WTF!! You guys caved already?

[Dawgs]

What about those of us that loved the bars on the left side? It was a hell of a lot easier before than it is now.

You guys are acting just like the Dems in Congress by caving in this easy, this quick.

Booooooooo!!!

[BlooInBloo]

1. Fail.

[Dawgs]

7. Thanks. I'm glad you agree that they failed.

:hi:

[Cha]

52. No you fail and always have it

bassackwards.

[Muttocracy]

2. Why can't the bars become little circles so they're not so big - with one key at the top? nt

[SmokingJacket]

6. Or maybe the title of the post could change color!

That would be cool, especially if it kind of rainbowed its way through the spectrum...

[Muttocracy]

12. I thought about that but would be harder to implement - wondering about DefCon plans too. nt

[backscatter712]

8. That works.

Just a little colored icon, so they don't use so much screen real-estate, and a legend on top indicating what they mean.

[sandnsea]

14. That's a good idea

They could do away with the pencil and flamey thing on the left too.

[Dawgs]

25. Isn't the whole point to match the rating with the thread title?

On the left it was easy; on the right it's difficult.

I guess the crybabies that couldn't deal with the bright colors won.

Oh well.

[Muttocracy]

30. yeah, I'd rather see a smaller icon to the left of the title, like a bullet point. nt

[TheDonkey]

51. I think a colored box would be much more useful (on the left as well)

Than having these large bars written out. DUers are smart enough to get the concept after a few times and know what red means versus Blue or green.

[SmokingJacket]

3. I like it!

I wish government were this responsive!

[graywarrior]

4. I'm disappointed.

[seabeyond]

5. OR maybe they gave it a try and THEY didnt like it either. that is not cutting nose to spite face

like the repugs do

[Dawgs]

9. They barely gave it a day. Why not wait at least 3-4 days before deciding?

I'm very disappointed.

[seabeyond]

15. because in a day they and many many others saw it as a distraction and being decisive

they took action

[JuniperLea]

21. I understand the thought...

But I think some people don't like change, or don't adapt easily to change. I think it would have been best to give it a longer trial period. But that's just me. I bend with the breeze a lot easier than most, I think.

[seabeyond]

29. i was trying to. and i would not have complained regardless

wasnt that big of a deal. but it was distracting. pulled the eye to it

but i understand the whole change issue, so i try not to do that.

[Dawgs]

33. "pulled the eye to it" - Are you serious?

Wow!

[seabeyond]

37. we read from left to right. it was so bold. yes i am serious. i would

try to go down the line just reading subject..... and i kept being pulled ot it.

for real

i am not in the whole rating a thread thing, so i really had a disinterest in it. and i kept having attention brought ot it

but, like i say

i would have gone either way and not complained

[Born_A_Truman]

10. I like it!

[GoneOffShore]

11. I like it, much less distracting.

I usually don't like ANY shift to the right, but this one I can live with.

It looks more … elegant.

[dionysus]

13. psst, they just moved the column to the right....

:rofl:
lay off the dope man ;)

[Dawgs]

16. Exactly. It was much easier the other way.

Why make it harder?

[lame54]

17. but, if they listen to you and put them back...

they will be accused of being flip-floppers

[Dawgs]

20. I'm not asking them to listen to me; just don't give in so easily.

I used the rating bars yesterday and today, but now they are worthless. It's too hard to match which rating goes with which thread title.

It's too bad.

[seabeyond]

18. lookie, your thread was voted on. BUT the upside, with du

disruptive will probably entice many, so dont get down

teasing

[seabeyond]

19. what... it is skip it now. do they change? i thought one there, it was there

ah well. things to learn. sorry, ignore

[JuniperLea]

22. Bah... I don't even see the ratings anymore...

Pft. Who cares?

[Dawgs]

26. Exactly. They are useless now.

[JuniperLea]

35. Some people need a lot more time to get used to things...

They shouldn't rush to decide if they like something or not until they give it the ol' college try for a while.

Useless. Yep. I won't use what I can't see.

[Dawgs]

43. I guess some of us are for CHANGE, while others want MORE OF THE SAME.

:hi:

[JuniperLea]

45. Woot!!! Now there's something I can support!!

That is hilarious! Good call:)

:hi:

:rofl:

[arcos]

23. Agreed... it made much more sense to have the ratings to the left... nt

[Dawgs]

27. Thanks. I'm not sure why so many are afraid to try something different.

I liked it.

[FatDave]

24. It's now much much harder to tell what thread the rating appliest to.

Your eye has to track all the way to the right and be interrupted by 3 other columns on the way. Usability was sacrificed to placate a noisy minority. Awesome! The original way, if I wanted to quickly access all must read threads, it was very simple to scan that column and click the link right next to it. Now you have to scan a column a long way from the text and click a link to the left, which is counter-intuitive because we are used to reading left to right.

How about making the placement of this column a user setting? A little trickier, but at least it can keep everybody happy.

[Dawgs]

28. YES!!!!!!!!!!!! It was soooo much easier the other way. Now I'm just going to ignore them.

Oh well.

[vaberella]

42. Oh come one Dawgs. The colours are in a Gray/White ratio.

I see it as very hard to get confused.

[Dawgs]

44. Who said anything about getting confused. It was just easier the other way.

Now it's more difficult.

Crybabies win. I get it.

[BlooInBloo]

32. I have exactly ZERO trouble with that... Just like with recs and views previously.

[Dawgs]

38. Maybe, but putting it right next to the thread title made it easier.

Wasn't that the whole point of changing it - to make it easier?

[BlooInBloo]

39. You're of course welcome to your opinion, no matter how solitary it may be.

[Dawgs]

41. Seems like many others agree with me, but go ahead and keep lying.

I'm for change. You're for more of the same.

:)

[Roxy66]

31. Much better!!!

[Neshanic]

34. Strange how a skip it gets so many looksies.....

[Dawgs]

36. Maybe because nobody notices the "skip it" rating now.

I think you proved my point.

Thanks.

[vaberella]

40. I love this version even better than the first. I think it's because of the movement of the eye.

I moves from left to right, so it's a bit disconcerting for some people to read that way and grasp everything. It didn't bother me much but I can see the problem much more since the change.

The movement is far less distracting and the colors are better.

Thanks Skinner.

[chicagoexpat]

46. It makes logical sense to have it on the left side, that's why they have to listen to hysterical

idiots & put it on the right side.

It's the Democratic Underground way

[gblady]

47. much, much better....

it lets that be an option for the viewer...
not the main focus...

[Muttocracy]

48. maybe they could shade every other line in the table (pale background)

though don't know how hard that would be to implement.

[cboy4]

49. .....

[TheDonkey]

50. BRING BACK THE LEFT!!!

[DeschutesRiver]

53. Yeah! I am now okay with the format.

The best of it is still left, ie the new system, but it is easier for my brain to function when I see the page.

Maybe an age difference, although I don't know exactly why - I think when I come here, I first want to see all the posts I've missed since I last logged in, by title information, not from a recommendation by someone else. Then if I have time, I might cruise the recs to make sure I didn't miss an exciting topic. At my age, my eyes seem to prefer going straight left to right, and since what I am here for is the posts, I want them where my eyes first hit the page. Nothing personal about others recs, but whether those are useful to me or not is dependant upon that other poster's point of view. That can wait for second place for me.

Perfect.

[Dawgs]

54. Maybe it's my wide 22" monitor. I have to move my head to align the rating with the title.

I didn't have to before.