# 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:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/141 "2017-09-06T17:36:51Z")
> [@Ed\_Zotti](#): > > We installed a mobile-friendly “theme.” The ads are causing problems; I’m trying to get that straightened out. In the meantime, I notice that formatting problems are less noticeable when pages are viewed in landscape orientation. I apologize for the inconvenience. On mobile, portrait mode - I see thread title & post count. I cannot scroll L/R. On mobile, landscape mode - I see threat title, post count, & views. I cannot scroll L/R. On desktop - I see thread title, last post (date/time & by \ post count, view. No need to scroll. IOW, there is info missing from the mobile version…on two separate browsers. Unless, I check “request desktop site”, which, of course, defeats the purpose of having a mobile friendly site. :smack: As I stated previously, there is a very, _very_ subtle light grey box around the quote; the line color used to be more pronounced. Can it be darkened like it used to be? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/142 "2017-09-06T17:48:28Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > I will not bitch about the new look. I will not bitch about the new look. . . > > **HOWEVER**. I do notice that the poster information (Join Date/Location/Posts) columns on the right hand side don’t line up with each other. For example, on my monitor, the columns are 3.75", 4", 4.5", 5", 5.75", etc. from the right edge of the Big Blue Bars. Same here on my desktop. It’s driving me batty. It seems to almost be random, except that indentation seems to be consistent with the same posters. I thought maybe it had to do with the lengths of user names, but some shorter names are further indented to the right than longer names, so I have no idea. ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/143 "2017-09-06T17:54:21Z")
My complaint is I can no longer tell what page of a thread I am on. Before if you had not read a page the numbers were a blue and then turned black as you clicked them. Right now from the outside of a thread the page numbers are blue but once you get inside the thread the page numbers are all black. Also “View First Unread” took me from Page 1 Post 12 (backed out, tapped back in) to the last post on Page 3. In a thread I had not read. But I think that goes back to the way this board has always worked: marking everything as read once you shut the browser window/tab. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/144 "2017-09-06T17:55:33Z")
> [@FloatyGimpy](#): > > . . . Normally there are 5 little ads down at the bottom of each page. Now there are **27 ads** all over each freaking page!!! > > When I first saw them I assumed I’d been logged out but nope, it’s supposed to be like that. > > That is a tad excessive, no? And all of those ads, at every fifth post down the page, are the SAME ad! ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/145 "2017-09-06T17:59:46Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Same here on my desktop. It’s driving me batty. It seems to almost be random, except that indentation seems to be consistent with the same posters. I thought maybe it had to do with the lengths of user names, but some shorter names are further indented to the right than longer names, so I have no idea. From what I can tell, it seems based on the longest line in the join date/location/post count/IM blurb, which is usually the location. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/146 "2017-09-06T18:05:16Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > And all of those ads, at every fifth post down the page, are the SAME ad! Works if you have a short attention span. Or short term memory loss. Or short term memory loss. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/147 "2017-09-06T18:32:02Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > On mobile, portrait mode - I see thread title & post count. I cannot scroll L/R. > On mobile, landscape mode - I see threat title, post count, & views. I cannot scroll L/R. > On desktop - I see thread title, last post (date/time & by \ post count, view. No need to scroll. > > IOW, there is info missing from the mobile version…on two separate browsers. Unless, I check “request desktop site”, which, of course, defeats the purpose of having a mobile friendly site. :smack: > As I stated previously, there is a very, _very_ subtle light grey box around the quote; the line color used to be more pronounced. Can it be darkened like it used to be? How do you change it from Landscape to Portrait? Or is that just a mobile thing? ---
**Author:** ![magnusblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@magnusblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magnusblitz)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/148 "2017-09-06T18:32:38Z")
Dislike it. New font isn’t as easy to read, spacing is weird, etc. And the ads are really weird. They’re not actual ads (that change) but just an image every five posts so it’s the same ad, forever and ever, which is why the ad blockers don’t block it. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/149 "2017-09-06T18:34:13Z")
I have an iPhone 6+ in Safari (latest updates installed) and if I’m doing a quick reply and turn the phone sideways the page refreshes and I lose all my text and have to start over. This post was originally about how I have no problems with the update and it works great on my phone, but that post got eaten by the forum. OH THE IRONY! ETA: I just tested with the full reply. Not a problem. Just a problem with the quick reply. The top of the screen says “A problem with this web page occurred and it was refreshed” when switching portrait/landscape modes. ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/150 "2017-09-06T18:37:53Z")
At the very LEAST, get rid of those hardcoded ads. Even if I WANTED a Nexus 7, clicking on the ad does nothing! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/151 "2017-09-06T18:39:22Z")
> [@Ed\_Zotti](#): > > We installed a mobile-friendly “theme.” The ads are causing problems; I’m trying to get that straightened out. In the meantime, I notice that formatting problems are less noticeable when pages are viewed in landscape orientation. I apologize for the inconvenience. Ironically, it is horrible on my iPhone. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/152 "2017-09-06T18:42:51Z")
This is a test post. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/153 "2017-09-06T18:44:11Z")
This is a second test post. ---
**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 6, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/154 "2017-09-06T18:44:38Z")
Is reverting to a circa 1995 format an “update”? ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/155 "2017-09-06T18:47:19Z")
Ugh. Don’t like it. Those blue bars are annoying (probably look better between longer posts, but between the short ones they take over the screen) and the Join Date and other information isn’t right justified. And the green highlight text–yuck. I’ll get used to it, I’m sure I will. But I liked the old one better. Also, I can’t find where I can choose not to show my signature… ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/156 "2017-09-06T18:50:28Z")
That little floaty arrow with the forum switch drop down box is usually covered by your ads, so they’re pointless. Also, the theme sucks on the iPhone and regular computer but it’s merely just awful on an iPad. Ton all three devices the huge blue lines between posts is incredibly annoying ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/157 "2017-09-06T18:56:55Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Typical Doper reaction. Bitchbitchbitch. > > \< snip \> > > If you don’t want to see ads, fork over your $10/year. Typical Post from a certain ilk of Doper: “Bitch about other’s posts without actually adding any content.” :rolleyes: Also, do you have a macro for that “pay 10 dollars” line, cause you sure spam it enough in ATMB threads ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/158 "2017-09-06T19:42:27Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > Ugh. Don’t like it. Those blue bars are annoying (probably look better between longer posts, but between the short ones they take over the screen) and the Join Date and other information isn’t right justified. And the green highlight text–yuck. > > I’ll get used to it, I’m sure I will. But I liked the old one better. > > Also, I can’t find where I can choose not to show my signature… When you reply to a post, directly below the reply box is a blue bar that says, ‘Additional Options.’ Below that, the first check-box is ‘Show your signature.’ You can simply untick it. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/159 "2017-09-06T19:59:57Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > When you reply to a post, directly below the reply box is a blue bar that says, ‘Additional Options.’ Below that, the first check-box is ‘Show your signature.’ You can simply untick it. Didn’t it used to be unchecked by default? So you actually had to deliberately check it if you wanted to show your sig? Under the new setup, you have to remember to uncheck it every time. ---
**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 6, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610/160 "2017-09-06T20:04:01Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > When you reply to a post, directly below the reply box is a blue bar that says, ‘Additional Options.’ Below that, the first check-box is ‘Show your signature.’ You can simply untick it. Nah, don’t uncheck it. People will like reading signature lines every time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610.md?page=9)