I like that the FAQ and Blog are elevated (always available on every screen) in the new interface, but I question the choice of less visibility for the Forum. I suppose it’s probably fine, especially since it’s also available from each of the puzzle screens.
I agree, I find the blog & forum buttons very hidden. It may be promoted to contribute section maybe. I know each puzzle has a forum button, but still.
*Edited now I do see the top menu on forum
Personally, since the community is very important on a site like this… I think both the forum and the blog deserve their own button accessible quickly anytime, just like the chat is always on the side. Even under contribute would still be too hidden.
I share the opinion, that the forum is a bit hidden. For the blog I don’t see a problem, as we get notifications about new posts containing a direct link.
I liked the menu on the left side. I have a 2560*1440 Monitor, which looks quite empty now.
You used to show 5 columns of community puzzle suggestions (maybe more, if I had a bigger screen), now there are at most 3 and big white edges.
For real ? Why can I only see two people in that leaderboard ?
Other than that, in no particular order :
Why in hell is the chat font color such an ugly grey ? Once again, think about crap-quality-laptop-monitors… My screen has no contrast and the text is hard to read.
Like others I find the chat hard to read now (either because of the color, or the font which has a very light weight or my screen which has a bad contrast, or my poor vision). Whatever the reason, it would be great if the legibility could be improved.
An additional tidbit: it’s practically impossible for me to post on the forum in Android now. With my phone’s keyboard on the screen, the extra horizontal bars make the text area laughably small. It was never great before, but it was usable. Now it’s terrible.