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SpankMe

(3,324 posts) Wed Oct 18, 2023, 05:12 PM Oct 2023

DU 4 - not a big fan [View all]

Too much white space on the page.

In the upper left, I just see "Latest Breaking News", "General Discussion" and "The DU Lounge".

On legacy DU, I had Announcements, Latest Breaking News, Editorials & Other Articles, Video & Multimedia, General Discussion, The DU Lounge and Community Help. I used these links frequently.

Latest Breaking News is way at the bottom of the page, on the far right. I have to scroll past a bunch of forums that I'm not interested in to get to LBN. I'd like it near the top, like in legacy DU.

I can't find the Video & Multimedia forum any more; there's no path to it. I have to go to Latest Videos, and then click on a "Video & Multimedia" link within a video post.

I can't see or get "Greatest Videos" on my home page. I like them on the home page without having to go to the Latest Videos page first.

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DU 4 - not a big fan [View all] SpankMe Oct 2023 OP

You might find changing the screen "theme" to Skinner mode might make hlthe2b Oct 2023 #1

I see it's only for star members.. Us "little people" only get the big ugly white screen, yes? uff .nt mitch96 Oct 2023 #8

Even a small $5 donation will get rid of the ads and make you a star member for a year... hlthe2b Oct 2023 #10

Star membership is ridiculously cheap. Just a few dollars and it is worth it. emulatorloo Oct 2023 #15

Skinner mode is MUCH better. I wish it came with the option for a dark mode as well, though. Yorkie Mom Oct 2023 #14

For videos herding cats Oct 2023 #2

The only constant in life is change. sdfernando Oct 2023 #3

I'm not either burrowowl Oct 2023 #4

Same here, not a fan..nt mitch96 Oct 2023 #5

Does anyone else have the inability to even see the squares on the left or is it just me? Diamond_Dog Oct 2023 #6

Agree about the white space, seems things are more spread out than necessary. dgauss Oct 2023 #7

Trying to figure out what was wrong with the old format BeyondGeography Oct 2023 #9

In LBN, are you seeing the first 50 or so words of each post? I'm not, progree Oct 2023 #11

While I've been beta testing for some time, what pops out to me now is the really long threads hlthe2b Oct 2023 #12

Encourage you to check out the "NAVIGATE" button at the top,where you'll find the options hlthe2b Oct 2023 #13