Really? This is the format they’ve gone with? While having things spread out a bit more is nice, the white background is making my eyes water, the gray text is straining my eyes and the layout of the page is giving my brain fits as it tries to make head-or-tails of a massive redesign that does not follow the logic of the older site.
I can see modifying the previous page layout a bit, but not being able to figure out intuitively how to manage the site is a hassle. I was going to write about housing issues, wage issues and how in the hell we got to this point in history, but now? Now, I had to hit the contrast button on my screen so’s not to just immediately shut the screen down and just forget about it all. I had to figure out why my screen kept going between the old version when I clicked on anything to do with my name, profile and avatar. I couldn’t figure out how to get to the new diary button because it was cleverly hidden as “Blog It.” I was confused as to what the new format was when I first signed in — the site kept asking for a bunch of stuff that it typically only asks when you first set up your account — then, once I figured out how to navigate the new format, it switched back to the old format, but was missing a lot of the old features, like looking through previous diaries, checking for new messages and other rather important stuff. I had to figure out how to get back to the new format to check on these things and then figure out how to navigate the new format that sometimes takes you back to the old format when doing what used to be very simple tasks.
I just got my computer back from a most interesting adventure in hard drive issues and malware that I’ve had for at least 4 years. I missed some of the comments from my last couple of diaries because of this technical issue. {Got the name of a fantastic Mac guy, too; if anyone should need it, let me know.} So, this is what I am treated to once I get my computer back? Is that why I never got the e-mail notification on my smartphone for this weekend’s reads? What is going on?!?!
Anyway, after venting my spleen for a minute there, here is my petition that’s still up at MoveOn.org http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/relief-for-renters-and?source=c.fwd&r_by=14343366