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 More options Dec 4 2008, 2:26 pm
From: voemz
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 11:26:42 -0800 (PST)
Local: Thurs, Dec 4 2008 2:26 pm
Subject: Re: Feedback on New "Recent Activity" Box
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Yes.. Timmy and team, and I am truly sorry my original post seems so
direct, possibly negative because it is not meant as personal
criticism. Obviously everyone has put a great deal of effort into
making changes.

And users such as ourselves have not studied every permutation of the
new offereings.

For instance, I like the "recently uploaded video" announcement. That
makes perfect sense; instantly identify new content.

Great. But why change the over-all aesthetic simply to add that
option? Why not add another box. Another choice.

I know you think the multiple choice in recent activity gives us the
same thing, but it does not. It gives us a hodge-podge in a box as
opposed to separate modules which we can opt into while keeping a
clean channel design.

thank you for everything

On Dec 4, 9:32 am, Shane1163 wrote:

> not only everything you said voemz.. but they REMOVED how long ago the
> videos were added!! They also took away the number of comments on a
> video when looking under "most discussed" a while back! gay.. they go
> and take stuff away making smaller thumbnails make it look ugly.. and
> it was fine the way it was before! I liked how it was a LONG time ago!
> I think these monkeys need some training!

> On Dec 4, 11:23 am, voemz wrote:

> > Hi Timmy...

> > My opinion about the recent activities box is that it has so much
> > unneeded repetitive info... for example:

> > For every activity it begins CHANNELNAME has uploaded...
> > channelname has favorited:
> > channelname has rated:
> > etc.

> > Way too much information NOBODY actually needs. I am already on that
> > channel, why do i need the name over and over again?

> > Second, the beauty of having a 'recently rated' box is it gave viewers
> > a little insight into who the person/artist is (beyond their videos)
> > without telling every little thing a person does. The comments and
> > ratings were nice when they were separated, a person could choose both
> > or neither. Now - one box - all mucked up with a bunch of unnecessary
> > wording.

> > Lastly, in general - the changes made - including  videos and
> > favorites box layout changes, the new "stars" with the nasty white
> > outline and less vibrant red, the time display on top of the already
> > small thumbnail, etc.. none of these changes really give us any more
> > information while at the same time using more screen space and losing
> > the aesthetically pleasing, artistic character of what used to be
> > rather reductionist.

> > IN OTHER WORDS you have taken something that had been rather simple
> > and neat and complicated it without adding any new information and at
> > the same time made it rather unpleasing to the eye.


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