The incremental improvement concept is a dead horse. As the saying goes: "can't polish a turd". I'm out for the week. Boycott in effect. Shame on you, a bunch of fuckers all so say I.

Respect. Nailed it:
>The problem though is that the idea behind the new site itself is broken, so whatever is being built is being built on wrong foundations

/please not a coffin nail

Leaving room for this kind of design in our architectures is a great idea.. for now tho, it would appear as whitespace.

The intent expressed about "fixing the beta" is fud. It can't be fixed. It is fundamentally flawed. Keeping the current interface and comment system by majority is the consensus wish. strike while the iron is hot. Boycott commencing feb 10.

Have sex and travel Beta

I feel the loss of the comment threads as much as you jellomizer. Which is exactly what this whole thing is about. The new site model nukes the existing message board structure.

Rather than see these as off topic posts, spamming the message boards, try the perspective that there is only one topic until this issue is resolved to the communities satisfaction and that these comments are in fact using the message boards for their intended purpose: maintaining a moderated discussion guided by the consensus generated by the readership.

These posts have become the most effective manner of communicating to the correct authority. The correct authority in this case is the broad readership, some of whom are just learning about this. The other authority is the controlling entities who have thus far made some poor choices about not responding to the communities posts in the designated channels. Therefore this is the next step in a spectrum of responses.

I personally apologize to you for the necessity of this step which has been provoked by the site operators. I do hope things change quickly, since I love slashdot. I am slashdot.

A change of course can be made overnight. There has been no commitment to maintain what the community that creates this site on a daily basis requires.

If you think fixing the unspeakable new site with new code is an option, you probably don't understand the fundamental problems with it, aside from the look and feel. It ain't Slashdot. That's the problem.

The most ironic thing is this filter error I got when trying to emulate the Beta with ascii art: "Filter error: Please use fewer 'junk' characters."

Even the comment filter from classic says "Fuck Beta" for the whitespace and excessive line boxes

Honest to gosh, was this some high school project? I mean seriously, the images don't even show up with the correct aspect ratio, they're all squished.

Boycott as scheduled. The point must be made firmly.

Aside from being forthright communication, this thread is also a PR move designed to fragment a strong movement. It is crucial to not relent. This is only the first step. We must show teeth and continue this demonstration.

Do not be swayed by shiny beads and poison blankets. Fuck Beta.

No really. This present system works, as evidenced in this thread.

Yes, this is the community using the community forum to discuss a meta issue "Things that matter". If you're looking for someone to blame, blame the thrust of this site dismembering. There won't be anything left for you in the future. By your complaint you're actually with us brother. Be grateful your community is still here to listen to your opinion. We're not as bad as the rest of the great unwashed, so take a stand for what you actually want. We are your allies despite your churlish trollishness.

PS Fuck Beta

I've Disabled Ads

Not Posting relevant comments

Boycotting.

The content created by us plebes is what actually sells your ads. I come to the site to read informed discussion. That is not created by: your editors, submitters, advertisers or user interface..

NO WAIT!! IT IS CREATED BY THE USER INTERFACE!! THE SLASHDOT INTERFACE AND META-MODERATION SYSTEM IS WHY I COME HERE.

Now fuck off with your godawful site redesign. I am definitely boycotting Feb 10 to 17 and likely longer. I have enjoyed being a multi view user, practically every day since I signed up.

Why the hell would I buy a computer screen to look at the blank colour white? Let alone giant images of the incorrect aspect and the rest of the lame features.