What can I said that hasn't been said already. I sure don't like it, that's for sure.
a more beautiful and readable site....easier navigation
Uh...
1 - Too bright, poor color scheme.
2 - General look & feel. This is not moving forward, this is moving backward. This is the way web sites used to look years ago when things were more primitive.
3 - Lack of function. It was nice having everything accessible on the side of the screen with a single mouse click. Now you gotta navigate to a menu bar, pick a section, wait for the pop-down, then pick what you want. Not to mention, the auto pop-down effect that is typical of these things is annoying and gets in the way. Sometimes, I just want to move the mouse out of the way, not pull down a menu. I will give you guys credit on one point tho, at least the menu goes away as soon as you mouse off, unlike some sites that require you to press something once it's opened. Regardless of doing the wrong thing the right way, it's still wrong. Adding extra effort and more mousing around is not "easier".
Then I wonder how much this cost? And I wonder if maybe it wouldn't have been wiser to spend that towards paying off all the contributors you guys owe money to rather then waste it on unnecessary, unwanted and largely disliked changes to the site that no one asked for?
