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There are three views. Have you tried compact mode?
by SquareWheel 8y ago
There are three views. Have you tried compact mode?
- slg 8y agoI would never actually use the site like that. However defaults are important and that is the default view for a user who is not signed in. That design is so bad that I almost wonder if it is a dark pattern to get people to sign up/in just so they can save a preference to avoid that view.
- wingerlang 8y agoI agree that half the content being ads is pretty bad, but what makes the expanded view as a default so bad? I don't like it myself but e.g. 9gag is super popular and it uses this style.
- DennisP 8y agoI want to scan the headlines with my eyeballs, not the scroll bar.
- wingerlang 8y agoI can't stand the expanded view, so I'm 100% on your side, just saying that the actual majority might not prefer it and consider it even bad.
- EpicEng 8y agoIt contains almost no relevant information
- SamuelAdams 8y ago> defaults are important and that is the default view for a user who is not signed in. This is a good point. I never have my browser save cookies / cache information between sessions. Now when I visit reddit I need to tick the "change view" box every single time?
- dtech 8y agoThose were only added after the initial wave of criticism on the new/default design.
- kreitje 8y agoThanks! I never even noticed you could do that when they switched to the new design.