Are you finding DU4 easier or harder to use than DU3?

[Emrys]

26. Both versions had/have their positives and negatives.

On the whole, for me it's a wash. DU3 wasn't easy to navigate sometimes and had quirks that were unhelpful.

The home page could do with some attention - it feels less like a front window into DU and a snapshot of what's preoccupying people than it used to. I believe tweaks will be made in the fulness of time.

Other shortcomings I've discussed with EarlG (lack of a dedicated "My Posts" button in normal view being one), which may be addressed in due course.

I read it on a laptop and use Skinner Mode, because I'm a chicken and always use trainer wheels on new programs if they're available.

Other than that, it's not a radical change for me. Some stuff works better, other stuff works differently, and there are some new features which are interesting so far (e.g. the ability to rec individual replies rather than all those "+1" that used to litter discussions). The Navigate button is no more mystifying to use than was figuring the tortuous directory system in DU3. My Stuff groups together features that used to be spread across the screen under various headings, and other than the option to add forums to the left sidebar without having to subscribe to them, I can't think of any other improvements at the moment that I haven't mentioned above that would make a great difference to me.