# Are you using the old or new SDMB style? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 18, 2017, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-using-the-old-or-new-sdmb-style/796653 "2017-09-18T16:56:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-using-the-old-or-new-sdmb-style/796653/1 "2017-09-18T16:56:26Z")
Now that you’ve had time to get used to the new style and also have the option to go back to the old style - which are you using? The only thing I liked about the new style was the “top of the page” floating button that everyone else seemed to hate. As soon as there was the option to go back to the old style I made the switch back. ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-using-the-old-or-new-sdmb-style/796653/2 "2017-09-18T17:03:01Z")
How does one go back to the old style? ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-using-the-old-or-new-sdmb-style/796653/3 "2017-09-18T17:05:56Z")
> [@jaycat](#): > > How does one go back to the old style? Down at the very bottom, left side of the page, is the drop down box to choose. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-using-the-old-or-new-sdmb-style/796653/4 "2017-09-18T17:06:06Z")
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/announcement.php?f=17](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/announcement.php?f=17) ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-using-the-old-or-new-sdmb-style/796653/5 "2017-09-18T17:06:44Z")
> [@FloatyGimpy](#): > > Down at the very bottom, left side of the page, is the drop down box to choose. Ah… that’s better! ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-using-the-old-or-new-sdmb-style/796653/6 "2017-09-18T17:12:52Z")
Old. Much easier on the eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-using-the-old-or-new-sdmb-style/796653/7 "2017-09-18T17:15:43Z")
Old, since I tried to use the code tags and they [don’t work](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=836429) with the new style. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-using-the-old-or-new-sdmb-style/796653/8 "2017-09-18T17:16:11Z")
Old. And what a relief it is to have it back again. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-using-the-old-or-new-sdmb-style/796653/9 "2017-09-18T17:37:23Z")
> [@FloatyGimpy](#): > > Down at the very bottom, left side of the page, is the drop down box to choose. _Now_ I’m using old, thanks! It’s so much more compact, less wasted space. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-using-the-old-or-new-sdmb-style/796653/10 "2017-09-18T17:43:22Z")
New. 'Cause inertia. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-using-the-old-or-new-sdmb-style/796653/11 "2017-09-18T17:44:23Z")
The old style. The new one sucks. ---
**Author:** ![JcWoman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jcwoman/32/2889_2.png) [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-using-the-old-or-new-sdmb-style/796653/12 "2017-09-18T17:50:13Z")
I access SDMB on my Windows laptop, my home Macintosh, my iPad and my iPhone. It’s always seemed perfectly responsive (mainly readable) on all of those, although the font was small on the phone. I’m familiar with responsive technology but I can’t figure out why the new skin is supposed to be more responsive. It’s nearly impossible to use on my iPhone, even after the tweaks that they made. So I’ve reverted back to the old skin. ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-using-the-old-or-new-sdmb-style/796653/13 "2017-09-18T17:54:13Z")
Old. I can’t stand “improvements” as we know them at this point in technology. Why can’t programmers just solve back-end issues and security problems without also moving things around on the interface for no apparent reason? “This button over here, that’s been there for five years with no problems? Let’s move it to the other side of the screen. What? No, we’re not changing what it does, just moving it around for s\*\*\* and giggles.” F\*\*\* them in the neck. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-using-the-old-or-new-sdmb-style/796653/14 "2017-09-18T17:58:43Z")
I stopped reading that endless thread on the changes, so I hadn’t noticed that Ed put through the option. A million thanks for this thread. Since I only read the Dope on my computers I switched within a second after seeing how. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-using-the-old-or-new-sdmb-style/796653/15 "2017-09-18T18:03:04Z")
> [@FloatyGimpy](#): > > The only thing I liked about the new style was the “top of the page” floating button that everyone else seemed to hate. On a PC, that’s one keypress (“Home” button). Works on any page, and all websites. On some laptops, they force you to press two at once, but it’s still the home function. ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-using-the-old-or-new-sdmb-style/796653/16 "2017-09-18T18:05:51Z")
I have noticed that the ads dont seem to be as domineering as they used t be - in both versions! thanks TPTB! mc ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-using-the-old-or-new-sdmb-style/796653/17 "2017-09-18T18:18:42Z")
old because the type in the post was too big for me and the thread pages drove me nuts … ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-using-the-old-or-new-sdmb-style/796653/18 "2017-09-18T18:46:32Z")
Both. Old on my desktop, where it is definitely superior. New on my android devices, where I think it is a very modest improvement. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-using-the-old-or-new-sdmb-style/796653/19 "2017-09-18T18:58:01Z")
I view the SDMB on a desktop and voted “old”. It would have been revealing if the poll had included options for whether you primarily view the Dope with a desktop/laptop or a phone. For that reason, and because it looks like several people have changed from new to old after reading this thread, it might be nice to have a “redo” and start the poll over. PS: I will say once again that the one thing I really, really, really like about the new format is that you can see the location and post count of guests. Since guests seem to outnumber members by a good amount this is a very nice feature to have. I still hope the feature will be added to the old format. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-using-the-old-or-new-sdmb-style/796653/20 "2017-09-18T19:24:57Z")
Old. I didn’t hate the new but I didn’t dislike the old either and some quirks of the new were off putting (such as the font size on my work computer) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-using-the-old-or-new-sdmb-style/796653.md?page=2)