Form follows functionality. (Score 1)

Please try again. Whatever the motivation of the beta, it is clear that Slashdot readers, myself included, prefer no change at all. I tested the beta, and the only thing I like is the comment nesting. I have zero interest in flashy, bigger images that fade into existance. I don't care about a persistent top navigation bar, even if it is flush with the background. What I want is functionality first.

To the redesigners: Please consider yourself first. Think about how you would want to use the site, and do not first consider what someone else (e.g. corporate entity, advertiser, government) wants. In doing so, you will consider all of us first, before thinking about how to force unwanted (and, dare I type, unnecessary) changes upon the reader.

I think we have succumbed to lowered standards and I think we have forgotten what is important in life. Fuck that. Fuck beta.

And what's up with no SSL/TLS on the password reset?! FIX THAT, NOT THE UI. Thanks!