# It's been a week, and frankly I love the new design **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [June 29, 2020, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-week-and-frankly-i-love-the-new-design/913591 "2020-06-29T00:36:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-week-and-frankly-i-love-the-new-design/913591/1 "2020-06-29T00:36:32Z")
It’s been a week and I love it, so ¯\_(ツ)\_/¯ I love pictures. Love the go-to post interface within the threads. Love the OneBox. Love phone notifications for replies and pm’s. Love the differing skins (I use the dark one myself). I love that it’s SO MUCH EASIER and useful to link to the SDMB on Twitter/Facebook (before, I would always have to make a tapatalk disclaimer “if it asks you to download an app, just click no”. Hated typing that sentence. Hated it. And now I don’t have to.) 💗 the ability to post emojis. I can go on. Here, watch… My biggest concern is post size - 3,500 characters seem far too little and this limit has caused me to revamp a pretty large post I was working on prior to the change… but then, the change is making me redo the entire thing as well, given I can now add charts, graphs, and tables in picture format, so maybe it doesn’t need to be as wordy. Which I love, the need to revamp this thing, so no big deal. Regardless, 3,500 characters is too small. Keep pictures as they are, using community pressure and pre-defined limits (per forum) to limit their use. But I think it would be insane to remove them en masse and I’m actually a bit resentful for calls to do so. I dislike the return of the ‘I agree’ post. Hated them on the old board, not pleased that… with the elimination of ‘likes’… that such space-wasting nonsense has to be ported over. Don’t like the white space? Agree, but I also don’t like information-less posts. Give us the ability to like posts and get rid of the ‘I agree’s’. Regardless, even if the above doesn’t get any better, I’m thrilled with the new design. And since this is my thread, pictures allowed. [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zKN3o0nL1x9vKt7paaoDF44Laqyky5fqd9WZ0fILE38v2329vAKczMSd53z6I5Ol0xMDi4aUmXdo0wBLLm-FzwjtkiRB3gVRo2g8_-9EcQhZDc3ghsVKupZHgxwGHGov4E6YzOE_og=w600-h315-p-k "New item by John Thornton") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/w5L3oJGDk5ZzfVHH8) ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-week-and-frankly-i-love-the-new-design/913591/2 "2020-06-29T00:56:35Z")
I…er, agree. Seriously, with all of it, but most especially with the benefit of ‘likes’. I won’t even open a thread if it goes past 3 pages, because the quality to quantity ratio goes way down at that point, and I’m one of those weirdos who reads the entire thread before I comment. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-week-and-frankly-i-love-the-new-design/913591/3 "2020-06-29T00:58:08Z")
I agree… ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-week-and-frankly-i-love-the-new-design/913591/4 "2020-06-29T01:01:55Z")
> [@MoonMoon](#): > > I…er, agree. > > Seriously, with all of it, but most especially with the benefit of ‘likes’. I won’t even open a thread if it goes past 3 pages, because the quality to quantity ratio goes way down at that point, and I’m one of those weirdos who reads the entire thread before I comment. “Pages?” What are these “pages” of which you speak? They sound like something I would really like to have around here. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-week-and-frankly-i-love-the-new-design/913591/5 "2020-06-29T01:01:58Z")
I was reading another thread. Swiping up, then I swiped down twice to see my picture… and it showed that there were replies to my subscribed threads. I love that, the simple pull-down to see if any responses occurred. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-week-and-frankly-i-love-the-new-design/913591/6 "2020-06-29T01:11:15Z")
I’m very much a lurker and so I suspect it will take some serious time for me to get used to… pretty much everything. A lot of it is still confusing to me, but I’m am, albeit slowly, warming up to the New and Improved SDMB. Some things still are a complete mystery, like > [@JohnT](#): > > Love the OneBox This. No clue what this even means. And the likes… I’ve seen them mentioned but I see no way to “like” a post, thank God. But all in all… I’m ok with just about everything. The 3500 character limit will be the one thing that truly pisses me off if it ends up staying. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-week-and-frankly-i-love-the-new-design/913591/7 "2020-06-29T01:21:58Z")
One Box. It frames many links with previews: > **[Dog](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > > The dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it is derived from the extinct Pleistocene wolf, and the modern wolf is the dog's nearest living relative. Dogs were the first species to be domesticated by hunter-gatherers over 15,000 years ago before the development of agriculture. Due to their long association with humans, dogs have expanded to a large number of domest... ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-week-and-frankly-i-love-the-new-design/913591/8 "2020-06-29T02:07:27Z")
I’m loving the new Board. I’m more adept with the different bells and whistles everyday. I’m not good at posting pictures yet. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-week-and-frankly-i-love-the-new-design/913591/9 "2020-06-29T02:13:28Z")
> [@Lancia](#): > > I’m very much a lurker and so I suspect it will take some serious time for me to get used to… pretty much everything. A lot of it is still confusing to me, but I’m am, albeit slowly, warming up to the New and Improved SDMB. Some things still are a complete mystery, like > > > [@JohnT](#): > > > > Love the OneBox > > This. No clue what this even means. Put a link on a line by itself and the board puts a preview in a box. I’m not seeing “likes” either. Where are they? ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-week-and-frankly-i-love-the-new-design/913591/10 "2020-06-29T02:14:45Z")
They took the likes away, at least for now. I did like them, so to speak, when we briefly had them. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-week-and-frankly-i-love-the-new-design/913591/11 "2020-06-29T02:15:06Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I’m not seeing “likes” either. Where are they?  “Likes” were taken away. Ninja-ed. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-week-and-frankly-i-love-the-new-design/913591/12 "2020-06-29T02:17:05Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > They took the likes away, at least for now. I did like them, so to speak, when we briefly had them. > [@needscoffee](#): > > “Likes” were taken away. I thought they were, but people kept referring to them. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-week-and-frankly-i-love-the-new-design/913591/13 "2020-06-29T03:06:21Z")
I wish I could like your post, but instead I’ll just say, I’m with you 100% on this. The new site is head and shoulders above the old one. It’s blazing fast in comparison, a hundred times more readable on mobile, and a thousand times easier to POST on mobile. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-week-and-frankly-i-love-the-new-design/913591/14 "2020-06-29T05:51:28Z")
I had no problems reading the old board on mobile – indeed, 99.9% of my Dope reading was on mobile. But posting… holy crap was that a PITA. More than once I screwed up a quote or tag because writing out a post was such a nightmare. But this… this is easy. I’ve not had the need or the desire to write long monographs here, so it will take me some time to learn how to format stuff in the new software, but I’m still loving the ease of writing a post. Maybe I’ll actually start posting more. ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-week-and-frankly-i-love-the-new-design/913591/15 "2020-06-29T06:33:28Z")
My problem is that I’m finding the new board too addictive! I’m enjoying it so much that I’m spending too much time on it, and posting far more than I used to. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-week-and-frankly-i-love-the-new-design/913591/16 "2020-06-29T07:02:03Z")
Be careful @GreenWyvern, you might get like me. 😊 ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-week-and-frankly-i-love-the-new-design/913591/17 "2020-06-29T07:19:56Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Be careful @GreenWyvern, you might get like me. 😊  That can only be an advantage! 😄 But what time is it there? Must be after midnight. Beware of the owls! 🦉 ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-week-and-frankly-i-love-the-new-design/913591/18 "2020-06-29T07:20:07Z")
You are not alone. I was MUCH quieter on the old board… ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-week-and-frankly-i-love-the-new-design/913591/19 "2020-06-29T07:24:46Z")
It’s 2:30. No sleepy for ol’beck. ---
**Author:** ![samsaffron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/samsaffron/32/3066_2.png) [@samsaffron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samsaffron)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-week-and-frankly-i-love-the-new-design/913591/20 "2020-06-29T07:41:18Z")
Thanks so much for the kind words, going to pass it on to the team. > [@JohnT](#): > > Regardless, 3,500 characters is too small. Note. Our Discourse default is 32000 for `max_post_length`, admins here have lowered it (not sure if this a mistake or on purpose). It is trivial to revert this to our default in two clicks if admins here see fit. cc @TubaDiva [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-week-and-frankly-i-love-the-new-design/913591.md?page=2)