The most recent 20 comments posted to Electrolite by BrianB:

I was thinking of a comparision more along the lines of the passion that you and Erik both have for what you do, you in editing and he in computers. But since I don't really know either of you other than what I've observed on these threads, I'll stop speculating and go back to lurking.

I just wanted to come out of lurking to say that I'm also part of the 0.8% (I suspect that percentage is off) who browse at significanly less than full screen. I do this because I'm either multi-tasking or trying to camaflouge the fact that I'm reading a blog instead of working. And I too found the redesign less than optimal for these types of browsing. The PDA version of the site works dandy for this though, thanks.

I also happen to be a professional referee between users and developers in arguments such as this one. I work in software documentation and training. I see this all the time. Developers proudly display their product after hours of painstaking work and say "any suggestions?" Invariably they get a suggestion that sounds to them like "I suggest you take it back to the drawing board."

Eric's tone may have been a bit harsh, but I'm sure it only reflects his love for this site butting heads with his love for an well-designed interface. Since you're an editor, I'll wager that a few writers exist who feel that you came down too hard on them when you were only pointing out what you perceived as the glaring errors in an otherwise great story.

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