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Election Reform

EFerrari

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25. Is there an industry term for the upset users feel when a favorite site changes?

Reply to Lugnut (Reply #24)

Thu Feb 9, 2012, 01:50 AM

Feb 2012

Yesterday I was super annoyed because Twitter switched their layout, mostly by flipping things horizontally. I wanted to write a nasty letter to SOMEBODY because all my habits were disrupted.

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Have you quit coming to DU since the redesign? [View all] WillYourVoteBCounted Feb 2012 OP

I still come here but I think I post less, not sure why. kestrel91316 Feb 2012 #1

I have no way of knowing, but I have begun visiting more. NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #2

I post less. I miss the old site:( snagglepuss Feb 2012 #3

Yes, I am not here. GodlessBiker Feb 2012 #4

I LOVE it here! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2012 #5

Just the opposite for me. Old and In the Way Feb 2012 #6

Yes XemaSab Feb 2012 #7

I still visit now and then, but not as often. Speck Tater Feb 2012 #8

The Old DU is still there, but it is not sucking anything away from DU3. teddy51 Feb 2012 #10

Yes, I quit coming here WEEKS ago.......... TheDebbieDee Feb 2012 #9

lol Well you seem to be still here. WTF! n/t teddy51 Feb 2012 #12

Psyche! ;-) TheDebbieDee Feb 2012 #35

I like it better. hedda_foil Feb 2012 #11

I had a stronger emotional tie to the DU2 format at first. I missed it. But DU3 has grown applegrove Feb 2012 #13

No. I've barely noticed a difference. MrSlayer Feb 2012 #14

I agree.... physioex Feb 2012 #15

You have 6138 posts... CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2012 #19

Sweet....I didnt notice that...Thank you physioex Feb 2012 #22

You have 6,138 posts as I type this--it took me a second to find out. Click, boom. MADem Feb 2012 #20

Thank you...didn't notice that. physioex Feb 2012 #23

Some people don't go for clutter. I think they wanted a clean look. MADem Feb 2012 #28

I adapted quickly and have come to take some of the new improvements for granted -- ho hum. :-) gateley Feb 2012 #16

Hello ??? ..... did somebody say something? Lil Missy Feb 2012 #17

I like it much better than the old design. MADem Feb 2012 #18

Less, and a lot of old faces missing. Makes the place seem duller, more middle of the road leveymg Feb 2012 #21

I haven't noticed a particular intheflow Feb 2012 #38

I'm still here. Lugnut Feb 2012 #24

Is there an industry term for the upset users feel when a favorite site changes? EFerrari Feb 2012 #25

you're asking people that are here if they've quit coming here? provis99 Feb 2012 #26

When DU3 first started, one kind DUer suggested trying the 'Classic' setting.... nenagh Feb 2012 #27

Absolutely!!!!! I switched to CLASSIC early on, and it made ALL the difference! MADem Feb 2012 #29

If you're looking for 'the best reads' just click on the 'Latest Threads' tab at the top of the page Tx4obama Feb 2012 #30

I was a member of another site..,........... peakhillfm Feb 2012 #31

If they had quit coming how would they see your question? RegieRocker Feb 2012 #32

I've never even been here. n/t 2pooped2pop Feb 2012 #33

I think the new site is vastly better than the old, and members that lose the benefit... Scuba Feb 2012 #34

Still come but don't stay as long or read as many articles kathysart_decoration Feb 2012 #36

Yesterday, I thought there was a glitch in the subscription software Melissa G Feb 2012 #37

No, you're not. letmebefrank Feb 2012 #39

well, its been 21 days since I last visited WillYourVoteBCounted Mar 2012 #40