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Who actually likes the new MN colours?

99 replies

StuntAcorn · 19/09/2025 20:36

What was wrong with the old ones?

And why was the 😄 emoji taken away (and please may we have it back, if you're implementing site changes anyway?!)

OP posts:
Salvadoridory · 19/09/2025 20:54

I like it.

StuntAcorn · 19/09/2025 20:55

Thank you @LemondrizzleShark and @Whenthetimeisright
I had no idea.
Thanks for enlightening me.

OP posts:
Topseyt123 · 19/09/2025 20:56

I don't object to them.

However, can anyone please tell me the purpose of the "My Posts" button? It doesn't seem to do anything at all when I tap it.

SauvignonBlanche · 19/09/2025 20:56

I hate them!

SheilaFentiman · 19/09/2025 20:57

I like it.

I assume that the “original post” and “my post” titles mean it shows up on eg black and white accessibility phone settings.

I assume you can still customise OP colour and your own colour - off to check.

Eta yes, can still pick from a list of colours for both

Okiedokie123 · 19/09/2025 20:57

Its a no from me. Why do I need to be informed which posts are mine and which are the op when thats completely obvious already. Well very less obvious now that the ops posts are MNHQ blue.

HausofHolbein · 19/09/2025 21:01

Hate it.

GlomOfNit · 19/09/2025 21:03

I loathe them, possibly immoderately, because it's just change. But WHY PINK? Why pastel blue? Why the lurid purple lettering and pointless 'my posts' and 'original poster' captions when you've fecking colour-coded them anyway?!

gamerchick · 19/09/2025 21:03

I'm not arsed me. Who gives toss what colours of an internet forum are?

How much time are people spending on here where they care so much?

pteromum · 19/09/2025 21:03

I’m guessing it’s the website version, but it won’t matter. As an app user for ten years plus, the changes were and remain awful.

loads of comments on it. Small “IT” glitches changed but other than that it just goes under forgotten topics.

i certainly use less which isn’t a bad thing, but it’s a shame it’s so much less user friendly

tripleginandtonic · 19/09/2025 21:04

I'm liking the pink for my posts

DisforDarkChocolate · 19/09/2025 21:04

No, it's too bright.

pizzaHeart · 19/09/2025 21:08

I don’t like new colours, I’ve found them really tiring for eyes.

honeyfox · 19/09/2025 21:09

Terrible.

ProfoundlyPeculiarAndWeird · 19/09/2025 21:10

New colours seem fine to me. I've already nearly stopped noticing them. The outrage seems weird. A bit like getting angry with a supermarket for tweaking the brand colours in its stores.

I'm sure that MNHQ will have complied with all the website accessibility colour and contrast requirements, because they aren't a bunch of amateurs. Beyond that, there's nothing much to care about really.

ExitPursuedByABare · 19/09/2025 21:12

I don’t like them and I can’t remember how to change them 🤔.

SheilaFentiman · 19/09/2025 21:15

I'm sure that MNHQ will have complied with all the website accessibility colour and contrast requirements, because they aren't a bunch of amateurs. Beyond that, there's nothing much to care about really.

Yep - they’ve posted this on site stuff

SheilaFentiman · 19/09/2025 21:16

ExitPursuedByABare · 19/09/2025 21:12

I don’t like them and I can’t remember how to change them 🤔.

Tap the person in the top right corner, select Settngs. Then in the more setting menu, select Talk Settings. It’s there.

DarkForces · 19/09/2025 21:18

I like that op posts are a different colour to mine. I don't find them offensive or particularly great. They're not hitting my list of stuff to worry about.

CalzoneOnLegs · 19/09/2025 21:19

I like them

JulesJules · 19/09/2025 21:20

I haven't got the new colours and am feeling a bit aggrieved tbh

PersephoneSmith · 19/09/2025 21:20

I like them.
People always moan about change, you’ll get used to it.

SpuytenDuyvil · 19/09/2025 21:21

I like them.

DierdreDaphne · 19/09/2025 21:22

I don't like them much, especially with the pink/blue in combination. I dareaay ill get used to them but wish I didn't have to .

neveradmit17 · 19/09/2025 21:24

The blue is too bright and hurts my eyes. There was nothing wrong with the old colours.