01-07-2012, 09:40 PM
Hate: Gawker media's websites' layouts. They used to be super readable and understandable, organized purely chronologically. Now they're just a mishmash of articles - apparently, it's the three "hottest" articles, plus four or five callbacks to the most recent articles in their most prominent tag. There is a chronological sidebar on the right side of the page, but it doesn't act a primary scrollbar unless your mouse is hovering directly over the column - not in the two inches of whitespace to the right, it has to be over the column. So blech and bulky for my purposes.
I mean, I get WHY - highlight the most popular so that discussions can unfold, this leads to emotional investment and more likelihood of linking and pagehits. HOWEVER, if you're not logged in, it only shows you (what I'm assuming to be) the most active reply thread. Which means most people who visit are probably missing most of the discussion.
Oh, io9 and Jezebel, I want to go back to visiting your sites daily, I really do, but it's just so.... cluttery and gross.
I mean, I get WHY - highlight the most popular so that discussions can unfold, this leads to emotional investment and more likelihood of linking and pagehits. HOWEVER, if you're not logged in, it only shows you (what I'm assuming to be) the most active reply thread. Which means most people who visit are probably missing most of the discussion.
Oh, io9 and Jezebel, I want to go back to visiting your sites daily, I really do, but it's just so.... cluttery and gross.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
If life gives you lemons, hand them to me!
I've got a great recipe for lemon meringue pie.
If life gives you lemons, hand them to me!
I've got a great recipe for lemon meringue pie.