Not only are there giant white bars down the sides, but all the useless stuff no one reads (and the poll) are always on the side.
It makes the comment section - which is a large part of the slashdot experience - seem like something tacked onto the end of a news article where people post one line responses.
It makes the comment section - which is a large part of the slashdot experience - seem like something tacked onto the end of a news article where people post one line responses.
This.
Slashdot's biggest selling point, as it's always been, is the conversation the stories generate. If I wanted day-old news with a barely-considered comment section, I'd go to Yahoo or visit the local Gannett affiliate's website.
A-Freakin'-Men. When I saw it my first thought was, "this is every other new site on the planet." One of the reasons I come to/. is to not have my time wasted (too much) with useless fluff. The new design = all useless fluff.
Link broken? (Score:4, Informative)
For some bizarre reason, https: on the link redirects to the current home page.
Who wants to start making tongue-in-cheek remarks about the current layout instead of the new one [slashdot.org]?
Re: (Score:5, Insightful)
it's fixed now.
but. the new design wastes 50% of my screen.
just make it like it was 10 years ago.
Re: (Score:5, Insightful)
It makes the comment section - which is a large part of the slashdot experience - seem like something tacked onto the end of a news article where people post one line responses.
Re: (Score:5, Insightful)
It makes the comment section - which is a large part of the slashdot experience - seem like something tacked onto the end of a news article where people post one line responses.
This.
Slashdot's biggest selling point, as it's always been, is the conversation the stories generate. If I wanted day-old news with a barely-considered comment section, I'd go to Yahoo or visit the local Gannett affiliate's website.
Re:Link broken? (Score:5, Insightful)
A-Freakin'-Men. /. is to not have my time wasted (too much) with useless fluff. The new design = all useless fluff.
When I saw it my first thought was, "this is every other new site on the planet." One of the reasons I come to