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It was time the site didn’t look like a “dystopian craigslist” and looked like a website that was made in 2018. This is true. However, the transaction needs to

It was time the site didn’t look like a “dystopian craigslist” and looked like a website that was made in 2018. This is true. However, the transaction needs to seem equitable to the users. Will the improvement in looks and better feature discoverability seem to users like a fair trade-off for performance? Performance of a UI is pretty much the most valued quality to a user. Given that the developers/company have almost all of the power in the transaction, this feeling of equity is all the more important. The devs/company need to be careful about appearing to foist a new UI on users. Success should be measured against the consensuality of the transaction. To what extent are people switching because they want to, because it's a better deal to them? (Vs, the company can force it on users, because they have all the power.) The more consensual the transaction is to users, the more value is preserved or created by the company.

robbomacrae 8y ago
There is an opt out of the redesign option in your preferences. There is also old.reddit.com where the old design is preserved. What other comparable network/website goes to that extent to not force a redesign on their users?
- stcredzero 8y ago
  What other comparable network/website goes to that extent to not force a redesign on their users? Ok, let's be fair. Given the dismal record of websites with regard to user continuity, you're doing relatively great! However, I'd also say that this is the wrong pool to measure against if you're looking for the limits of excellence. You're doing better than the peer group -- that can be fairly said to be a positive. But what if your peer group are the delinquents? So good on you for what you've done! Perhaps I'm a bit delinquent in giving you some deserved praise and credit. It's a good start. However, there's a lot further you could go if you wanted to. EDIT: What is it with the redesign opt-out form? It feels a bit heavy handed. How about I just get to have the old site by default, and I get to check out the new design when I feel like it, without the inquisition?
  - robbomacrae 8y ago
    Sorry for the late reply - was out. Sorry if the opt-outs a lengthy process. I guess the redesign team want to extract as much info from you as possible. I would just go to old.reddit.com if I were you ;)
    - stcredzero 8y ago
      I would just go to old.reddit.com if I were you ;) That comes across as condescending and smarmy. Again, I'm not against evolution. This whole things is yet another example of what happens in asymmetrical power situations. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17092795 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17092795
- gshrikant 8y ago
  First, personal preferences aside, I'm sure that the team would have worked hard on the redesign so congratulations on launching that! Second, while I appreciate the opt-out option, is it here to stay or is it a fallback mode until the entire site is flipped over to the redesign? I can't imagine the former being the case - having two teams maintain two fundamentally different UIs doesn't seem viable in the long run. If so, to what extent is the rollout of the redesign influenced by the number of people opting out or the opt-out feedback?

robbomacrae 8y ago

There is an opt out of the redesign option in your preferences. There is also old.reddit.com where the old design is preserved. What other comparable network/website goes to that extent to not force a redesign on their users?

stcredzero 8y ago
What other comparable network/website goes to that extent to not force a redesign on their users? Ok, let's be fair. Given the dismal record of websites with regard to user continuity, you're doing relatively great! However, I'd also say that this is the wrong pool to measure against if you're looking for the limits of excellence. You're doing better than the peer group -- that can be fairly said to be a positive. But what if your peer group are the delinquents? So good on you for what you've done! Perhaps I'm a bit delinquent in giving you some deserved praise and credit. It's a good start. However, there's a lot further you could go if you wanted to. EDIT: What is it with the redesign opt-out form? It feels a bit heavy handed. How about I just get to have the old site by default, and I get to check out the new design when I feel like it, without the inquisition?
- robbomacrae 8y ago
  Sorry for the late reply - was out. Sorry if the opt-outs a lengthy process. I guess the redesign team want to extract as much info from you as possible. I would just go to old.reddit.com if I were you ;)
  - stcredzero 8y ago
    I would just go to old.reddit.com if I were you ;) That comes across as condescending and smarmy. Again, I'm not against evolution. This whole things is yet another example of what happens in asymmetrical power situations. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17092795 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17092795
gshrikant 8y ago
First, personal preferences aside, I'm sure that the team would have worked hard on the redesign so congratulations on launching that! Second, while I appreciate the opt-out option, is it here to stay or is it a fallback mode until the entire site is flipped over to the redesign? I can't imagine the former being the case - having two teams maintain two fundamentally different UIs doesn't seem viable in the long run. If so, to what extent is the rollout of the redesign influenced by the number of people opting out or the opt-out feedback?