kayb and Kate33 -- you can "delete" the articles by clicking "archive."  I assume this doesn't count against an individual's "storage space" ?

Mods, can you check with your techs about whether "archiving" uses up more bandwidth?  Or if articles one ignores will eventually just drop away?

Also, whatever function is coming up with appropriate articles doesn't seem to be working very well!  My dx is hormone-positive Stage 1 -- I've been "assigned" articles about treating metastatic triple-negative disease.  Hmmmmm......

Apparently the techs know little about color theory or basic artistic composition (I teach color theory and fine art composition). I can handle change and like creative change, but this webiste is messed up. The new format is harsh on the eyes, and psychology depressing. The website was user friendly.  If I were to come here as a newby the website (not knowing a lot of the women already) my first impression would be it's cold, slow, and painful to the eyes. If you have to click onto a thread more than a few times to open it, you're not coming back (speaking of newbies)>

I came back just to read this thread and my eyes are burning and blurring already.  This color scheme is awful.  It is loading faster than it was earlier.  That is the only positive thing I can say.

I really think it you want to use this kind of format you need to go back to having just a few forums ... the front page 'experience' now and all the scrolling required leads to burnout before you even get halfway through it. 

Never mind ... I just hate it.  Maybe I can figure out a way to just link directly to my favorite thread or two and ignore the rest of the board.

This new format is terrible terrible terrible. Difficult to read and navigate. Not user friendly at all. Can we have the old format back? 

First thoughts:

Negatives: 

--Eliminate the word "dashboard" too technical - reminds me of a Microsoft Word feature or something. Go back to using "my profile."

--It doesn't feel as though you are "in" a forum - more as though you are paging through a table of contents.

--I HATE it when the forum doesn't take up the whole page.

--I also don't like paging through ative topics for ages.

Positives:

--I LOVE the color scheme. LOVE it.

--simple graphics - yey!

--Visually, nice, simple and uncluttered - love it.

--NO ads visible when posting!!

--I can read the fonts more easily.

No trouble with speed on this particular desktop. Will see how my smartphone feels....

Thanks Mods - hope this is constructive. You can tell there is a lot of hard work here.

Mods, please consider going back to the old format.  I think new posts are going to get lost if they aren't on the first page. 

EEEgads! Is it because I'm just old, or what?  I can barely SEE this when I am typing.... Wish something could be done!  I can get used to something "new" but in this case, I just liked the "convenience" of how the threads,  and favorite threads were arranged. 

I have never SEEN such small print....!  I didn't want to wear my "reading" glasses just for this forum....Dang!

What happened!!! 

The new format sucks!!! 

its too bright

I also like reading from the left to right not the middle.

I'm wondering if people's views are vastly different. I am tbd world's blindest, most light sensitive perzon. I find the color scheme soft and friendly.

I wonder if we have to 'delete cache' or something...

Looks like the color scheme just changed slightly in the last 5 minutes -- more of an ivory / cream / ecru palette.  Better than the glaring white and blue-ish gray -- or are my rods and cones just fried?!  (that was a joke -- I think it has changed a little, but I still have a headache -- maybe I need to "turn off and reboot" my eyes and brain!  ta-ta for now)

Fried rods and cones, with a little butter and fresh herbs? Sounds yummy, AnnNYC!

Seriously though, the team has been fine tuning all day in response to constructive comments from so many. And it's not over yet, thank you!