slashdot: the new ehow of the internet (Score 2)

Ok logged in to comment on this. Yes my id number is rather high. I've scrounged this site for years before finally getting around to making an account. The new UI does not fit in with what slashdot is. Not a fan over here. However, this comments and responses section reminds me of when ebay revamped its website scheme and interface a year or 2 ago. Lots of comments from sellers having problems, new interface, lots of "we are listening" talk. And plenty of "well, we're going ahead with what we think it needs instead of what you the user wants" The way i see it, you are trying to attract a new fan base, "audience", or user group and figure that the existing user group will adapt. Some of us will, some of us won't. On a side note "UX design" is bullshit marketing buzzword speak. You might as well say you are updating your page for SEO reasons and want to replace eHOW. Pages of the same crap as everybody else and nothing interesting anymore.