#new dash

[strangesoulmates]

in ways the new dash continues to be awful, the notifications now open on TOP of the posts instead of off to the side, which I really liked

on the bright side, at least this'll keep me from wasting too much time here. I literally cannot stand to use the site for more than a few minutes at a time

[nucleariguana]

the new sidebar feels like website body horror. staff took the still-warm carcass of twitter, studied its anatomical features, then twisted their own website into a cruel mockery of its former enemy. 

[bbbellamywrites]

i do want to preface this by saying that i don't have the updated dash. i will also say that if/when i do get the updated dash, i will not be likely to use tumblr until it is reverted or an official option is made to let each user choose. the screenshots i've seen are stressful - on a website that is already rather crowded visually ( especially during holidays or whatever silly little events you put on ), taking away what little void space there is? turning it into a visual clone of twitter and instagram? i avoid those sites because they are visually distressing and overstimulating for me.

on top of that, the shift of everything from a neatly organized dropdown/header bar into two columns - in which main functional links/tabs have been moved to the opposite side from where they have been for over a decade? to match with twitter, which people also hated that when it changed? in a forced update that has no toggle that allows people to switch back to the old format? maybe it is easier for some people - that is fair and i'm not saying it's not better from some people! i am however saying that it is also far less accessible for some people, and you are not progressing by just trading off different forms of accessibility/inaccessability.

also, one of the biggest issues i have with everything - beyond the visual issues and the lack of taking your userbase into account when making drastic changes ( especially unwanted ones, like the reblog chains ) - is the patronizing way i've seen certain staff members responding to people. statements like "you'll get used to it", or "i didn't like it but now i do" ( with the implication that users should just get over it and like it too).

i don't know, i've been just dumping my thoughts and this may not be terribly cohesive, and it's far from all of my thoughts, but i needed to just get some words down.

[bentleysandbowlers]

Dear tumblr @staff:

Site users and beta testers are two different groups of people.

You should not be asking your site users to beta test the changes you're making to the site.

These are tests that should be done by actual beta testers before any kind of rollout is done, no matter how partial.

Thank you for coming to my TedTalk.

[sparklywaistcoat]

A poll about the new dash and mutual visibility

I have the new dash and see posts from all my mutuals

I have the new dash and only see posts from some of my mutuals

I have the old dash and see posts from all my mutuals

I have the old dash and only see posts from some of my mutuals

Voting ended onJul 23, 2023

[netscapenavigator-official]

Honestly, it’s not even the new features @staff is trying to introduce. It’s the lack of total transparency and unwillingness to listen to user feedback and complaints.

[adrenaline-whump]

Unpopular opinion time!

I...actually don't mind the new dash. I expected to hate it, but I got used to it fairly quickly. One of my common frustrations with new sites/new apps is the use of symbolic buttons for everything; it takes me forever to memorize what does what. So I can see where having things literally spelled out would make Tumblr much more navigable for new folks.

Not surprised that a lot of current users hate it, though, and nothing wrong with feeling like that. It's like if someone came into your house and moved your furniture around.

[pizzalordofgallifrey]

I wish whoever designed this dogshit new dash a very unpleasant die