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Re: the new "users" page...

... is an assault on the eyes.  It is much harder to look through to search for a user, which is, after all, its function. It was much more eye-friendly in its original "list" layout.

Please return to the original format.

Also, it shows how few people have elected to have an avatar, as they do not wish to have to register with Gravatar (and why should they?)

This is a great site, but it's hampered slightly by not being very user friendly. Give a little and you might get a lot more back.

Ste-Bob
asked Jun 22, 2015 in Feedback & Suggestions by anonymous
I agree with Ste-Bob on this. The new Users page is a step back. I don't know what was wrong with the earlier version. There is no need to change something just for the sake of changing.
commented Jun 22, 2015 by casspir (19,731 points)
Perhaps it would look better if we all had pictures? Otherwise it's just one big hoard of question marks
commented Jun 22, 2015 by pawprinted (1,483 points)

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Done: http://namethatmovie.org/users.

We don't make changes arbitrarily (and we try to explain the logic behind things in most cases). Some things work and some things do not, but we're always thinking about the betterment of the community overall. Also, you've missed the announcement that came with the changes that may have partially helped to explain:

http://namethatmovie.org/17937/updates-jun-18-2015

Users can now upload their avatars directly. The placeholder is necessary for design purposes. We already came to the same conclusion, that Gravatar, while a great tool that we appreciate, isn't the best option for everyone.

We care very much about the community and the user-friendliness of the site, hence why we accept and respond to feedback such as this very quickly and honestly instead of it simply disappearing into a black hole like most sites or getting a useless canned response of sorts.

We understand very clearly that we didn't build NTM, you did, we just posted a sign up sheet on the wall. From day one that has been our mindset and we have always followed this principle and the community has always had a strong influence on the evolution of NTM.

We're always here to give back to the community, whatever they need, but we do need to hear these thoughts here in the feedback area because without fresh eyes we're not always going to see the same things. All we expect in return is for people to have fun answering questions.

Thank you very much for your well-needed feedback, which we check on everyday. So, remember, we're always here to help, but we can't always answer unless someone asks, so if anyone has any other requests, questions, or concerns (no matter how seemingly trivial), we want to hear about it:

http://namethatmovie.org/feedback-and-suggestions

The door is open 24/7. Thank you!
answered Jun 23, 2015 by NameThatMovie (305 points)
Well, the avatar change is good news indeed.  This modern trend of sites making people register for anything just turns folks away. I was on my hols last week so didn't see your post.

I still prefer the old "list' format for users, but here's a photo of me taken this morning.

Ste-Bob.
commented Jun 23, 2015 by anonymous
Agreed. Making things as simple as possible is usually the best route. Originally, our concern for not allowing directly uploaded avatars was hosting bandwidth and space, but this has been improved.

We'll tinker with the design some more and nice avatar! :)
commented Jun 23, 2015 by NameThatMovie (305 points)
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