09/2025 17:05

And this monstrosity?? Why? Just WHY? It's ugly and visually intrusive, drawing my eye to this big red blob to tell me I'm looking at my own post. It's really really horrible site design and so unnecessary, fulfils no useful purpose at all. I know it's my post!

Why has MN changed colour?
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FourthInstar · 18/09/2025 17:05

It's horrid. Otiose labels on colour-coded posts and the cobalt blue is far too bright. Worse is that the dark setting isn't a viable alternative because so many display features are missing. Not sure I can put up with it. The interface was already pretty crap.

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GeniuneWorkOfFart · 18/09/2025 17:02

I've had to turn the brightness on my screen down to one above minimum to make MN readable. Except now I have to change it back for every other website, because they're all normal brightness. Just ridiculous, who on earth thought this was a good idea?

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AuldWeegie · 18/09/2025 17:01

Posting to see how this looks

I usually read in dark mode. But threads I’m on have no different colour for my posts, and I can’t alter anything in Settings.

Instructions above the box of colour options are in a hideous shade of red that appears blurry and double.

The bright blue in light mode is garish, cheap and nasty.

Sconcing · 18/09/2025 16:59

I want the OP to go back to being green! I’m all upset!😀

Hippopotumonstrosesquippedaliophobia · 18/09/2025 16:59

🇨🇦

10YearsAgo · 18/09/2025 16:56

MrsMitford3 · 18/09/2025 16:34

Shame they took away the laughing emoji.
Not a good change for as long as I can remember...

Can we do a trade MN?

I will keep the sickly pinky colour if I can have laughing emoji back...😂

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No. There were too many people using that to be cunts to others.

HumanRightsAreHumanRights · 18/09/2025 16:53

New changes are horrible.
Stop fixing things that are not broken and fix the things that are.

I can't believe anyone thought making a posters own posts a colour similar to that of a sticking plaster was a good idea.
It is worse than the nasty blue OP colour.

NotAtMyAge · 18/09/2025 16:53

ThreePears · 18/09/2025 15:35

What's going on? The option to 'Watch' a thread is nowhere to be seen.

It's at the bottom right of the original post, which is nonsense. How do we know we're going to want to watch a thread until we've read it all, not just the OP?

Chewbecca · 18/09/2025 16:52

Ooh, it is quite stark isn't it? Feels harsher on the eyes than the previous shade of blue.

allthemiddlechildrenoftheworld · 18/09/2025 16:50

@NoCommentingFromNowOn the watch button to keep the thread is now on the original post at the bottom right hand side!

lightand · 18/09/2025 16:49

Not as easy to see and read any more.
I tend to run away if things are difficult to read.

RuttleTuttle · 18/09/2025 16:48

So much bright

Much colours

diddl · 18/09/2025 16:47

What is the point of the banner when you can have Op's posts & own posts in different colours?

Pinkfluffypencilcase · 18/09/2025 16:47

10YearsAgo · 18/09/2025 16:17

For me, if I go into settings, then talk settings, there is the option to ‘highlight own posts’ with a choice of colours, and ‘highlight posts by thread author’ with a choice of colours.

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Thank you!
just changed it back to green. But it’s a lighter insipid green.

I’ll admit I don’t like change.

AMuffinWalloper · 18/09/2025 16:45

AngelicKaty · 18/09/2025 16:43

The colours I'm seeing are pastel (cornflower blue and peach), not actually "glaring" at all. 🤔

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Good for you.

MinnieMountain · 18/09/2025 16:43

I changed some of my settings to green but it’s a weird pastel green.

Pinkfluffypencilcase · 18/09/2025 16:43

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 18/09/2025 16:32

And the Report function STILL hasn't got Troll Hunting on its list of reasons for the report!

That really would be useful.

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Or derailing

AngelicKaty · 18/09/2025 16:43

AMuffinWalloper · 18/09/2025 16:41

Ugh, the more I look at it the more headache inducing it becomes. Turning the screen brightness down does nothing to dampen down the glaring colours.

The colours I'm seeing are pastel (cornflower blue and peach), not actually "glaring" at all. 🤔

Zippedydodah · 18/09/2025 16:42

And I don’t need to be told My post either ffs!
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CopperWhite · 18/09/2025 16:41

I can live with the garish colours, but the labels for my posts and OPs are irritating. We’ve managed to identify these things without problem for years, there is no need to start treating us as if we’re stupid.

AngelicKaty · 18/09/2025 16:41

@PumpkinSeasonOctober Yes, I can't get that worked up about it. It's just change. None of us will be talking about it in a few weeks' time.

AMuffinWalloper · 18/09/2025 16:41

Ugh, the more I look at it the more headache inducing it becomes. Turning the screen brightness down does nothing to dampen down the glaring colours.

Zippedydodah · 18/09/2025 16:41

Why on earth do we need Original Poster heading on the OPs posts? We know they’re the OP, no need to be told.
I hate the changes, hideously garish.

PumpkinSeasonOctober · 18/09/2025 16:40

I don’t mind it at all.