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[rollback88]

UPDATE: POLL REPORT! I evaluated these stats after we broke the 2,000 vote mark and this is what I'm sending to LJ based on the responses so far. PLEASE KEEP VOTING AND SHARING. The more data, the better. Poll Roll Back Release 88. Here's why. If I left something out or missed something, please by all means share in comments. If you're not sure on anything or if what I put here is a

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[gentlehobbit]

I hate that I can't now post a comment and then back out into the same spot on my friends page. II often comment at a post several pages in on my friends list, and it's simply easier to use the back buttons two times to return to the same spot where I had caught up to than to have to start at the most recent friends list page and then figure out by scanning posts where I had got to.

Now it continually asks me if I want to send a new form. Then I have to click OK, then back out three times (and it seems to take longer to refresh the page). Not the hugest deal, but annoying when you do it often.

How did you keep your comment page the same if this is no longer an opt-in/out deal? I want this one back!

[justice_turtle]

Certain journal layouts (Expressive, Minimalist, and Component families) still have a setup tickybox allowing "customized comment pages". If you use one of those layouts and ticky the box, even if you don't actually customize your CSS at all, you get the old comment page back on your own journal.

Then you can add "?style=mine" (minus quote marks) to the end of any LJ page's URL to view the page in the old-comment-page style you've chosen. :D

[taradiane]

I hate that I can't now post a comment and then back out into the same spot on my friends page. II often comment at a post several pages in on my friends list, and it's simply easier to use the back buttons two times to return to the same spot where I had caught up to than to have to start at the most recent friends list page and then figure out by scanning posts where I had got to.

This is a HUGE problem for me, as I'm in an RPG that can't function smoothly without that, and things are taking twice as long as we keep losing our place in the 5-6 threads that we set up per entry.

And changing the option on the whole 'disable custom comment pages' from yes to no doesn't fix that specific problem.

It's also something I haven't seen LJ mention AT ALL in their 'known issues' list.

This goes under "other" for specific complaints

[spoofmaster]

Whenever I'm viewing a line of comments, regardless of whether it's in the new default comment view or in a custom style, submitting a comment now results in my being bounced out of thread view and into main page view. It used to let you remain in the comment view you'd selected, and only take you back to the main page if you were submitting an edit to a comment.

This makes it harder for me to check my comments for errors after they've posted. I also often prefer to leave specific threads open in tabs so I can just go back and refresh them when there are updates instead of having to find my place again whenever I get a notif. I can still sort of do this, but I have to either copy the url before posting my comment and paste it after, or use my back and refresh buttons. Both options are significantly less convenient than being allowed to just remain on the page I had selected.

[numisma]

This.

[droxy]

I liked the comment on if I wanted LJ to act/look like twitter or FB I would be on twitter and FB. For one, I HATE twitter. Cannot stand it.

I am on Facebook, but only because I got forced there. I remain on LJ.

However, I have a custom view. None of the changes impact my LJ experience. I just view everything in my own style.

[beffeysue]

Me, too, except that it doesn't work worth a crap on my mobile. It's slow to load or doesn't show some flist sites. It needs to be rolled back.

[droxy]

As a person in IT, the changes LJ is making is to improve the mobile experience. That's why many web sites are getting that "app look".

[beffeysue]

LOL! The "mobility" needs a little work.

[forrade]

I've been on LJ since 2003 (on a different account, not this one), have paid a lot of money for RP and personal accounts over the years, and have stuck with LJ because I've liked this best out of all the social networking sites out there, despite the shitty customer service. My fault, I know.

But yesterday I threw up from the sheer nausea the new comment pages were giving me via migraine. I'm on a customized S2 comment page now as I type this, and I still have to tab away every minute or so because it makes me feel ill to look at LJ for too long.

Release 88 is literally unhealthy for me.

[faeriesfolly]

A+ Same here. I get them enough without extra help.

+1

[shinydinosaur]

All of this.

[blackbird_song]

I didn't answer the question about the new features because I loathe the 'New Comment' highlight so much that my honest answer would be, "I dislike, don't care about and/or won't use them."

Thank you for this poll. I hope that thousands participate in it so that you can get a good sampling of responses.

[rollback88]

We're just about to hit 2000! Thanks for voting and sharing.