Greetings all! We've rolled out some new changes and features to the Slickdeals website. It may be a little bit of a shocker at first, things have moved and stuff has been added, but we've made all these changes to streamline the Slickdeals website to make things more consistent and give users more flexibility when it comes to browsing our website.

Please keep in mind this is a beta rollout, and while we have tried our best to make sure there aren't any bugs, we probably missed some! If you find any bugs, let us know in this dedicated Slickdeals Beta Refresh Feedback Thread.


Check out the New Features Guide for a brief walkthrough video of the changes: http://blog.slickdeals.net/index.php/2010/04/01/slickdeals-beta-refresh


We know that with this change it will be unsettling for people. Surely if you've been using a website for three years and are used to things, when something moves or a color changes by 1% in difference you will notice it and freak out. Your brain is trained and accustomed to things. However, we promise that you'll get acclimated to the change and appreciate them. There are lots of new features and options for people, and the design changes will allow us to do some even more exiting things in the future.

Please give it a chance. For those of you who remember when we changed designs in 2006, everyone freaked out that things were different. People flipped out, said the exact same things "The old way was better! we're leaving!", but people got used to it, and started to appreciate the changes and added functionality. Like we did back then, we listened to your feedback and grew and made it better.

Please post constructive feedback!

Just telling us that you don't like it is not helpful. We want to improve, not downgrade.

Do not troll this thread by continuing to post that you dislike the changes. Once is enough and you will be heard.

ONE MAJOR BUG (is this an April Fools joke?)

everytime I post something, why do I see it backwards?

see attachment

Me too!


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bryant...HATE!!!!! :angry:


That is all..

Gross looking!!!!! Not enough information on one screen without scrolling! Please please please bring back the old format!!!!!!!!!

WTF it posted mine backwards as well!

thanks a lot SD for slowing my computer down.

prefer the old main page but the forum looks good

lol thought it was hilarious

To be honest, I liked it the other way. The current Beta version is very laggy on my computer in terms of scrolling and navigation. Granted, it does looke more "web 2.0" as some call it, but in my opinion that also means it's looks similar to other sites out there.

I agree with what someone else said. The way it was before, you could see a lot more info on one screen, even compared to the new "list" view.

Also, a bug I ran into... seems like random deals in the list view are permanently expanded fully, and no way to collapse them.

Using the blue global css makes the site broken.

LOL this is actually taxing my processor on my desktop...you guys must have really tried hard to fark up the code with this one :lmao:

We'll be making a blog post about the new changes; but if you've noticed under the tab that says "Frontpage Deals" on the homepage, you can click "Simple" to be restored back to the old-style of viewing deals.

prefer the old main page but the forum looks good

I hope that was a sick joke...

please go back to the old version.... it was perfect

Page drawing when scrolling isn't as quick/responsive as before. I have seen this behavior on other sites that have a box that follows you as you scroll or a fixed background image.

This is happening in Firefox 3.6.2, Win XP. Looks fine in IE8.

As far as the lag goes, we're going to look into that asap!

Is the new design an April Fools joke? :vomit:

the old layout was perfect. i dont see why there is a push to "refresh" the layout.

Well the css works, now i see my earlier post is upside down and backwards.

Well the css works, now i see my earlier post is upside down and backwards.

My posts are too... wtf?

What the heck just happened? I step away from computer for 30 minutes and I come back to this horrible looking slickdeals ? Please guys revert to the old design immediately :) it looks so unorganized and out of wack I dont want to look at it ! thank god for the simple display option, its somewhat familiar !

:roll:

I like the new design...:popcorn:

We'll be making a blog post about the new changes; but if you've noticed under the tab that says "Frontpage Deals" on the homepage, you can click "Simple" to be restored back to the old-style of viewing deals.

The "old" simple was still cleaner looking, in my opinion. I think part of the reason I (and maybe others) enjoyed the site is that it was very quick to load and not taxing on the computer, but had a very clean finish and had an easy functional feel to it.

But yeah, new version is quite laggy in Firefox 3.6.2 for me as well, like I said. And yes, I'm aware what day it is ;)

As far as the lag goes, we're going to look into that asap!

Runs fine on my Mac..;)

I agree with others... I hope this is an April Fool's joke.

(To be clear, I'm not referring to the upside-down posts. I'm referring to the revamped website.)

can you guys make an option to view the website in the old 'classic' view as well as the new one?

Is the new design an April Fools joke? :vomit:

I agree with others... I hope this is an April Fool's joke.

(To be clear, I'm not referring to the upside-down posts. I'm referring to the revamped website.)

:iagree:

I attached some screenshots of how simple and grid are rendered on my computer, they both are messed up. Firefox 3.6 on win7

I imagine you guys are going to stick with this style, that's fine. I suppose I would get used to it over time... However I would appreciate it if you give us the option to have a "Classic" FP.

Thanks

Why all the hate? I think the refresh looks very sharp. I love the list view on the frontpage, really nice with the icons visible. Great job SD!!!

Not nice to roll out changes along with April Fool's jokes! Guess I'll hold off on voicing my complaints and see what switches back to normal when the joke's over!

I'm not going to lie, I found this to be pretty funny.

I went to go edit my recently made post, upsidedown and all, but when I clicked on the upsidedown edit button, my computer locked up and went to a BSOD.

I thought it was a joke at first, but it wasn't. I have a built-in ATI card from the recent micro gigabyte motherboard/AMD CPU combo, running XP SP3.

It gave an ati2dvag.dll BSOD right after clicking the edit button, and freezing for a second. I'm going to look into it as being some kind of driver issue. But just thought I'd mention it anyone else happens to have the problem with an ATI card running XP.

Update (using laptop w/ opera): So I've updated my ATI video drivers to the latest version, still having restarts. It's not CPU or GPU related because other AMD, Intel, ATI, and Nvidia users are experiencing this problem on XP. As other have put together, it's most likely something to do with Firefox.

This is absolutely stunning and great work. I am so happy with the changes. And my posts look absolutely normal.

I'm using the Chrome browser... so maybe that's it.

The entire site seems slower and I'm running this on a gaming rig that has substantial amounts of processing power/RAM/etc & I'm also running the latest version of Firefox.

I can only imagine how shitty this site will run now at work via IE7 and a lesser computer.

I must say, I like the design but I don't like the performance thus far.

It'll take a little getting used to. It looks nice. Although with the new border around every post makes me think it is a quote. Not sure if that make any sense.

The new frontpage deal styles are messed up because old deals have to be converted (which we're doing.... right now).

Simple view will be just like before (once all the deals are converted properly) with some minor tweaks such as price highlighting.

we're working on the performance issues as quickly as possible - just hold on, i think the servers are having a heart attack with all the changes but they should be running faster soon

I just got a BSOD from my integrated video card when clicking the upside-down "Edit" button (http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?p=28728344#post28728344)....

I just got a BSOD from my integrated video card when clicking the upside-down "Edit" button (http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?p=28728344#post28728344)....

holy crap i thought you were kidding. i just tried it and my computer restarted.

i replied to your post in the main thread. i tried it after reading your post and my computer restarted. Nvidia, Firefox, XP.

Confirmed on my SN45G running an AGP x850PRO with Catalyst 6.11, WinXP... BSOD. Weird.

holy crap i thought you were kidding. i just tried it and my computer restarted.

Ha! Guess I'm not the only one having fun with the April Fools "Edit" button

thats... weird lol;

On a side note for everyone. Things should be smoother now! (we ditched the shadows)

I'm not exactly sure how a html button could cause a BSOD...

prefer the old main page but the forum looks good

agreed

Have you guys tried out the different viewing options for the mainpage?

I wonder if it limited to XP users using Firefox??? If Nividia & ATI both give BSOD on XP, then it might be an error with firefox?

Sorry to say we dont know much about graphics cards/drivers or why the flipping of html would cause it to BSOD.

Well one thing driving me nuts for now is the size of font in subscriptions/control panel area. That's my portal to SD, and the thread titles are larger than normal, larger than the normal forum view.

Also, not sure if it's a joke or not, but when trying to delete a private message from the new bar at top of messages it performs a move action instead. I then tried the delete function from the bar at the bottom of page, and it deleted fine.

Google AMD and XP SP3...you probably need the hotfix Microsoft put out.

Sorry to say we dont know much about graphics cards/drivers or why the flipping of html would cause it to BSOD.

It's a common problem with the AMD processors and the updated SP3 for XP.:nod:
Nothing to do with html.

Major DISLIKE...

Can we have the option to change the theme back to old version please?

Confirmed on my SN45G running an AGP x650PRO with Catalyst 6.11, WinXP... BSOD. Weird.

Also AMD, are you running SP3?

Its different, but that doesnt mean i dont like it. I think it will take some getting used to but i think in all it will be a nice move forward. Keep up the good work guys!

Except the whole showing my posts upside down is a litle weird. Nice April fools joke!

Well one thing driving me nuts for now is the size of font in subscriptions/control panel area. That's my portal to SD, and the thread titles are larger than normal, larger than the normal forum view.

Also, not sure if it's a joke or not, but when trying to delete a private message from the new bar at top of messages it performs a move action instead. I then tried the delete function from the bar at the bottom of page, and it deleted fine.
We'll definitely fix that. I had them add that bar at the top because i was annoyed at having to scroll down to the bottom of the page to delete stuff... Must be a small bug :)

We'll be making a blog post about the new changes; but if you've noticed under the tab that says "Frontpage Deals" on the homepage, you can click "Simple" to be restored back to the old-style of viewing deals.

I tried it but nothing happened :shake:

I like the old way better, too crowded with the new version.

I love the forum text effect though. :D

I tried it but nothing happened :shake:

So you're in Simple and still see images? It's not going to revert the entire page, only the list styles will go back closer to the old one :)

So you're in Simple and still see images? It's not going to revert the entire page, only the list styles will go back closer to the old one :)

Oh, I see :) but I still like the old style better.

Sometimes change is not good. (eno doog)

What do you guys think of the new permadeal page? http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/32448/waffle-house-coupon-free-hash-browns

Also AMD, are you running SP3?

I'm running Intel. I think it's a Firefox issue.

The AMD issue mentioned has to do booting when updating to SP3, and that only affected OEM computers using AMD processors. My computer boots fine and I have been patched already

I'm using Firefox version 3.6.2, wonder if versions matters?

We'll definitely fix that. I had them add that bar at the top because i was annoyed at having to scroll down to the bottom of the page to delete stuff... Must be a small bug :)
Yes, I definitely love having that feature above the messages, sometimes it can be a long scroll downward!

all coupon link seems to be dead

http://slickdeals.net/coupons-list-by/success/
http://slickdeals.net/coupons-list-by/created/

I like the new look overall, but I HATE the sizes of everything on the site. The forum and User CP text is too big, the toolbar at the top is too small. I think it's making my OCD act up :)

APRIL FOOLS! RIGHT?

Site looks terrible. It has to be a joke.

If not... then all I can say is...:vomit: :vomit::vomit:

we're gonna play around with the font sizes to see what everyone likes :) thanks for sharing!

Where'd the PM box on the upper right go? It's an emtpy area now, was it removed just because? I still call April Fools.

Wow.

You really ought to focus group things like this with some of your users before you make wholesale changes to the site. This just feels like change for the sake of change. Not impressed...

Nobody had any complaints with the old design. Nobody asked for these changes. But people do have major issues with some of the site policies and abusers of this site. People have been asking for regulation of the abusers for years. But these changes -- ones that would benefit the users of the site & are requested by the users of the site -- are ignored to protect the guilty.

There are some changes that would made SD a better deal site but none of the changes you've made make it better IMO.
can you guys make an option to view the website in the old 'classic' view as well as the new one?
:iagree:

Please!
This is absolutely stunning and great work. I am so happy with the changes. And my posts look absolutely normal.

I'm using the Chrome browser... so maybe that's it.
Is this post an April fool's joke???

Where'd the PM box on the upper right go? It's an emtpy area now, was it removed just because? I still call April Fools.

Your PM count is now up in the top userbar next to your name, and you can click that to get to the PM area :)

I really hope this change is an April Fools Joke. The site looks terrible now :( Just like the Engadget redesign, way too much happening.

Where'd the PM box on the upper right go? It's an emtpy area now, was it removed just because? I still call April Fools.

Click on the My Account tab on the toolbar, it has PMs in it...There's also a PM box at the very top where the search bar is...

Speaking of, why do we need the toolbar at the very top and the other toolbar with my account, deals, forums, etc...I seriously dislike this feature, can we just integrate them into one, on the normal toolbar not at the very top of the page? And I don't really care what the font size is, if you'll just make them somewhat the same :)

I just found the "display preferences" tab at the very top when you click on your name. I decreased the font size so the forums, etc don't look so ridiculously out of proportion with the toolbar. I'm officially happy. :)

It is a little redundant, because people dont read very often.

The tab at the top is there for you to sign in and out of the site and access those features, and see your PM count easily (in the future, more information will be displayed there such as number of outstanding notifications or new deal alert matches).

Site is very laggy compared to before. Also I miss the last visited time that was up at the right corner of the forum.

Can you please please make a way for the site to remember that you clicked the "Hide This Message" button for the SD mobile site thing up top?

I'm aware at this point that Slickdeals has a mobile site and I occasionally use it but that thing just bugs the dickens out of me.

This has been confirmed by others in the Gamers Lounge as well.

It is a little redundant, because people dont read very often.

The tab at the top is there for you to sign in and out of the site and access those features, and see your PM count easily (in the future, more information will be displayed there such as number of outstanding notifications or new deal alert matches).

I'm actually good with it now that I figured out I could change my display preferences with it. Will we be able to decide what's displayed there? I think everyone just needs to figure the new site out and customize it, then maybe they'll see why it's not so bad. Thanks for replying. When is the upside down post thing going to end, btw?

Can you please please make a way for the site to remember that you clicked the "Hide This Message" button for the SD mobile site thing up top?

I'm aware at this point that Slickdeals has a mobile site and I occasionally use it but that thing just bugs the dickens out of me.
It should remember if you closed it and no longer appear. Does it appear upon every page load for you?

I'm actually good with it now that I figured out I could change my display preferences with it. Will we be able to decide what's displayed there? I think everyone just needs to figure the new site out and customize it, then maybe they'll see why it's not so bad. Thanks for replying. When is the upside down post thing going to end, btw?

April 2nd, probably

we might knock it off sooner since apparently its causing BSODs for people in winxp lol

The old Advanced forum search is gone from the forums drop down.

It should remember if you closed it and no longer appear. Does it appear upon every page load for you?

It will remain closed for my current viewing session but I think it returns every time I return to the site (and my account is defaultly set to be logged on).

Lemme do some testing but I know that I've frequently closed it in the past and now it's doing it again :P

It's a pain to have to scroll down the page when looking at today's deals. I know what a hard drive looks like - why do I need to have a picture of it cluttering up my screen?

Also, bryantq has not yet denied that this is an April Fool's joke. Is this a joke?

It's a pain to have to scroll down the page when looking at today's deals. I know what a hard drive looks like - why do I need to have a picture of it cluttering up my screen?

Also, bryantq has not yet denied that this is an April Fool's joke. Is this a joke?
Have you tried simple mode?

http://slickdeals.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=348776&stc=1&d=1270106161

Add my +1 to the people who don't like the new look. Please let it be an April Fool's joke!

Edit: Actually, if you make it so that "simple" is the default, it would be ok.

Also, editing a message upside down is confusing haha =P

can you guys make an option to view the website in the old 'classic' view as well as the new one?

the old layout was perfect. i dont see why there is a push to "refresh" the layout.

I agree with others... I hope this is an April Fool's joke.


I'm sorry, but I have to agree with these others. I don't like it. I much prefer the old look of the forums, espcially the Classic skin.

I've never liked the Hybrid skin. It's too harsh on my eyes, with that much darker blue between the forum posts jarring to my eyes, and with the tighter/smaller fonts, which are hard for me to see/read easily.

Yes, I know I can 'increase' the text size but when I do that, the forum text is only increased a tiny bit and is still hard to read, but the rest of the text/font sizes in the thread titles and most elsewhere become HUGE. (see screenshot)

Please, please put it back the way it was.

ETA: I just tried increasing the font size again and noticed that the forum posts text really does not seem to increase very much at all actually. It seems that for whatever reason the text everywhere else besides the forum posts, themselves, does increase quite a bit. But not much at all in the posts themselves. Is this a bug? (I hope so because unfortunately I really can't stand trying to read text size like this, it's too much of a strain on my eyes and literally gives me headaches.)

to be quite frank, it looks horrible. i am all about changes and adding to the functionality, but the front page of slickdeals looks considerably worse than it did yesterday.

thanks for all of the hard work sd staff!

I received something weird when I came back this time BryantQ.

Checkout this screen shot.

Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate + Firefox 3.6.2

I'm going to try and edit my post but I'm pretty sure this will turn out backwards haha. Anyway, that top bar was the area of concern. ALSO, I changed my settings to simple and upon return it put me back to the default. Is it supposed to save your front page preference?348790

Try using "Simple" layout

Could you please bring back that icon that tells me if the post is old or new? (it's next to the post's time and date)
http://i42.tinypic.com/2rrs57b.jpg

I'm sorry, but I have to agree with these others. I don't like it. I much prefer the old look of the forums, espcially the Classic skin.

I've never liked the Hybrid skin. It's too harsh on my eyes, with that much darker blue between the forum posts jarring to my eyes, and with the tighter/smaller fonts, which are hard for me to see/read easily.

Yes, I know I can 'increase' the text size but when I do that, the forum text is only increased a tiny bit and is still hard to read, but the rest of the text/font sizes in the thread titles and most elsewhere become HUGE. (see screenshot)

Please, please put it back the way it was.

ETA: I just tried increasing the font size again and noticed that the forum posts text really does not seem to increase very much at all actually. It seems that for whatever reason the text everywhere else besides the forum posts, themselves, does increase quite a bit. But not much at all in the posts themselves. Is this a bug? (I hope so because unfortunately I really can't stand trying to read text size like this, it's too much of a strain on my eyes and literally gives me headaches.)
It's a bug and we'll fix it!

I received something weird when I came back this time BryantQ.

Checkout this screen shot.

Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate + Firefox 3.6.2

I'm going to try and edit my post but I'm pretty sure this will turn out backwards haha. Anyway, that top bar was the area of concern. ALSO, I changed my settings to simple and upon return it put me back to the default. Is it supposed to save your front page preference?348790
Weird! Do you have cookies enabled?

I liked celerydeals.net better.

Wow, your tag doesn't mess around when it announces you as the "Harbinger of Change."

It's new! And different! So, therefore, it's bad....

[/me curls up in a little ball in the corner and rocks back-and-forth]

I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm threatened by change....

I like the little blue box under the OP of each thread that announces them as the OP, though; sometimes in the longer threads, I lose track. The permadeal page ... only leaves me wondering what the smell is a Waffle House, and why have I not been blessed with any in my corner of the universe. Because I think that if I had been, I'd take up residence in one of the booths. (Waffles = :heart:. :drool:)

And the April Fool's joke. :) I've never been able to understand myself so clearly before I became upside-down and backwards....

ETA: Upside-dooowwwn. I am upside-dooowwwn. Whee! ... Oops. Maybe I should move. I think I'm starting to feel all the blood go to my head.

ETA 2: Just remembered something else I noticed before. I don't know if this was a feature before, or not, since I never noticed it before, but the "hide expired" option on the FP is a really nice touch. Most of the FP deals, I don't get to see until they're already dead.

http://upload.fapfap.net/pthumbs/small/54/Untitled-1.jpg (http://upload.fapfap.net/public/view/54)

^^^ do that!!


oh come on... stop with this upside down business. I'm smoking and it's confusing me lol

I hope this is a april fools joke!!! I don't have ten minutes to scroll down the page ;)

I liked celerydeals.net better.

me too, has it been a year already??

Font size in posts should increase correctly now when you change the site font size setting :)

Font size in posts should increase correctly now when you change the site font size setting :)

Thank you, much better :)

(though I still realllllllly dislike Hybrid and always have. The darker tones of the blues and yellows is just too harsh and, frankly, it's not as 'warmly inviting' in appearance as Classic. So if Classic disappearing isn't just an April Fools joke, then I still ask that you please bring Classic back.)

My 2 cents:
The new version (even in "Simple" mode) is harder to read. There are too many colors (black text, green shipping, blue price) and that is distracting. Also, the background color makes it harder to read. I think it was more bluer before and is more whiter now...

I miss having it show the last time I visited the site - I use that to know how many pages forward to look for updated comments - please get that option back! Thanks for making the drop-downs actually work without having to move left-to-right a few times to get it to drop down (In IE8 Win XP I had to go to coupons then over to Forums to get the drop-down in the OLD version).

I miss having it show the last time I visited the site - I use that to know how many pages forward to look for updated comments - please get that option back! Thanks for making the drop-downs actually work without having to move left-to-right a few times to get it to drop down (In IE8 Win XP I had to go to coupons then over to Forums to get the drop-down in the OLD version).
This feature is still here :)

I hope this is a April Fools joke, I hate it.!!! I do not like any of the changes, why put he f-ing Rep on the top, I don't want my Rep showing at all,...if this isn't a joke then my days of posting are over.

This is an excellent april fools joke, though dear god my eyes.

HATE.

Slickdeals is a about efficiency and not eye-candy.

And "Simple" helps get some of that back. But "Simple" still isn't back to "Classic".

Some of the entries in Simple are still wordy and the multiple font formatting makes it noisy.

If you want some improvements, it needs to be in alerts & filters.

In fact, the option to filter the front page would be my first request long before any formatting changes by far.

HATE.

Slickdeals is a about efficiency and not eye-candy.

And "Simple" helps get some of that back. But "Simple" still isn't back to "Classic".

Some of the entries in Simple are still wordy and the multiple font formatting makes it noisy.

If you want some improvements, it needs to be in alerts & filters.

In fact, the option to filter the front page would be my first request long before any formatting changes by far.
filtering is coming next :)

you just dont like the highlighting for stuff like prices and free shipping? The idea here is that it helps you identify the price quickly and helps segment products whenever there is a list of like 4 products and prices.

If you think they are too bright, let us know and we can tweak the colors of the text in simple mode and see how people like it.

what kind of sick april fools joke si this? all of my post are completely upside down (editing this backwards too), plus the beta seems to be a big mess at this point. well good luck, ahhh i cant read what im typing!!! ahhh this sucks... damn this april fools bs!!! :)

Greetings all! We've rolled out some new changes and features to the Slickdeals website. It may be a little bit of a shocker at first, things have moved and stuff has been added, but we've made all these changes to streamline the Slickdeals website to make things more consistent and give users more flexibility when it comes to browsing our website.

Please keep in mind this is a beta rollout, and while we have tried our best to make sure there aren't any bugs, we probably missed some! If you find any bugs, let us know in this dedicated Slickdeals Beta Refresh Feedback Thread.


Check out the New Features Guide for a brief walkthrough video of the changes: http://blog.slickdeals.net/index.php/2010/04/01/slickdeals-beta-refresh

really really hate the new look

UI change at FW was one of the main reasons that I switched to SD. Now I probably have to switch back. At least FW fill the entire wide screen, not leaving any blanks on either side wasted

filtering is coming next :)

you just dont like the highlighting for stuff like prices and free shipping? The idea here is that it helps you identify the price quickly and helps segment products whenever there is a list of like 4 products and prices.

If you think they are too bright, let us know and we can tweak the colors of the text in simple mode and see how people like it.
I sure hope this is an April Fools joke, because I know people are holding back on their comments because of that assumption.

Price doesn't mean anything until I know what the product is anyway. So now I need to negotiate a rainbow of distracting text to key into what I want.

The other thing is that I could surf this real quickly at work and not get too much attention of people looking over my shoulder seeing what I'm not suppose to be doing. That's over I guess.

Reminds me of a guy at work about 15 years ago when PCs first started really getting common in my workplace. He would issue a memo and use about 6-7 different fonts and formatting features in one page.

Real annoying. When it comes to bells & whistles and formatting I like this piece of advice. "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should."

yeah, I pretty much left FW when they changed their UI too. This is an unnecessary change. Aesthetics were fine. Hell, most of the site was perfect before outside of the thread ignore limit and a few other really random things that I can't remember. Now, the site is uglier and more cluttered.

Please roll it back. We'll even pretend this beta was a terrible April Fool's prank.

i really wish that when i loaded up the front page, i could see a good portion of the deals. unfortunately i have to scroll down to see any, i know this is a small thing but it bothers me that i have to look at so much wasted space up top, i think that the title bar with deal,forums,coupons, tools, blogs etc. should be moved all the way to the top. everything above it is completely useless (other than search which should just be dropped below the aforementioned title bar)

while on the subject of the title bar, it also seems slower to respond than the one before. the old menus used to respond almost instantaneously, which is definitely not the case right now.

Well nothing is set in stone, but various changes are made to make way for new features (such as filtering, coupons, hot topics, etc).

Regarding simple mode, do you think it'd be better if we cut out the store text and made the price less noticeable?

Perhaps like this screenshot:
http://slickdeals.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=348810&stc=1&d=1270116384

....

Regarding the comment about moving stuff up - we actually measured, and when you collapse all of the stuff such as the "Check out the new changes" banner, the deals actually start at the same location as they used to.

And let me say that I appreciate the feedback. We'll try our best to consider everyone's requests but we cant please everyone. Things like colors and tweaks we can do. In the near future though, I hope to be able to have more advanced display preferences so that people can customize the views how they want them. That will take time, but these new changes lay the groundwork for that kind of customization.

and guys, dont mistake us for the competition, because we really do listen to the feedback you guys give us :) some of the changes will just need some time for people to get used to, and some tweaks can definitely happen based on demand.

i agree with making the prices less noticeable, but i like the store text. take for instance the fact that i hate meritline, well having that store text there saves me time.

Older version was much neater,more crisp, and to the point. This version is to much data it forces you to look at things your not interested in. Bring back the old version.PLEASE!

how about getting rid of all that wasted space to the right of the big slickdeals logo? we all know what site we are on, i think a logo could be placed in a better spot that pushed the deals and title bar up farther

i think a big way to win over a lot of these people complaining is to just place a button that makes everything go back to normal :D

while on the subject of the title bar, it also seems slower to respond than the one before. the old menus used to respond almost instantaneously, which is definitely not the case right now.
They are actually programmed to be the exact same amount of time as the old menus. You probably didnt notice it, but in the old design there was a delay too because people were complaining that menus accidentally activated whenever the mouse went over the area.

In general, please give it a try for more than just 5 minutes before jumping to "i hate it". We know that people usually do not like change. However, I believe that if you give it a try you will start to like it and appreciate the functionality that the design changes have brought.

Give it a try for a while before knocking it completely!

well maybe its just the format playing tricks on my eyes then, but i still stand beside the idea of getting rid of that huge slickdeals logo and banner. i imagine a large percentage of the users on this site block ads (especially as obvious as that one) anyhow, mine as well just put the ad down lower or use some other type of advertisement that doesnt take up so much space. that top couple inches of the front page is so junky

(edit: dont get me wrong i like a lot of the changes, good job guys)

First of all, we actually shrunk our logo, but that banner is there to help pay for our servers, equipment and overhead.

If you can imagine, running a small website costs money, but running a HUGE website like slickdeals with millions of visitors costs a lot of money. Those ads help us keep slickdeals free and awesome! We never put intrusive ads like other sites that have popups or popunders or interstitial or even worse, let companies PAY for placement on their frontpage like lots of other deal sites.

not saying get rid of the ad... just place it in a better spot. it's the only ad that i block on this site because it is so unsightly, well now i have the sd logo blocked too so it works out (title bar is pushed up to the top now). i make sure to click a few of the other ads once in awhile to make up for that one ad that i just had to block.

I am running XP Pro with SP3 and last night I didn't get the BSOD but I did see only posts by myself upside down through FireFox. This morning I logged out, went back to SD through Firefox and my posts were normal, but when I logged into SD again they were once again upside down. Posts made by everyone other than me were normal.

So I tried IE 7, both logged in and out, and both times every post including mine were normal - no problem.

Whatever's going on looks like it's related to Mozilla, but why would it appear only when you're logged on??

Do you get any sleep bryantq? All this work makes me wonder if you all anticipate or dread this annual tradition.

<-- zombie mode

If it is not broken - don't fix it.

Remember when Yahoo changed it's look and everyone hated it so they changed it again... and again... and again?

Remember how so many users left to go to Google because it was simple and straight forward?

Now go look at Yahoo these days - back to where it was pretty much.

The new look does not make anything easier that I can see, but it sure does look like some nice portal with fancy features. Oh wait - SD'ers are just here to talk good deals and find them - not be impressed by some web guru's idea of a slicker site. Put it back to where it was and save us all the hassle...

this new version sucks. one reason i came here was because it was just a simple list and i could go through a lot of deals fast. now lots of wasted white space with fancy colors. why fix it if it ain't broke? definitely not a "slick" move.

this new version sucks. one reason i came here was because it was just a simple list and i could go through a lot of deals fast. now lots of wasted white space with fancy colors. why fix it if it ain't broke? definitely not a "slick" move.
Did you try Simple mode?

please put it back. the simple, text based look is why i came here instead of other inferior deal sites (aka dealnews). please put it back and stop trying to be flashy. it's not impressive.

Did you try Simple mode?

the hot topics forum does not have a "simple mode." lots of wasted white space and i have to scroll a lot. sucks. make it back into a regular list please. why is slick deals trying to emulate digg (which sucks btw).

what are you talking about? the forums didnt change when it comes to spacing? Paste the url to the page you're talking about so we're on the same page.

what are you talking about? the forums didnt change when it comes to spacing? Paste the url to the page you're talking about so we're on the same page.


http://slickdeals.net/hottopics.php

I see there are complaints with the new look, but I suppose there must have been a number of complaints with the "classic" look as well (although I had none). But I'll try not to complain too much.

However, I did very much prefer the navy blue font color of the deals (as opposed to what's in black now). Yes, its just an asthetic thing, but the page is actually much harder on the eyes and looks far less "welcoming" with such a strong, bold, and contrasting font color.

Thanks for your consideration...

http://slickdeals.net/hottopics.php
That is not the hot deals forum, that is here: http://slickdeals.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=9

That is a completely new page that we introduced that shows hot topics (which are hot/popular threads from the hot deals forum).

There is nothing to "go back to" because it's brand new.

The new look does not make anything easier that I can see, but it sure does look like some nice portal with fancy features. Oh wait - SD'ers are just here to talk good deals and find them - not be impressed by some web guru's idea of a slicker site. Put it back to where it was and save us all the hassle...

Actually, we provided two new views: list and grid. These views offer a different way of browsing the front page. Some people prefer to look at pictures and some people prefer to see things in blocks. Giving them this option is a feature for those people who are more visual than textual. People who prefer the old style can just switch and stay with the "Simple" mode.

There are other useful features, such as the ability to hide expired deals, view more than 5 hot topics with our new hot topics page, vote from the frontpage, and soon we'll offer filtering by categories.

For example, in the future you'll be able to say "I dont want to see any kids products, because i have no kids", and those results wont be shown to you.

These changes lay out the foundation for that functionality.

That is not the hot deals forum, that is here: http://slickdeals.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=9

That is a completely new page that we introduced that shows hot topics (which are hot/popular threads from the hot deals forum).

There is nothing to "go back to" because it's brand new.

Actually, it is "new" in a way because the link on the front page for "Hot Topics" on the right was changed to go to this new page. It used to go to the hot deals forum. Now it doesn't.

If that's the issue, i can definitely see about sending that back to the hot deals forum instead. Although it is available in two different places in the menu (under deals and under forums).

The front page needs to go back to what it was before. way way unorganized looking.

The front page needs to go back to what it was before. way way unorganized looking.
How so? Simple mode is practically the same as it was before (except now you can also see which store is offering the deal)

FU SlickDeals. I hate it.

But since you are so arrogant as to not give us the choice to keep the old presentation, I will not tell you why.

Go to hell you arrogant SOB's. And stop trying to dictate to us what we are obliged to like. I really liked your old way of doing things. Leave it in the trash bin at your own peril.

I will vote with my feet.

'Bye!!!!!!!!!!

FU SlickDeals. I hate it.

But since you are so arrogant as to not give us the choice to keep the old presentation, I will not tell you why.

Go to hell you arrogant SOB's. And stop trying to dictate to us what we are obliged to like. I really liked your old way of doing things. Leave it in the trash bin at your own peril.

I will vote with my feet.

'Bye!!!!!!!!!!
real mature.

My 2 cents:
The new version (even in "Simple" mode) is harder to read. There are too many colors (black text, green shipping, blue price) and that is distracting. Also, the background color makes it harder to read. I think it was more bluer before and is more whiter now...

This.

And, way too much white space. Too much scrolling for content. The simple mode doesn't seem to 'stick' for me, as it appears to be a site cookie setting and not a user preference. It looks like the front page was sponsored by Crayola.

I think what most people are saying is: Small, concise list of deals that can easily be scanned 4,500 times a day. I'd vote for increasing the number of Hot Topics and Up and Coming topics to more than 5 by default.

And what is up with that vacuous whitespace around the SD logo in the upper left.

I think somewhere along the way, someone forgot that the homepage is just a quick snapshot into the good stuff from Hot Deals forum. Now it's "Where's Waldo". And while I'm complaining, turn down the saturation on the blue in the drop down menus.

And yes, I do feel better after getting that off my chest.

Go back to the old version...much simpler to scroll and view

The new version is not as good in my humble opinion.

The new slickdeals look is too bloated. Compare it to craigslist.......they both work because they are simple and easy to navigate. Now I feel SD is has too much eye candy on the front page to know what's going on.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

New layout is really atrocious, I'm sorry. We appreciate all that you guys do by hosting the site, but come on... were you guys drunk or tripping on acid when you were making this?

I like it! Was a little shocked at first, but upon navigating through the site, i really do like it. I think I'll be using the "simple" style mainly, but i'll play around with the others from time to time. Also, it doesn't tax my computer at all when viewing the site.

I don't know why this seems to be affecting my browser so much, but scrolling is very glitchy. I am using an iBook G4 using FireFox 3.6. Very very choppy.

I dislike the homepage now, but not nearly as much as the forums. I don't even bother going to pages 2 and 3 because it takes me so long to get through page 1. The pages are longer now, which requires me to scroll much more. A pain in the butt. It is also difficult now to read the title and see the thumbs at the same time.

There needs to be a way to switch back to the old view.

please tell me this screenshot is an april fool's day thing..

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I DO NOT LIKE THIS! It seems to be trying to market the deals more as if it were just another retailer site. I like reading the compressed blurbs and knowing instantly if it's something I am in the market for, not scrolling through pics and other content.

I remember how SLICK some of the deals were back in the day when I first joined. Those have gone since the community has grown to be so large. Let's not invite people who can't read and need pictures to lure them in...

The new design is disturbing and stupid....

1. While keep saying "simple is as good as the old one", each time I close and reopen the browser, it's back to "List" view. Also, please move this selection to the bottom as there are Expand and Expand all already.

2. Should also provide a "Simple" view for "hot deals and topics" and make it default.

3. Move the top most line to the tottom or give the option to hide it.

4. Direct access to forum control panel

edit.........

What's with the new layout, here are problems i see already

•Upside down text, my guess it's a april fools joke--although childish, it's annoying

• "Search" at top doesn't work, cant type in that field

•Website has shrunk to 70% of screen, real problem when using a netbook, i checked it on multiple pc's and the pic below is what i get.
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/8885/32307248.jpg

So i how do i change the view back to classic view, your new layout is like what microsoft did to office 2007, with the ribbons, microsoft thought it was new and cool, the rest of us prefer menu bars in a real world environment, In other words, if you have something that works don't mess with it..History has taught this lesson over and over.. ie: New Coke, Pepsi A.M., Web TV, Lifesavers Pop Soda, Arch Deluxe, etc.

The old version was much easier to quickly scan for what I was looking for. It was easy on the eyes and I didn't have to scroll down to see all the deals.

Even in simple mode, the new layout is literally irritating to look at as the bold headlines mixed the the descriptions & pricing makes it confusing to read through the deals.

Please revert back to the original format, or at least give the option or a link to the original format.

is the new search button also busted?

Overall, I think it's pretty descent... I just don't like the fact that Hot Topics doesn't have the simple format... the pictures (even when there are no actual pictures) take up a lot of extra room. Also, if it would default to the last selected viewing option when reentering the page that'd be a + :). The Hot Topics picture should probably also appear on the left side to keep it consistent with how it's displayed on the frontpage deals.

You use any JS library in particular? Or did you use something other than JS?

I'm a coder and this is exactly why I hate doing UI work... especially on existing apps... people will always complain about the changes... that's why I like
taking the approach of "Tough sh*t... use it for a few weeks then get back to me with what you don't like..."

Also, in the future to please the masses may want to have a link to a beta site, so people can check it out at their leisure in the day/weeks/months leading up to a redesign and submit their feedback... at least that way you wouldn't be getting bamboozled... and perhaps you'd be able to get some sleep lol...

I can learn to live with a lot of these changes... the one thing that HAS to change is the fact that I have to scroll left and right with the scroll bar at the bottom of the screen to read entire entries...

The only way I can view the whole page without scrolling is to change the browser Zoom % to a lower number.... makes the words TINY but at least I can read a whole entry without scrolling.

PLEASE slickdeals, change the layout so it all fits on one viewing page (left to right at least--- everyone expects to scroll up and down, but we should NOT have to scroll left and right!!!!!)

(I use IE 7, by the way)

Too much open space. I really liked how the forums used all the space of the monitor. Now there's just a ton of wasted space. Please have a classic option for the forums. Thanks.

I like the new one. Keep it...

I can learn to live with a lot of these changes... the one thing that HAS to change is the fact that I have to scroll left and right with the scroll bar at the bottom of the screen to read entire entries...

The only way I can view the whole page without scrolling is to change the browser Zoom % to a lower number.... makes the words TINY but at least I can read a whole entry without scrolling.

PLEASE slickdeals, change the layout so it all fits on one viewing page (left to right at least--- everyone expects to scroll up and down, but we should NOT have to scroll left and right!!!!!)

(I use IE 7, by the way)

That's because your screen resolution is too low, switch to a higher resolution and it should be fine, mine certainly is

is the new search button also busted?

searched everywhere, there is no information on how to fix it.

Great new display! Love having the option to display items with or without pictures on the main page. I don't understand the haters. If you don't like the display with pix- use the simple list...

Please change the layout back to what it used to be..

:crying2:

That's because your screen resolution is too low, switch to a higher resolution and it should be fine, mine certainly is

yeah, what about those of us with crappy old-school monitors who CAN'T switch to a higher resolution? The old version worked fine for us.... I view SD on a work computer that doesn't have the ability to increase screen resolution... now my SD experience will be forever ruined if they don't address this issue....

But I do thank you for the hint.... I just can't use it myself!

The slickdeals staff is a bit much.

Colored name
Slickdeals Staff
Slickdeals Admin

is this some kinda april fool jokes ?


too much empty space on both sides. would be nice if SD filled the entire screen area like it used to.

Sorry, but I have to agree. This new look is horrible. There should be an option for users to select the old format if they prefer. Just my ¢.02

That's because your screen resolution is too low, switch to a higher resolution and it should be fine, mine certainly is

You (and the people who decided to put an absolute width on the new design) obviously have no web design experience. The website should be set to a relative width so side scrolling never occurs.

While on the topic of width....why force it to be limited either way? Increasingly more people have widescreen monitors, so just let the site stretch all the way across like it used to be. Less scrolling and easier reading.

No need to fix whats not broken. Actually in this case, no need to break whats not broken.

New design = fail.


Also, I'm getting broken images on at least have of all the little graphics/icons in the forums.

I really hope this design is Slickdeals' [lame] attempt at an April Fools joke. I feel sorry if SD actually paid someone to develop this...

Oh, what the hell, this is what I see after I posted

I don't care for this new layout at all. Also any image or smilie other than the front page is coming up as a red "X". I went to another site and it's just here, not my computer. No images and smilies really takes from the site.

Design is nice but too many frills and not enough content. On the home page I like the idea of having a list view with pictures, BUT having a picture for every single deal is ridiculous. It takes foreverrrr to load the page. If only pictures showed up for the current day it would be millions of times better!

Add me to the list that is not happy with the new format/layout. I tried to zoom the page, but then it cuts off the first letter or two of the title of the thread. I appreciate the efforts, but please can we go back to the old format?

Edit: Ok, I see in Display preferences you can increase text size. Nice! Also, have we always had ads in flash format? I don't recall seeing them previously.

Internet Explorer gives me an ActiveX error when I try to look at the front page deals.


Greetings all! We've rolled out some new changes and features to the Slickdeals website. It may be a little bit of a shocker at first, things have moved and stuff has been added, but we've made all these changes to streamline the Slickdeals website to make things more consistent and give users more flexibility when it comes to browsing our website.

Please keep in mind this is a beta rollout, and while we have tried our best to make sure there aren't any bugs, we probably missed some! If you find any bugs, let us know in this dedicated Slickdeals Beta Refresh Feedback Thread.


Check out the New Features Guide for a brief walkthrough video of the changes: http://blog.slickdeals.net/index.php/2010/04/01/slickdeals-beta-refresh

Has to be an April fools joke. Can't list by date/time of entry.....lol

Bad April Fools joke. Do not Like new format, please go back to the old way. It was a lot nicer and less taxing on my system. Thank you!

do 'not' like... posts are upside down in Firefox and pages don't load correctly in IE 8.0, missing icons, etc.

The simple mode works but each time I come on the site it needs to be changed again. And there is no option for simple mode in the forums. Is there any way to add the simple mode as an option for all forums and pages in the user preferences? I really prefer the old style list in the forums. It is very hard to scroll and scan the deals with the new format compared to the old format. The expanded style is fie for the front page deals but not the forums IMO.

before deals were so much easier to look at ...now its difficult to see everything at a quick glance like before. AWFUL !!!!

where is Sort by Date and other sort fucntionality.

Please make image optional. There is not much text in the title but the post takes lot more space because of image.

wow! what happened? my post is showing up upside down.

I don't like the changes at all. Way to hard on the eyes!
Images are all red X's for me.

I have upside down posts

Here's was their plan probably:

"The new design is ready to be rolled out"
"What if people think it sucks?"
"Lets convert the site on April Fools day. If people like it, great. If people don't, we can call it an April Fools joke"

I like the overall look, however I seem to be missing the section that had last visit and information like that. I really liked knowing that as I switch between a few computers during the day. If it's something I'm missing, please let me know. If not, please bring it back?!?

I LOVE IT ITS SUPER AWESOME!!!! really :)

I really don't care at home because I have a nice computer there, but my old xp work machine is taking a beating on this new layout. Even as I'm typing right now it is lagging. Why do places feel the need to make there layouts worse? Just noticed youtube went live with there layout and it's horrible. I wouldn't say this layout is horrible, it actually looks kinda nice but come on lag??? Also the go to first new post text in front of every single item on the board is stupid. Whoever decided to put that in must have been stoned because it looks horrible. Why not have a little icon instead? ugh - so frustrating

Is this part of the joke? I hate it

Which browser is this on? Have you tried clearing your cache with ctrl-F5?

I'm using Firefox....I've clearing cache, rebooting...it's only happening to this site.

this may have already been suggested, but can we have the front page preference set in a cookie, so that simple, grid, etc "stick" from session to session for logged in users? this is especially important for users who are sucked into the dark ages and get forced to use dial-up on occasion

I've also found out that since I can't see the icons I really can't rate any deals. I just gave someone the thumbs down by mistake actually. Opps. Sorry.

it's lagging for me too. plus images, like smilies or others, wont load for me.

Icons and other SD related images wont load or do so very slowly

do 'not' like... posts are upside down in Firefox and pages don't load correctly in IE 8.0, missing icons, etc.

I have upside down posts

Upside down posts are an April 1 joke.

While this is all in fun and hopefully will be over tomorrow. It locked up my computer and I lost what i was working on.

Wah... yes I know its a risk we all take playing on the internet however save your work before you post so you dont lose it.

That is not the hot deals forum, that is here: http://slickdeals.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=9

That is a completely new page that we introduced that shows hot topics (which are hot/popular threads from the hot deals forum).

There is nothing to "go back to" because it's brand new.

I always thought that topics on the frontpage were the hot/popular threads from the hot deals forum?!

What is the difference between the frontpage threads and hot items threads?

You should make the "hot topics" link on the frontpage revert back to the "hot deals" forum. I guarantee that the majority of viewers of this site usually scan the frontpage quickly and spend the most of the time in the hot deals forum. The hot deals forum is the most usefull aspect of your site and therefore should be easier/more apparent to navigate to from the frontpage.

I for one will keep my frontpage on "simple mode" because I can not tolerate the new eye candy version.

I do appreciate the site though! Thanks!

None of the images are loading, just shows text.

what have you done to my dear slickdeals? i just want to hug her and tell her everything will be back to normal soon :(

add me to the list of people that would like the old layout back, this is just too much. i am generally very optimistic about change, but slickdeals has really lost it's appeal. the front page is especially hard to look at. i wish the best to the staff, but i hope they realize they are on the verge of losing many users to competing sites.

My postings are upside down. Is that for April Fools or a buggy. :(

I'm not seeing anything upside down, but I guess that's a good thing! I do notice we have flash ads at the top of the thread. Is this something new? I never noticed them being flash format before. I know I can disable flash, but then it disables it for all websites. Flash ads give me a headache :(

icons and everything are doing fine for me, but i have noticed the lag

I always thought that topics on the frontpage were the hot/popular threads from the hot deals forum?!

What is the difference between the frontpage threads and hot items threads?

You should make the "hot topics" link on the frontpage revert back to the "hot deals" forum.

We'll be refining this distinction. But the tab next to the front page isHot Topics, some of the best stuff from the Hot Deals section. This can be stuff that never made it to the front page. The Hot Deals stuff is still there. This is actually a new feature that wasn't there before.

I guarantee that the majority of viewers of this site usually scan the frontpage quickly
We know this, thats why the changes were made to allow people to scan faster.

The hot deals forum is the most usefull aspect of your site and therefore should be easier/more apparent to navigate to from the frontpage.

I for one will keep my frontpage on "simple mode" because I can not tolerate the new eye candy version.

I do appreciate the site though! Thanks!

Cheers!

The new forums are way to cluttered please change them back. I find the very inefficient and annoying/slow to browse. And I have a 15megabit internet connection. This is a HORRIBLE redesign

Seems less and less likely that the site redesign is the April Fool's joke, and rather, the only "joke" part is the upside down posts.

Anyway, its still laggy on my computer at work...

old format is better

the new forum looks good, however, you need to default to simple mode (looks simliar to old frontpage) for people with bandwidth limitation etc.

good job/effort, I actually liked the new forum. the thumbnail could be smaller though.

I just updated my thread with a post and it looks upside down and in junk characters.

http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1932016&page=13

BTW, I don't like the new look, takes long time to load and images are missing in Chrome.

what happened to the 1 entry, instant, or daily entry button in contests. I use that to help me sort through quickly and now I can. Its taking longer to find things help

Site is glitchy. Butons overlap with text. Links not working, etc, etc.

Lots of broken images for post icons as others have mentioned.

Lag keeps the top menu drop-down menus from working in Firefox 3.6.

Add me to that same invisible list. :)

FUBAR!!! FUBAR FUBAR FUBAR!!!!

Dear God please go back to the previous design. Or at least give us an option to use the "classic" layout.

This is why you should never have a site designer or developer on staff (I assume you SD has one). Because even when things are just fine they have to continually change things up to justify their position. Change for the sake of change is not good...

please go back to the old version.... it was perfect

PLEASE PLEASE GO BACK TO OLD VERSION, cannot get images to display that are new to beta version,

These site design changes remind me why I don't visit FW as much.

If you look at
http://www.google.com/trends?q=fatwallet.com,+slickdeals.net&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
you can see SDs spike in traffic when FW made their changes (circa 2006).
(note: I know there are other factors to consider (content, community, etc) in the spike in traffic. But I do recall that there was a community uproar and the FW mgmt just wasn't listening.)

SDs new web 2.0 look feels likes FW 'modern' look and personally, I don't care for it.

I really hope this is all just a joke. If not, please revert SD to the prior look. :)

Please revert back to the old version, it was great.

New SD is too slow.

I'd imagine it's some sort of poorly-executed April Fool's joke. The site now looks like Geocities.

PLEASE BRING THE OLD VERSION BACK. I have been using slickdeals for over 6 years, and this website design would make me stop using it.

Simple view is as close as we can get to the old verson however the forums are the new annoying format and seem to have no way to switch back. Simpler was better. This was a huge downgrade

I don't like the new frontpage. It makes it harder to find things quickly. I prefer to click on an item to drill down to more detail. I use SD because it is faster to find deals and has a more active community. This move takes what I see as SD's strengths and tosses that for conformity. The layout feels like another FW or urlhasbeenblocked clone. I saw the simple layout option, but even that sacrifices readability and having it load all the pics by default just slows down the site on my end. The less is more minimalist design works well for Craigslist why add unneccesary fluff. The current layout makes me scroll then as I scan the listings with my eyses I'm thinking I can't be bothered, whatever I'm out.

I've already said I don't mind the new site, and put my various comments.... but this is just amazing in terms of timing, and what appears to be the majority of peoples feelings....

http://www.dilbert.com/2010-04-01/

And I hate the siggies. My siggie is a quote of someone else clearly. It's dumb for it to be precluded by "redjen910 says." It's not something I said.

Wow, some of the worst lag I have seen on this site... Hope it gets fixed soon.

BURN IT.. BURN IT WITH FIRE!!!

I want the old layout!!!

<--- Old and crusty and resistant to change.

the new forum looks good, however, you need to default to simple mode (looks simliar to old frontpage) for people with bandwidth limitation etc.

good job/effort, I actually liked the new forum. the thumbnail could be smaller though.

where is Sort by Date and other sort fucntionality.

Please make image optional. There is not much text in the title but the post takes lot more space because of image.

wow! what happened? my post is showing up upside down.

We'll be working on doing speed improvements to this.

old format is better
What don't you like about the new design?

The new forums are way to cluttered please change them back. I find the very inefficient and annoying/slow to browse. And I have a 15megabit internet connection. This is a HORRIBLE redesign
Which part looks cluttered to you?

what have you done to my dear slickdeals? i just want to hug her and tell her everything will be back to normal soon :(
:hug:

None of the images are loading, just shows text.
We're looking into this.

this may have already been suggested, but can we have the front page preference set in a cookie, so that simple, grid, etc "stick" from session to session for logged in users? this is especially important for users who are sucked into the dark ages and get forced to use dial-up on occasion
Its working fine for me here?

I LOVE IT ITS SUPER AWESOME!!!! really :)
Cheers!

I like the overall look, however I seem to be missing the section that had last visit and information like that. I really liked knowing that as I switch between a few computers during the day. If it's something I'm missing, please let me know. If not, please bring it back?!?
We didn't remove this and seems to be working fine for me here.

before deals were so much easier to look at ...now its difficult to see everything at a quick glance like before. AWFUL !!!!
Have you tried simple view?

The simple mode works but each time I come on the site it needs to be changed again. And there is no option for simple mode in the forums. Is there any way to add the simple mode as an option for all forums and pages in the user preferences? I really prefer the old style list in the forums. It is very hard to scroll and scan the deals with the new format compared to the old format. The expanded style is fie for the front page deals but not the forums IMO.
We really didn't make the forums more expanded, just cosmetic tweaks. Are you talking about hot topics?

Internet Explorer gives me an ActiveX error when I try to look at the front page deals.
Which version of IE are you using?

Design is nice but too many frills and not enough content. On the home page I like the idea of having a list view with pictures, BUT having a picture for every single deal is ridiculous. It takes foreverrrr to load the page. If only pictures showed up for the current day it would be millions of times better!
Noted.

You (and the people who decided to put an absolute width on the new design) obviously have no web design experience. The website should be set to a relative width so side scrolling never occurs.

While on the topic of width....why force it to be limited either way? Increasingly more people have widescreen monitors, so just let the site stretch all the way across like it used to be. Less scrolling and easier reading.

Noted


No need to fix whats not broken. Actually in this case, no need to break whats not broken.

New design = fail.

Other than the above, which part don't you like about it?


Also, I'm getting broken images on at least have of all the little graphics/icons in the forums.
Looking into this.

I really hope this design is Slickdeals' [lame] attempt at an April Fools joke. I feel sorry if SD actually paid someone to develop this...
Everything is developed in-house.

is this some kinda april fool jokes ?


too much empty space on both sides. would be nice if SD filled the entire screen area like it used to.
Noted.

yeah, what about those of us with crappy old-school monitors who CAN'T switch to a higher resolution? The old version worked fine for us.... I view SD on a work computer that doesn't have the ability to increase screen resolution... now my SD experience will be forever ruined if they don't address this issue....

But I do thank you for the hint.... I just can't use it myself!
What screen resolution is it at work?

The slickdeals staff is a bit much.

Colored name
Slickdeals Staff
Slickdeals Admin
Noted.

Too much open space. I really liked how the forums used all the space of the monitor. Now there's just a ton of wasted space. Please have a classic option for the forums. Thanks.
Noted.

The old version was much easier to quickly scan for what I was looking for. It was easy on the eyes and I didn't have to scroll down to see all the deals.

Even in simple mode, the new layout is literally irritating to look at as the bold headlines mixed the the descriptions & pricing makes it confusing to read through the deals.

Please revert back to the original format, or at least give the option or a link to the original format.
We're making tweaks to this still.

Overall, I think it's pretty descent... I just don't like the fact that Hot Topics doesn't have the simple format... the pictures (even when there are no actual pictures) take up a lot of extra room. Also, if it would default to the last selected viewing option when reentering the page that'd be a + :). The Hot Topics picture should probably also appear on the left side to keep it consistent with how it's displayed on the frontpage deals.

You use any JS library in particular? Or did you use something other than JS?

I'm a coder and this is exactly why I hate doing UI work... especially on existing apps... people will always complain about the changes... that's why I like
taking the approach of "Tough sh*t... use it for a few weeks then get back to me with what you don't like..."

Also, in the future to please the masses may want to have a link to a beta site, so people can check it out at their leisure in the day/weeks/months leading up to a redesign and submit their feedback... at least that way you wouldn't be getting bamboozled... and perhaps you'd be able to get some sleep lol...
Noted about the simple hot topics. We use jQuery. And noted for allowing selected beta releases for individuals.

The new design is disturbing and stupid....

1. While keep saying "simple is as good as the old one", each time I close and reopen the browser, it's back to "List" view. Also, please move this selection to the bottom as there are Expand and Expand all already.

2. Should also provide a "Simple" view for "hot deals and topics" and make it default.

3. Move the top most line to the tottom or give the option to hide it.

4. Direct access to forum control panel
1. Might be related to you clearing the cookies.
2. Noted
3. ???
4. You can click your username to go to the UserCP or go to MyAccount drop down.

I DO NOT LIKE THIS! It seems to be trying to market the deals more as if it were just another retailer site. I like reading the compressed blurbs and knowing instantly if it's something I am in the market for, not scrolling through pics and other content.

I remember how SLICK some of the deals were back in the day when I first joined. Those have gone since the community has grown to be so large. Let's not invite people who can't read and need pictures to lure them in...
We're trying to keep deals appeal to everyone instead of just a small group of people.

I don't know why this seems to be affecting my browser so much, but scrolling is very glitchy. I am using an iBook G4 using FireFox 3.6. Very very choppy.

I dislike the homepage now, but not nearly as much as the forums. I don't even bother going to pages 2 and 3 because it takes me so long to get through page 1. The pages are longer now, which requires me to scroll much more. A pain in the butt. It is also difficult now to read the title and see the thumbs at the same time.

There needs to be a way to switch back to the old view.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

New layout is really atrocious, I'm sorry. We appreciate all that you guys do by hosting the site, but come on... were you guys drunk or tripping on acid when you were making this?
What don't you like about it?

I like it! Was a little shocked at first, but upon navigating through the site, i really do like it. I think I'll be using the "simple" style mainly, but i'll play around with the others from time to time. Also, it doesn't tax my computer at all when viewing the site.
Good to hear!

The new slickdeals look is too bloated. Compare it to craigslist.......they both work because they are simple and easy to navigate. Now I feel SD is has too much eye candy on the front page to know what's going on.
Have you tried simple mode?

This.

And, way too much white space. Too much scrolling for content. The simple mode doesn't seem to 'stick' for me, as it appears to be a site cookie setting and not a user preference. It looks like the front page was sponsored by Crayola.
The simple mode seems to be sticking for me.

I think what most people are saying is: Small, concise list of deals that can easily be scanned 4,500 times a day. I'd vote for increasing the number of Hot Topics and Up and Coming topics to more than 5 by default.
That was the reason for the hot topics tab, you can browse even more!

And what is up with that vacuous whitespace around the SD logo in the upper left.[/quote]
Tweaking this.


I think somewhere along the way, someone forgot that the homepage is just a quick snapshot into the good stuff from Hot Deals forum. Now it's "Where's Waldo". And while I'm complaining, turn down the saturation on the blue in the drop down menus.
Noted.

And yes, I do feel better after getting that off my chest.
Good :woot:

what happened to the 1 entry, instant, or daily entry button in contests. I use that to help me sort through quickly and now I can. Its taking longer to find things help
Looking into this.

Ugh... not liking it either.....

I hope this is an April fools joke.

I HATE the new format.

I stopped going to FW after they changed their site. Can't stand the FW site. Same with this new design. Old design was perfect.

With the new design I decided to revisit the other styles to see if they were more to my liking (currently use hybrid).

After testing out midnight I freaked out for the two minutes it took me to find the quick style chooser to change back to hybrid. Please move the selector to the right side where it is in the other two themes.

Per your request, I tried to adjust to the changes for the last few hours. There is just TOO MUCH going on.

* Front Page is literally a rainbow of colors (even in simple mode)
* Bright pastel colors make it difficult to see even with the recent darker font text changes
* Too much information - product name and price is all one needs to know.
* With so much information, you've effectively slowed down the "user-friendly" quick scan.
* For an analogy, just because you put pictures/increase text in a book, doesn't make me read it faster.
* Slows down computer
* Forum looks ok, but it has made it things difficult to see and cluttered.

I think we all come here for the deals...and not the Eye Candy (if that's what you want to call these changes").

Crossing fingers for this April Fools Joke to be over.

See you all tommorow.

We just made some fixes, hopefully the forum is running much faster for you now.

We just made some fixes, hopefully the forum is running much faster for you now.

What happened to slickdeals.net/live ???

its broken

prefer the old main page but the forum looks good
yeah i hate the new main page....wtf is wrong with the old one. stupid and slow

How do I get it to auto-fit to the width of the browser window? Like a text wrap...
It did it with the old version...

Also, I do not like the large header for each post in the forums. It just seems way to high and/or bold or something. Is there an option to decrease it?

Other things just look kind of bold and blockish....Needs softer edges/corners/lines to be easier on the eyes....

Also, it does not send cash directly to my pocket....WTF?

Sitewide images are taking forever (30+ seconds) to load or just dont load at all... This is on a brand new core i7 920 PC on RR turbo with a latency of about 55-75ms

Other image intensive sites like facebook are loading fast and complete so its not *me*

This is in Chrome, Firefox, and Opera browsers...

It is a shame that SD will probably drive away a large crowd of loyal followers and maybe even cause the community to miss out on potential deals all because someone decided the site required a face-lift... even though there appears to be no postings asking for giant fonts, bunches of wide open wasted space, bloated frontpage design that is going to wear out my scroll wheel on my new mouse!

Just my thoughts...

I'll be using the simple mode. One thing I don't like is the site doesn't scale as well as the old design. I use it in a small window at work and scan the site several times a day the design makes sense in full page mode but when I shorten the browser window 1/2 height and 1/2 length on a 1280x1040 desktop environment it doesn't scale as well as the old one. The hot topics section is the biggest problem there is too much space in between each item. Might be caused by the comment bubbles, I havn't looked at the code and I'm sure you would have a better idea. Anyways that is my more constructive feedback after my angst post. That dilbert cartoon still has me laughing and has diffused most of my annoyance. Attached is what I see to better illustrate I use the lower scroll to move left and right the problem is the up and down on the hot topic too much space. My .02.http://yfrog.com/iyfeedbackqj

The whole forum looks cluttered. I like the simple list from before that way I could quickly scan deals and the pictures have got to go. They take way to much space and make the page load way to slow.

Sitewide images are taking forever (30+ seconds) to load or just dont load at all... This is on a brand new core i7 920 PC on RR turbo with a latency of about 55-75ms

Other image intensive sites like facebook are loading fast and complete so its not *me*

This is in Chrome, Firefox, and Opera browsers...

It is a shame that SD will probably drive away a large crowd of loyal followers and maybe even cause the community to miss out on potential deals all because someone decided the site required a face-lift... even though there appears to be no postings asking for giant fonts, bunches of wide open wasted space, bloated frontpage design that is going to wear out my scroll wheel on my new mouse!

Just my thoughts...

I totally agree with this just about everything this guy said. Who's idea was this?

I hope this is an April fools joke.

I HATE the new format.

I stopped going to FW after they changed their site. Can't stand the FW site. Same with this new design. Old design was perfect.

I stopped going there for the same reason....

What happened to slickdeals.net/live ???

its broken
We're working on this.

Also, we're about to remove the max-width so those on widescreens will get most of the real-estate back.

Also, I ask everyone to give it 1 week. I'm sure you'll like the changes. But continue to keep the feedback coming as we tweak and refine things that will try to make everyone happy

Also, I ask everyone to give it 1 week. I'm sure you'll like the changes. But continue to keep the feedback coming as we tweak and refine things that will try to make everyone happy

:woot:

Get used to it people...

There is always an uproar every time Facebook changes something. Then people get used to it and get all pissed off when it gets changed again and proclaim that the old version (actually the version they previously complained about) was so much better.

People just don't like change... especially my mom...

Thanks for taking care of things. Launching this on April Fool's Day in addition to the joke was probably not the best idea.

Its OK, but get rid of the box around everyone's post content. It looks weird and makes me think every post is a quote of someone else's.

Don't like it at all and it is not because it is different. Simply, now there is less information available for viewing without scrolling and too much extraneous info on each deal. Also contributing is too much white space between entries. One other dislike: when I set my view as simple-hide expired, the next time I return the view has not been saved and I must reset preferences each visit.

Looks like junk. Takes up more space, less consolidation, and laggier. Why change a good thing? Go back to the old page.

Well, it makes the site even "laggier" now to visit whilst at work...:(
Everything takes longer...The "look" I dunno..Does it really matter? This version will say regardless?
I like the old version. Will have to get used to this one...

It's a bug and we'll fix it!


Weird! Do you have cookies enabled?

Yes I do.

And now I have this awesome thing going on with the bar under "Post New Topic" on any of the forum general pages.

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This is the problem with instant communication.
People see something different and all of a sudden it's like the world is coming to an end.

Anyways, here is my constructive criticism:
1. It seems like one of the major issues with the new front page is speed. You guys mentioned that you are looking into it, but I wanted to post my vote on saying that the front page is significantly slower to scan and navigate through the deals.
2. Personally, I'll be using the "Simple" FP view. I can see myself playing around with the "List" view, but I don't see the benefit of a grid. Nevertheless, if you can put it there as an option, why not? :-)
3. The colors look fine. I don't know what people are complaining about. The only issue I had was getting used to the post background being tan and the quote background being white. I'm not sure if this was like that before.
4. I can't recall exactly if the FP deals had this feature, but I really like the fact that I can pause my mouse on top of a topic and see the few first lines of the post. I see the forums still have this feature, but if you could somehow implement this into the FP deals's "Simple" view, that would be awesome.
5. Overall, I think the changes are good. I don't blame the people who run the site for trying to increase the demographics by making it look pretty. One small reminder though: People come here for the content, but I'm sure you guys won't lose sight of that.

To anyone who is having a cow, step back, go outside, take a break and come back. When you think about it, after a few bug fixes, the site will still be the same SD we all love.
Remember, this is free. You're not paying anything.

Thank you for the hard work!

Broadly speaking, I liked the new design but needs minor tweaks here and there, like:
the Top of the page content, "Questions Never missout...etc.." is taking too much of space without any value added, it better be squeezed between the SLICKDEALS logo and the AD below.

And for the Frontpage Slickdeals section:
why don't you make it as a tabbed content with a tab for each day for the last one week, it improves the page loads, even with pictures, and avoids lot of scrolling up and down, which I hate very much with the web pages.

And the welcome message "welcome to the new slickdeals...." is take too much of real estate on the page, it is nice but needs some squeezing for good of the real estate.

And as pointed out by other SDers, please use the real estate to the full length.

Hope that helps!!!

Thanks for taking care of things. Launching this on April Fool's Day in addition to the joke was probably not the best idea.
I'll have to agree with this one! lol...

Don't like how threads/posts don't take up the entire screen.

Don't like the subtle color difference between the user's text area and the rest of the post. Looks too much like something is being quoted when there
in fact is no quote.

Using Safari mobile there's lots of question mark graphics in various posts.

The rest is fine.