# Wow, I hate this new format **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 6, 2017, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610 "2017-09-06T05:21:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Zyanthia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/281 "2017-09-15T19:18:54Z")
I just want to drop a thank you for letting us choose our style sheet, it is much appreciated! ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/282 "2017-09-15T19:55:54Z")
All hail the option to revert back to the way it was. I was getting used to the new skin browsing at home, but if the goal was to optimize viewing on mobile devices I’d say they failed miserably. Most notably, New Posts … it spaces oddly so each thread title is three lines in a block and you can only see three or four threads at a time. No sir, I didn’t like it. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/283 "2017-09-15T20:03:29Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > By “mobile” you mean phone, right? My iPad does fine with the old, classic skin. Yeah, I think most of the folks complaining were referring to phones, not tablets. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/284 "2017-09-15T20:26:02Z")
It’s interesting that the old theme stops my Ad Blocker from working. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/285 "2017-09-15T20:57:53Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > All hail the option to revert back to the way it was. Yep. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/286 "2017-09-15T21:18:43Z")
> [@Zyanthia](#): > > I just want to drop a thank you for letting us choose our style sheet, it is much appreciated! Ditto. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![qfo\_jb2013](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/c57346/32.png) [@qfo\_jb2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qfo_jb2013)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/287 "2017-09-15T21:26:24Z")
Just logged on to the new format. I don’t see the date prominently in the subforum listing like before. If that feature can be activated, good. Useful if the PC crashes a re logging in, pick up where one left off. Have not visited the GENERAL etc forums yet so apologies if ‘you will get used to it’ applies, or if ‘crashes less now’ applies either. ---
**Author:** ![Section\_Maker\_Jupe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/section_maker_jupe/32/1424_2.png) [@Section\_Maker\_Jupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Section_Maker_Jupe)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2017, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/288 "2017-09-16T15:26:04Z")
thanx for giving us the choice! AdBlock still works fine for me on my Chromebook… ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/289 "2017-09-16T17:13:29Z")
My PC has officially finally taken its final dirt nap. As in hard drive? What hard drive? Complete disc failure. It has shuffled off its metal coil and joined the choir invisible. So phone browsing is my only option for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2017, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/290 "2017-09-17T15:20:39Z")
Not sure if this is the right place for this but I just wanted to say that the 'ad experience" has become much less annoying / intrusive for me since the new format was implemented. I hope I’m not speaking too soon and jinxing it but THANK YOU. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610.md?page=14)