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I have to agree with you.

Blocking the stuff at the top is not really possible. To avoid it flashing, you can disable Javascript, which is not too bad an idea - you've already had to download the text and images - so you might as well leave them on view, and get used to scrolling down past all the clutter. I am toying with the idea of modifying my local CSS to force them to be invisible, which may work, as it only needs to zap the class called "demo". (You didn't realise it was just a chunk of demo code Alex was testing out on you?)

It would appear that Alex no longer wishes to have anyone on the site with less that a broadband connection to the Internet.

He shows little interest in communicating with the members via the site, preferring you to contact him via Facebook, Twitter, AIM, telephone (from abroad!), or anything else. (Not including email, because he bins that.)

Finally, the new flashing stuff seems to be designed to get rid of people on the autism spectrum, which is the way he seems to want to go.

I dont think too many more changes will be made to the current system, I cant be sure entirely. I thought it would be just as well to say here eventually all the software backing this site will have to be replaced. it is unfortunate, but for those who have an insight into what it runs its not really unreasonable to replace it. I am not looking forward to that as it will be intensely difficult for a lot of people to adjust.

When we start planning for that, as it will be a very major change, it is my intent to keep people in the loop about what they will have to adjust to and get their input on what features or functions it should or shouldn't have.

as of now however, nothing has been absolutely decided on.

Yeah, but the large font and the videos at top of the forum are horrible decisions. Get rid of them.

This is why I will no longer give financial support to a web site that does not take its members into consideration. I have been a loyal member of Wrong Planet since 2005, but it is changing beyond recognition. The least Alex could do is run some ideas by the members, as a courtesy. I am well aware that it is "his" site! But really, just ramming new stuff down our throats is beyond annoying.

That's how I feel.

I also think that since we are aspies, and hate change...um,maybe there shouldn't be any change or it should go very, very, slowly.