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Former DU star Rycroft traded to Jackets
I figured Mark Rycroft's time with the Avalanche was coming to an end, considering he wasn't among all the AHL callups from Lake Erie this season. And today, Colorado traded him to Columbus.
I'm sad to see Rycer go. He's a gem, much like Ian Laperriere. Unselfish. Proud. All about the team. A great locker room guy to his teammates and wonderful with the media. I've covered him since he was a freshman at DU, and we visited often when he was with the Avs and I was called to do NHL stuff. Last summer he married a Colorado girl — the sister of former Pio Steven Cook and current Pio Jon Cook — so it's unfortunate that he couldn't complete his career here.
The following is the Avs release on the trade:
Campbell, Dupuis To Report To Lake Erie (AHL)
DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that it has acquired defenseman Darcy Campbell and forward Philippe Dupuis from the Columbus Blue Jackets organization in exchange for forward Mark Rycroft. Campbell and Dupuis will report to the Avalanche's American Hockey League affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters.
Campbell, 23, has appeared in 28 games for the Syracuse Crunch (AHL) this season, recording six points (1g/5a) and 26 penalty minutes. He signed with Columbus as a free agent on March 24, 2007 after concluding a three-year career at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks (CCHA). The Airdrie, Alberta, native played one game for the Blue Jackets in 2006-07, making his NHL debut on March 30, 2007 at Chicago.
Dupuis, 22, was Columbus' fifth choice (104th overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft. He has tallied 11 points (7g/4a) in 29 games with the Blue Jackets' AHL affiliate in Syracuse this season. The Laval, Quebec, native collected 324 points (113g/211a) in 313 career games in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 2001-06.


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I have a soft spot for compact cream foundations because I think they're so quick and handy to use, but the majority are pretty lame- they don't seem to last long even on my dry skin and bunch up on oily areas.
MAQUillage's OC30 is almost the right shade for me. It's slightly – just SLIGHTLY ashy. As long as I don't use too much it blends in fine. So I purchased this:
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The foundation has 3 star coverage (out of 5) and you buy the case and compact separately but most sellers will offer it to you as a pair…Come to think of it, I like Shiseido's Hydro Cream foundation a LOT, apart from the fact it's heavily scented.
BO – Beige
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Not a vast range, and it caters more for yellow toned, light skinned ladies.
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You only have to use about 1/3 of the sponge for each cheek starting from the centre of the face and spreading it outwards (this is the MAQUillage tip!).
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Can you clock your 60-foot with a sundial? Get fast when you...
We've been told that for every 0.10 second that can be shaved off of the 60-foot time, you get 0.20 second off of the e.t. in the quarter-mile. For a car that flounders for traction at the green, the promise means a full second at the top end if you can get the car to shave 0.50 on the line.
In the Mar. '07 issue, we used some John "Bugsy" Lawlor math from the Auto Math Handbook and predicted that our '67 CC/Rambler needed about 500 RWHP to get the car to 130 mph in the quarter-mile and into the 10s. We also predicted that with the roughly 385 hp it is currently making at the wheels (480 – 20 percent for drivetrain losses) and a 3,000-pound race weight, it should run a corrected 11.50 at 119 mph with addition of a 3.55:1 rear gear ratio. The calculation came from Comp Cams Desktop Drag, the same program that accurately predicted the corrected 12.36 e.t. for our baseline run. With that number in mind, we trailered the Rambler to Los Angeles County Raceway and ran a string of corrected 12.06-12.10s after the gear swap. So what gives? What happened to the 11.50? If you haven't guessed by now, the answer is a 2.00-second 60-foot time that refused to improve with tire-pressure adjustments or track temperature. The Desktop Drag program had predicted a 1.70 60-foot and assumed we could hook the car up. Instead the AMC would squat hard and unload the passenger rear tire, then follow with some scary fishtailing, before it would get traction and start building speed. So going back to the theory, if we can cure the traction problem and clip 0.29 off of the 60-foot time, we should also reduce the overall e.t. by 0.58, putting us right around the predicted mid-11s mark.
How It Works
When a leaf-spring car launches, the axlehousing rotates counterclockwise as seen from the rear of the car. At the same time, the axlehousing is rotating up toward the body, and because it is bolted to the leaf spring, it is also pushing the rear of the spring down and the front half up, forming an S shape. This is called axlewrap. This action misaligns the driveshaft and, as the spring unloads, rotates the housing down. The repeated oscillation of the spring and driveshaft housing causes what is known as wheelhop. The twisting force also drives the passenger-side tire up into the wheeltub and unloads it, resulting in tire spin.
In a perfect world, when the car launches, the axlehousing rotates from 1 or 2 degrees of negative pinion angle to zero pinion angle, transferring the maximum amount of horsepower and torque to the differential. At the same time, both ends of the housing are forced down, planting the tires on the dragstrip as the body is lifted and separated from the axlehousing, making the car launch straight. This concept applies to any leaf-spring car. Including yours.
Some Solutions
The oldest and likely cheapest solution is to heat metal strips and bend them around the front leaves to keep them from separating and distorting. The front half of the spring from the axlehousing forward is used like a control arm to locate the housing in the car. If you can prevent the front of the spring from distorting under acceleration, that energy will be transferred to the axle centerline, forcing it and the tire down onto the track surface.
The second solution is the traction bar (or slapper bar) trick that we used on the Rambler. A set costs about $160 from companies like Competition Engineering. As the pinion rotates toward the body and the axle begins to wrap, the snubber on the end of the traction bar contacts the spring eye and transfers the energy directly to the centerline of the axle, driving the tires down like a big lever. At the same time, the spring is forced down, lifting the body into the air. The distance between the snubber and the leaf eye at rest determines how hard the system strikes the tires. It's about as simple as a sledgehammer and works about the same.
The third solution is the adjustable traction bar. There is a point on your car, the center of gravity (CG), where the vehicle weight is equal front to rear. If you put a jackstand under that point, the car would be balanced in the air. Now imagine that you walk to the front of the car and lift up on the bumper. The car will rise in the front and dive in the rear. The same is true for lifting the rear bumper as the car rotates or pitches around the CG. CalTracs or Slide-A-Links have the ability to move the point of lift, or instant center (I/C), if needed closer to the center of gravity. This is helpful as you make more power and try to go faster. As the I/C is moved forward, the load on the tire is greater and less violent. As the I/C is moved rearward, there is less load delivered to the tire with more violence. The benefit of an adjustable instant center is increasing or decreasing the speed of load transfer as you begin to build more torque, or to compensate for track conditions. Since we are making only about 400 lb-ft of engine torque, the current rearward I/C doesn't produce a hit on the tire so violent that it smashes the tire down causing it to later unload and spin. As we build more power using a larger engine or nitrous oxide, we are going to play with the CalTracs bars.
|Baseline Run With 2.71:1 gears
|With 3.55:1 Gears and Locking Differential
|With Competition Engineering Traction Bars
|Final Times
|(LACR correction factor is e.t. x 0.97 and mph x 1.03. This is an altitude correction only.)
|3.54 ring-and-pinion
|Randy's Ring & Pinion
|Calvert Racing
|ECTED locking differential
|Auburn Gear
|Leaf-spring bushing kit
|Just Suspension
|One-piece axles
|Traction bars
|Competition Engineering
|*Prices quoted from ringpinion.com
|**Prices quoted from summitracing.com


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UnNews:Salvation Army and Chick-fil-A team up for "Feed the Hungry; Screw the Gays" campaign
This article is part of UnNews, your source for up-to-the-microsecond misinformation.
2 December 2012
NOT HUNGARY -- With the drawn-out election season over and the drawn-out Christmas season upon us, the Salvation Army has teamed up with fast food restaurant Chick-fil-A for a unified "Feed the Hungry; Screw the Gays" charity campaign.
The collaboration was announced Saturday on Chick-fil-A's website in a personal statement from president Dan Cathy:
|We are proud to build this worldwide chicken army to declare war on famishment and faggotshmint. During this festival of the birth of Christ, we are called to think of the less fortunate, as well as snub our noses toward those whose lifestyles God doesn't appreciate. As long as there are empty bellies and incompatible naughties rubbing together, we won't stand bicuriously.[1]
As of this holiday season, ten cents of every dollar given to the Salvation Army goes to buying a chicken sandwich for the homeless, and vice versa, ten cents of every sandwich bought from Chick-fil-A goes to the Salvation Army. Meanwhile, twenty-five cents of every dollar to each organisation will go to setting up gay rehabilitation centers across the globe and other creative ways to wipe out same-sex yuckiness.
LGBT rights activists, however, are not particularly happy with this campaign. Many are silently protesting the bias against gay lifestyle by dropping tickets to The Nutcracker on Ice, featuring Mannheim Steamroller into the little red kettles. Meanwhile, Ben & Jerry's have created a lesbian Virgin Mary "Don't Need No Man" themed peppermint ice cream, with all proceeds going to the causes of gay marriage, progressive taxation and anything the ACLU will do to irritate Christians this year. In response to the negative feedback, Chick-fil-A proclaimed they weren't changing their policies, with a giant "Fa-la-la, we don't care," while the Salvation Army promised to simply "pray for (their) enemies." Ouch.
No word from the homosexual homeless community on the issue, who presumable will have nothing to eat this winter but what they usually eat to get by.[2] However, we at UnNews asked that one homeless gay[3] down the street for his opinion. Mr. Bumsecks, as we like to call him, told us, "Who gives a shit? I'm hungry."
Who will give a shit, indeed? With the spirit of giving and love in the air, it just makes one want to sing out from the heart!
- ↑ The spelling of "vicariously" was later corrected with an assurance that there was no Freudian slip. Uh-huh.
- ↑ We're referring to soup, you filthy minds.
- ↑ We assume he's gay. He wears one set of once-fashionable-but-now-discarded clothing with a holey purple cotton scarf. He might just be a well-off hipster.
- "Red kettle controversy: Salvation Army denies being anti-gay". Chicago Tribune, December 1, 2012
- "Chick-fil-A gay marriage controversy". Know Your Meme, July 2012


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Why Start at Herkimer College?
Our AA and AS degrees are designed to parallel freshman and sophomore classes at senior institutions. Class sizes are typically smaller than those at four-year institutions and personal attention from faculty help build a foundation for success.. Tuition is less expensive than SUNY four year institutions and a fraction of the cost of most private colleges and universities. In addition, students are eligible to earn transfer scholarships and may keep a part-time job in the local community. Students uncertain about majors or career directions, discover that Herkimer College provides an excellent opportunity to explore different options before committing to a bachelor's level program.
Who can help with your transfer plans?
At Herkimer, your assigned advisor is familiar with your chosen curriculum and can be of help in identifying some transfer institutions which meet your education goals. In addition, Herkimer College's Transfer Counselor, located in the RMCC-Counseling Center, is ready to help with your transfer plans.
Is there a list of transfer colleges that offer the major I have chosen?
Herkimer College has established many transfer agreements with four year institutions which allow students to enter as juniors. These agreements are listed by major under "Transfer Agreements". It is also helpful to attend both the fall and spring transfer fairs on campus to speak with transfer representatives about majors they offer.
Will the credits I earn at Herkimer transfer?
Generally speaking, credits from Herkimer are accepted for transfer credit. Your first two years of study are generally dedicated to completing general education requirements such as English, math, history, and science. However, the specific number of transfer credits you receive will depend on many factors including whether or not you have completed the right degree program at Herkimer College and perhaps more importantly the particular program and college you wish to transfer into. The only way to be certain is to work with Herkimer College's Transfer Counselor early on and contact the transfer college. Articulation agreements and focused advisement enhance the transfer process.
When should I apply to the Four-year Colleges?
You should try to apply to your four-year colleges choices a year in advance. This is especially true when applying to competitive programs and SUNY Four-Year colleges and Universities. Many colleges have rolling admission and accept students on a continual basis as applications are received. Early applications often provide a better chance for acceptance to the college of your choice.
What Financial Aid and Scholarships are Available for Transfers?
The best source of information for available aid and scholarships for your transfer institution is that institution's financial aid office. At Herkimer College, you can also find information on available transfer scholarships by contacting the Transfer Counselor in the Counseling Center to obtain a Transfer Scholarship Information booklet.


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Back from Middle East, Sen. Marco Rubio urges more help for Syrian rebels
Sen. Marco Rubio, back from a Middle East trip, said Wednesday that the United States should start supplying ammunition to moderate Syrian opposition groups in order to protect U.S. interests by countering the rise of radical groups.
Rubio met with top Israeli and Jordanian leaders, along with a former Syrian prime minister , last week during a three-day visit. He spoke about the trip at a prominent Washington think tank as he shored up his foreign policy portfolio for a possible 2016 presidential run.
On Iran, Rubio, R-Fla., said U.S. sanctions are damaging the Iranian economy, but he predicted they won't stop Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon.
After meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior leaders in Tel Aviv, Rubio stopped short, however, of supporting a military strike by the United States or Israel to take out Iran's nascent nuclear facilities.
"I agree with their concerns that Iran is moving toward development and deployment of nuclear weapons, and that it is using the (current) negotiations as a ploy," Rubio said in a luncheon talk at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Rubio said the threat of Iran developing nuclear weapons and the Syrian war are more urgent matters for the security of both Israel and the United States, putting Palestinian peace initiatives on the back burner.
Despite having voted Tuesday against confirming former Sen. Chuck Hagel as defense secretary in part because of claims that he's soft on Israel – the Senate confirmed Hagel with only four Republican votes – Rubio restrained from criticizing Obama, who will make his own visit to Israel next month.
While in Jordan, Rubio met with former Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab, who defected in August.
Rubio said he was told that Syrian rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar Assad are becoming angry because they feel abandoned by the United States and allied Western nations.
Rubio called for extending the current humanitarian aid from Washington to the Syrian Opposition Coalition to include ammunition.
"We don't have to give them weapons; they have plenty of weapons," he said. "What they need is ammunition. They are running low on that."
It is vital to U.S. national security, Rubio said, that radical groups don't emerge in control of Syria, especially since, he said, they are being armed by Iran, Hezbollah and other enemies of the United States.
"We should want the most dominant, best-equipped groups to be the groups that are friendly to our interests and are listening to us," he said.
Showing a bit of the quick wit and political adroitness he'll need if he runs for president, Rubio made a show at the start of his talk of lifting a pitcher of water and pouring some into a coffee mug.
"This is a bit much," Rubio said. "Why don't we take care of business right away?"
The audience of diplomats, reporters and Middle East scholars broke up laughing at Rubio's antic, which came two weeks after he reached for a water bottle while delivering the Republican response to Obama's State of the Union address – a pause on live TV that immediately went viral on the Internet.
In Jordan, Rubio met with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. He said Wednesday that they are taking tentative steps toward increased democracy in their country to head off the kind of violent uprisings that have occurred in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and Syria as part of the Arab Spring.
Rubio said Jordanian opposition leaders expressed skepticism to him over the government's long-term commitment to implementing democratic reforms.
Rubio appeared to share some of their fears that "the reforms are window dressing" and "aren't real."
"I'm concerned about the pace of reforms, and I'm concerned about economic growth as well," Rubio said.
That drew a diplomatic rebuke from the monarchy's ambassador to the United States, Alia Hatough-Bouran, sitting in the audience, who told Rubio that her government wants to introduce broader reforms.
The envoy also said the 400,000 Syrian refugees who've fled war and flooded into Jordan are straining its government.
"This is one step of many, and we are very much committed to that," Hatough-Bouran said of Amman's early democratic initiatives.
In a small test of his response to the kind of increased scrutiny Rubio now faces as a possible presidential aspirant, he quickly retreated from his earlier comments, expressing confidence in Jordan's commitment to reform.
Dan Schueftan, director of the National Security Studies Center at the University of Haifa in Israel and a visiting scholar at Georgetown University, came away from Rubio's 45-minute session impressed by the charismatic Cuban-American senator.
"He's a very serious person," Schueftan said of Rubio. "He's very well-informed. I think he has a very coherent picture. I also happen to agree with almost everything he said."


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(say "lab-uh-rin-THY-tus") is a problem deep inside the inner ear. It happens
when the labyrinth, a part of the inner ear that helps control your balance,
gets swollen and
The inflammation may cause
vertigo. This makes you feel like you're spinning or
whirling. Labyrinthitis may also cause temporary hearing loss or a ringing
sound in your ears.
Your doctor may also call this vestibular neuritis. The two problems have the same symptoms and are treated the same way.
See pictures of the inner ear showing the
labyrinth and an inflamed vestibular nerve.
The cause of
labyrinthitis is not clear. Labyrinthitis can happen after a
viral infection or, more rarely, after an infection
caused by
bacteria. It is often triggered by an
upper respiratory infection, such as the flu or a
cold. Less often, it may start after a middle ear infection.
The infection inflames the vestibular nerve. This causes the nerve to send incorrect signals to the brain that the body is moving. But your
other senses (such as vision) don't detect the same movement. The confusion in
signals can make you feel that the room is spinning or that you have lost your
balance (vertigo).
The main symptom of
labyrinthitis is vertigo. Vertigo is not the same as feeling
dizzy. Dizziness means that you feel unsteady or
lightheaded. But vertigo makes you feel like you're spinning or whirling.
It may make it hard for you to walk. Symptoms of vertigo and dizziness may be caused by many problems other than
With labyrinthitis, the vertigo begins without
warning. It often starts 1 to 2 weeks after you've had the flu or a cold. It
may be severe enough to make you vomit or make you feel sick to your stomach. Vertigo slowly goes away over a few days to weeks. But for a month or longer,
you may still get vertigo symptoms if you suddenly move your head a certain
Labyrinthitis may also cause hearing loss and a ringing sound
in your ears (tinnitus). Most often, these symptoms don't last for
more than a few weeks.
Your doctor can
tell if you have labyrinthitis by doing a physical exam and asking about your
symptoms and past health. Your doctor will look for signs of viral
infections that can trigger labyrinthitis.
If the cause of your
vertigo is not clear, your doctor may do other tests, such as electronystagmography or an MRI to rule out other
Most of the time, labyrinthitis
goes away on its own. This normally takes several weeks. If the cause is a
bacterial infection, your doctor will give you antibiotics. But most cases are
caused by viral infections, which can't be cured with antibiotics.
Your doctor may prescribe steroid medicines, which may help you get better sooner. He or she may also give you other medicines, such as antiemetics, antihistamines, and sedatives, to help control the nausea and vomiting caused by
Vertigo usually gets better as your body adjusts (compensation). Medicines like antihistamines can help your symptoms, but they may make it take longer for vertigo to go away. It's best to only use medicines when they are needed and for as little time as possible.
Staying active can help you get better. Check with your doctor about trying balance exercises at home. These include simple head movements and keeping your balance while standing and sitting. They may reduce symptoms of vertigo.
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The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck
Surgery (AAO-HNS) is the world's largest organization of physicians dedicated
to the care of ear, nose, and throat (ENT) disorders. Its Web site includes
information for the general public on ENT disorders.
The American Hearing Research Foundation helps pay for
research into hearing and balance disorders and also helps to educate the
public about these disorders. On their website you can find general
information on many common ear disorders, including descriptions, causes,
diagnoses, and treatments. References are also included as a source for further
information. The American Hearing Research Foundation also publishes a
newsletter, available by subscription, as well as a number of pamphlets on a
variety of topics.
The National Institute on Deafness and Other
Communication Disorders, part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health,
advances research in all aspects of human communication and helps people who
have communication disorders. The website has information about hearing,
balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language.
This organization provides information and support for
people with dizziness, balance disorders, and related hearing problems. A
quarterly newsletter, fact sheets, booklets, videotapes, a list of other
members in your area, and information about centers and doctors specializing in
balance disorders are all available to members.
Other Works ConsultedDaroff RB (2008). Dizziness and vertigo. In AS Fauci et al., eds., Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 17th ed., vol. 1, pp. 144–147. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.Hillier SL, McDonnell M (2011). Vestibular rehabilitation for unilateral peripheral vestibular dysfunction. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (2).
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Drug industry marketing direct to consumers and doctors may lead to prescription overuse
Sunday, May 31, 2009 — Prescription drugs are heavily promoted to health care providers worldwide. But in only two countries, the U.S. and New Zealand, prescription drugs are also strongly promoted directly to consumers.
Because these direct to consumer ads typically use emotional appeals to urge consumers to consider medical causes for their symptoms, they may increase physician visits and, in turn, physician diagnoses and prescriptions. Not surprisingly, these advertisements are controversial.
A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine shows that direct to consumer advertising was initially linked to more physician visits and that physician promotion was linked to more prescriptions. The findings will be presented on Sunday May 31st at Digestive Disease Week in Chicago, Illinois.
According to lead author Spencer D. Dorn, MD, MPH, fellow in gastroenterology & hepatology, direct to consumer advertisements may increase patient awareness and empower them to discuss their health concerns with their physician, and professional promotion may increase physician recognition of constipation and IBS.
"But promotion to physicians may result in overprescribing and overuse of only mildly effective drugs such as tegaserod before adequate information on their health risk is available," Dorn said.
The study involved the drug tegaserod, brand name Zelnorm, a drug for chronic constipation and irritable bowel syndrome that was intensely marketed to physicians as well as the public from 2002 to 2007 ($122 million in direct to consumer ads and $127 million in physician promotion in 2005 alone).
The researchers sought to determine the relationship between this promotional campaign and the number of office visits for abdominal pain, constipation, and bloating, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) diagnoses, and tegaserod prescriptions.
The team analyzed administrative data from the National Ambulatory/Hospital Medical Care Surveys (1997–2005) and proprietary data from the Integrated Promotional Services database and IMS Health's National Prescription Audit Plus data in order to assesses the relationship between the promotional campaign and the number of individuals who saw a physician for constipation and IBS like symptoms, the number of IBS diagnoses that were made, and the number of tegaserod that were written.
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New YouTube homepage launches to all users
719 comments :
Here's some feedback:ReplyDelete
Requesting a button switch back to the old homepage.ReplyDelete
I didn't mind the last changes, but this one is too much.
I want my things ordered, not thrown randomly in a list.
Change it back....its horrible!ReplyDelete
If you have been actually paying attention to the forums, you'd know there is a LOT of negative backlash regarding it.ReplyDelete
Typical Google business, ignoring the user...
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 6:24 PM
Well, okay, I understand your idea of making things supposedly more simple.ReplyDelete
But as you said it yourself, "not everyone loved it", then why wouldn't you allow the ones who did not enjoy the change to change it back to how it used to be?
And how on EARTH is it simpler? It's all crowded, it's like looking at the homepage and getting bombarded with crowded information of all sorts.
Honestly I don't really want to know what my friends liked and favorited, I don't want to know what they have watched, I don't want recommendations and I definitely do not like the new subscription box, it's pointless to change the homepage if in the first place the old one was working just fine.
The only reason I check the Youtube homepage is to see what my subscriptions have uploaded, solely.
I understand that Youtube's team wanted to change something for good, but is it really so hard to give and option to change it back to how it was before?
Think about it, if you people ever read this.
I didn't switch to the new homepage because I didn't like it. I'm not keen on having it forced on me. I liked seeing my recent subs' videos, an the "Recommended For You" section, and that's it. I don't really care what the people I watch click like on or whatever. I'd like to go back to the old page. :(ReplyDelete
This is probably the most confusing update I've ever had for youtube. I've had so much frustration with just, scrolling and scrolling and more scrolling. There should still be an option where you can revert back to what it used to be.ReplyDelete
Please fix this issue.
It did mean something in that new videos among my subscriptions used to be neatly organized - now they are not. Thank you for copying Facebook's annoyingness. Is it really so hard to implement a new homepage by adding it as a new **option** and leaving all the previous ones available?ReplyDelete
Last homepage change was worse, and now you'd managed to top that in... worse-ed-ness. Excellent job.
I don't liked...ReplyDelete
To be honest, it's much worse than the previouse layout, the previous one, was much betterReplyDelete
The new way subscriptions work doesn't seem to be the right way to make it. I'm all for all the new features added to the homepage (I won't be using them though. I just look at the homepage for subscriptions). But having to scroll down to see more videos from your Subs seems counterproductive. Especially if you are subscribed to many people. All the videos in one box seemed to be the best, most effective way. It takes up less page space too.ReplyDelete
cool ish :DReplyDelete
i never liked the new pages and from what i see maybe 1% of the youtube population likes the new pages... the Inbox is non existant now, which is an old glitch btw, and you have to actually go inside your inbox to see any comment responses or friend requests...ReplyDelete
i know i opted in a few times in the past but always opted back out to the old home page...
and i know there were times where the page would change by itself with no way to get the old one back! (been happening for the last 3 or 4 months in the morning, at least twice a day)
I think it is worse..ReplyDelete
Subscriptions should be the first thing people see on the homepage! Not just a sea of activity.
Also another feature has been removed for partners to gain a further audience (the most popular box).
How will we reach an audience if you keep taking the important features away? The old subscription box was fine.
The problem with the vertically presented videos is people are MUCH LESS likely to scroll down - as opposed to the old subscription box model which had them ALL together. I'm concerned that two videos more recent than yours buries your video completely - when before, it moved it around the still visible box. If that makes sense.ReplyDelete
in before "this sucks! Change it back!!"ReplyDelete
i like it
also i think the "Millions of users opted in and now have this new version set as their homepage" statement is not accurate if you look at my last comment... cause im sure all the opt ins and back outs only count towards that number... as well as the homepage changes that were made without our permission in the last 3 monthsReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 6:44 PM
I for one, am speaking for All.ReplyDelete
Change it back. No one wants it.
Yours sincerely
Can we get the old homepage back? Please? I hate the new layout, it makes it much harder to view my subscriptions. Isn't there an option to use the old style?ReplyDelete
since there's no other comments as I write this let me be the first to say . . .ReplyDelete
"I absolutely, completely and totally *H*A*T*E* what you've done to the home page!"
I would rather you stick with the homepage as it was and concentrate on fixing things that don't work.
Honestly, this is one step back. Go to almost any video and just about everyone is complaining about this.ReplyDelete
Please YouTube at least LISTEN to us. PLEASE make a way to change back. This new homepage is completely cluttered and messy. I honestly hate it and more than half of YouTube does as well.
You may have TRIED to fix it up and I appreciate that, but this isn't a very good homepage at ALL.
Where's the recommended for you section? That was always full of interesting things.ReplyDelete
I appreciate that you're trying to improve our experience. However, I feel that this is inferior to the former homepage. I like the new icons but other than that you had a homepage that I really liked it. Please give users the option of the old or new page. I would opt for the old page in a second.ReplyDelete
I am looking forward to posting a video on YouTube (have an account) - the easier you make it the better is the better- you can even offer video editing app for short videos. Otherwise,I care personally more about finding new things and finding what i want versus knowing what my friends are watching unless that helps my search - i don't want "suggestions" to outrank "hits" by the excellent google algorithms. what i have seen may not be what i want to see now - i may want a change - i have very eclectic interests served very well by general google searchsReplyDelete
I... Preferred the old version...But this could work I supposeReplyDelete
This should have been posted when the new homepage was rolled out. Prepare for a deluge of negative feedback.ReplyDelete
Could you still offer the old YouTube page for people who don't like the new one? The problem I have with the new one is a commonly have 30-40 subscriptions and I find it much much harder to navigate through it all in the new version. I don't like how I have to scroll down (normally all the way to the bottom of the page) after watching each video to x it out.ReplyDelete
Your entire explanation is nothing but a pack of lies. Every last word is a lie. Show us these user studies. Give us the raw data. Provide us with details. You can't because there aren't any. You have absolutely no shame, lying outright over and over again. One look at your 'help' page is enough to know that there is not one shred of truth to anything on this blog entry. Millions of users did not opt in. You are still arrogant beyond words. "We think this version is a step in the right direction". Absolute garbage. I don't want this homepage. I want the option to choose the previous homepage. "As always, we'll be listening and taking your feedback very seriously." I have never heard anything so funny in all my life. You couldn't give a damn what anyone thinks. Never have, never will.ReplyDelete
looks like I won't be coming back to youtube, I loathe the new layout.ReplyDelete
Let the outcry begin...ReplyDelete
this was a horrible idea and many other youtubers agree. at least give an option to switch back. i've seen many posts on different videos about people complaining on the new homepageReplyDelete
Hi i checked out the New home Page, and to be honest i don't like it, i miss the Message,Comments and Favorites things in the rigth part of the screen, anyway i want to ask if theeres anyway to go back to the version before the new one was release,ReplyDelete
No one LIKES IT!!!!! go to any video. AND SEE no one wants it. took no effort in looking at our feedback. change it back or at least give us the option to change it back.do a poll or something. a million switched over in beta? yeah a million switched back tooReplyDelete
The new homepage is terrible period.ReplyDelete
I dont want to see the favorite videos of my suscriptions, that doesnt mean anything to me, i just want to see their videos not the videos they like. That dont make sense to me, i think a feature of customize the main page, will fix this, and be usefull...ReplyDelete
Don't like it, will take a while to get used to.ReplyDelete
Horrible! absolutely horrible!!!ReplyDelete
I liked the old YouTube homepage much better. It was easier to see subscription uploads in one box, instead of it being scrambled around everywhere.ReplyDelete
"most people thought the new homepage was better than the old homepage." There is a problem with the way you're surveying.ReplyDelete
People like myself have tried the new home page but quickly switched back to the old one. We do not like the new home page at all, and we didn't take the survey, since the survey is for people who have used it. This survey obviously have a sample bias. It would be more fair if you make all users take the survey.
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 7:06 PM
New homepage is CRAP. Any way to switch back to the old version? There was a reason I kept using the old version during the testing for this one.ReplyDelete
This new layout is AWFUL.ReplyDelete
Bring the previous one back.
I would like to Opt out. The new layout sucks. I don't want to have to scroll to see all my subscriptions and I don't want the ones that I have already watched to still show. It actually turns me away from YouTube because I don't want to deal with this mess of a homepage. Add an option for us to switch back. Those who like it can keep it, but I would rather go to other sites that are now more accessible and user friendly due to this ugly update.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 7:09 PM
It's unnecessary and simply put, it completely ruins my ability to filter through videos that I want to view and those that I do not. Please, listen to your users, and give us the ability to choose between the current homepage, or if we prefer it, the old one.ReplyDelete
The new Youtube homepage is awful. Why did you change smoething that was already fine as is? Oh right i forgot. you guys just like fucking us overReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 7:12 PM
i hated the new homepage, a very stupid idea in my opinionReplyDelete
The new homepage sucks. My 'recommended' vids are on 12...where are all the others?ReplyDelete
Wasn't this a little too soon to release it fully? I was one that opted in and did not opt out, but nothing has changed in this released version. I know you guys got a tone of feedback on what needs improvement. You should have kept it to just the patient testers and get some changes going before forcing it upon the people who will whine at every single change (although even with delay and improvement, I guess those people would still whine).ReplyDelete
is there a way i can switch back i like the old way a little betterReplyDelete
Youtube, I really don't like the new layout, it was fine how it was before. You keep making changes that no one asks for and many people complain about them. With every change you have made over the past year, I have been able to use Youtube less effectively than I had before the change. If you want to make a new home page, fine, do it, but don't force it on us, let us choose which one we want to use, the old one or the new one.ReplyDelete
I might be one of the only ones, but i liked it better the way it was before. Can we get an option to choose the new homepage or the old one?ReplyDelete
How about just removing the videos I've watched completely from the list instead of graying them out. I don't want to press X every time I watch a video?ReplyDelete
I absolutely HATE the new YouTube homepage. I DESPISE IT!ReplyDelete
The new layout is terrible. "Don't fix what isn't broken".ReplyDelete
GREAT ACTION YOU-TUBE !ReplyDelete
I use to just open my home page and see how many messages I had in my in box, but now I can't find it! Wish You Tube would leave things alone!ReplyDelete
Im sorry but i really hate the new layout...change it back please or make an option that allows us to use old layout or this new one.ReplyDelete
The old one was far better than the new one, now following my subscriptions is a lot less friendly-user. I think you shouldn't focus on the "social" feature, personally I really don't care about what my Youtube friend like or not, I just want to be able to easily access to my subscriptions. At least I think you should let the user chose.ReplyDelete
SWITCH THE HOME PAGE BACK!ReplyDelete
There's to much crap on my homepage now. Before I had one screen full of videos (only the latest), now it shows three screens full. Scrolling's a pain. I don't care about things more then a few weeks old yet stuff from a month+ is showing.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 7:25 PM
Im begging you, please bring the old one back. I really dislike how my subscriptions get lost on the shuffle, whereas when I isolate only the subscriptions, I lose all the other videos that could have interested me simply because I am not really willing to go through the long line of videos available to me to find something interesting. What I like about the old homepage was that you could zero in on any one thing u wanted to watch, be it recommended videos or subscriptions or what had the most views at that moment. On this new homepage, while everything is streamlined, it is more complicated in the sense that everything gets lost in the shuffle instead of being laid out before me so I could select what it was that I wanted to watch at the moment.ReplyDelete
THIS NEW HOMEPAGE IS TERRIBLE! CHANGE IT BACK!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 7:27 PM
I really don't like this. I don't care about seeing the favorites of people I subscribed to, I just want to see their videos. don't force this on me like everything else. It's not YOUtube anymore.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 7:27 PM
There's always been a fine line between Youtube and Facebook. Now Youtube has become a version of Facebook video-wise. I really don't care who liked what video. Pointless information. Give us the option to go back to the more subscription/suggested-video page.ReplyDelete
Why did you have to FORCE us to change i hate the new lay out i preferred the old simpler system where all the most recent uploads where in a small condensed area now everything is spread out and a pain to get to.ReplyDelete
I don't like it :o(ReplyDelete
I like it.ReplyDelete
so much mad in the comments on every video about it tho, lol.
Well that happens every time youtube changes something.
Can I please have my old layout back? This one is awful and only made navigation even more difficult.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 7:36 PM
It just sucks.ReplyDelete
I HATE the new one, I specifically feedbacked that I didn't like it. :|ReplyDelete
Can we get the old one back?
PLEASE SWITCH BACK I HATE THE NEW HOMESCREEN! IT WAS SO SIMPLE AND EASY BUT NOW IT IT SO COMPLICATED!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
Fine if some people like the new home page. I do not like it and I resent having it forced on me. You may think it is a "step in the right direction" but I think it the insult to personal choice. You assume I can't make my own decision for what I like and therefore need you do make my decisions. Bring back freedom of choice. Let me have my old home page back.ReplyDelete
Aww... more spam... we only want to see what new in the subscriptions.... not what the world wants to look at... We dont give a flying... in what the subribed channel has as favorites.. Not on ouer homepage... but youtube strats to do the ..."Lets promote more crap so the users dont fing what he/she is looking for... hmmm maybe include ebay and cnn and..."ReplyDelete
Do not like this format what so ever it sucks!!!ReplyDelete
I prefer the OLD one,at least I could not get confused! Gosh!ReplyDelete
This new layout is horrible, change it back. It's not simple, WE WANT THE OLD ONE BACK!ReplyDelete
Yeah the new layout is terrible.ReplyDelete
This is HORRIBLE!! What happened to the subscription box?! Who in their right mind would prefer this garbage over the old homepage? Why give us an activity feed, this isn't Facebook, and there is no benefit of splitting up all of the new uploads like this!ReplyDelete
The only reason I use the Youtube homepage is to view the subscription box and check out new videos from my favourite youtubers, and you ruined it. Give us the old homepage back!!!
It's terribleReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 7:44 PM
The new format is complete crap. The previous layout was awesome and not overwhelming. Please stop making unnecessary changes for the worse.ReplyDelete
Son, I am disappoint.ReplyDelete
I did not opt in, as a content creator the old page worked for me, and I want out. I did not opt in. I did not opt in. I did not opt in. This letter says, "Millions of users opted in ". I did not opt in and I want out.
How this is supposed to be "better" for anyone trying to stay engaged with the community after posting new material is beyond me? This layout actually works against what I use YouTube for, and though it's your product to do with as you please, it's irresponsible to force users to adopt it. Whether or not you're capable of admitting this error will quickly become apparent. YouTube just put a wall between subscribers and content providers with this layout. I'm using YouTube only because I was expecting it to be a finished product, not because I want the product to make my hard work part of a big experiment. There are ZERO notifications on the YouTube page. I now have several more clicks to make just to see if I have correspondence. My page is busy, and this is horribly inconvenient. YouTube has become "someone else's" tube. This is not my idea of convenience, and you should fire the person that made the decision for the other millions of people who did not opt in.
I'll just make a link to my inbox to work around this atrocity, and stop using the welcome page altogether. I have no option available to switch back, just a bunch of propaganda pages telling me why I have to somehow imagine that this is an improvement and appreciate it.
Loser idea to the extreme guys, and I'm not ashamed to tell you. This is ridiculous.
Too bad it is forced on everyone. This makes it harder for me to filter through what I want to watch from my subscriptions.ReplyDelete
I personally hate the new layout and I spend less time on youtube because of it. I cannot see how this is good because I miss a lot of videos of people I subscribe to and end up having to dig the videos out of a long list of other videos. I wish they would change it back but they wont cause they're too far up their own asses congratulating themselves on a job well doneReplyDelete
the new homepage is terrible...way to finally kill youtubeReplyDelete
I am surprised no one has commented. The new layout is absolutely, without a doubt, irrefutably the WORST thing Youtube has ever tried/ done.ReplyDelete
It is NOT user friendly/ easier to use by ANY means. Having a box with recently uploaded videos that the people who I subscribe to right in front of me was easy. The new layout is messy, looks completely unorganized, looks like a WEAK attempt at updating the website. Such a disgusting new homepage.
If you are going to roll ROYAL crap out like this... give us an option to use the old homepage vs. the new one.
If you do this you will SEE bright as day that most people will revert back to the old Homepage. I don't see which "Positive Feedback" you are looking at because ALL I SEE is NEGATIVE comments, NEGATIVE videos, NEGATIVE EVERYTHING about this new Homepage.
I do hope Youtube listens to the community as they say and give us the chance to go back to "Normal".
Thanks for reading.
The new homepage sucks. The other layout was better. You didn't have to scroll down half the page just to see who uploaded what.ReplyDelete
There doesn't appear to be a way to see comments, messages, or video requests now from the home page. What were you guys thinking?ReplyDelete
I love the new homepage. :)ReplyDelete
I Really dont like the new set up.ReplyDelete
Suggestions :ReplyDelete
. Let me revert BACK to a simple layout.
. Get rid of "Featured" "trending" "popular" and "spotlight" videos.
. Fire the greedy SOBs working for you because it's obvious you're milking us, no integrity.
Sincerely, someone who pays your bills. Not only with ads but by my corrupt government subsidizing google WITH MY MONEY.
no, I know it takes time to get use to new layouts, but we loose too much accessibility with this. and the subscriptions is terrible, it causes more lag than the old system did and is a lot less efficient.ReplyDelete
New homepage is terrible. Please allow an option to go to the old one. Youtube is not Facebook, I just want to watch my subscriber's videos, not deal with your stupid changes.ReplyDelete
Guess what
We all hate the new layout
thanks youtube!
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 7:56 PM
it sucks. Youtube what were you thinking. oh and this comment "While not everyone loved it, most people thought the new homepage was better than the old homepage."ReplyDelete
yeah I'm not stupid I bet no one liked it wheres the evidence and percentage of these so called most people that thought the new homepage was better.
There should be an option to remove unwanted sections (such as the most popular).ReplyDelete
Do web developers ever design and layout a web page and know the four basic principles of design (proximity, alignment, repetition, contrast)?
You didn't listen to us AT ALL. Most of us wanted to keep the old homepage, learn what 'listining to us' actually means.ReplyDelete
Where are my "Recommended For You" videos? I HATE this new format! Why can't you at least allow us to CHOOSE which format we want. I want to view videos that are related to what I am interested in. I DON'T want to be limited only to those I have subscribed to. This new format SUCKS!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 8:02 PM
I like the new changes that you all are experimenting with.ReplyDelete
Although; I would like to know will there be video streaming in the future coming to youtube like, Ustream ?
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 8:03 PM
I hate the new Youtube home page. Youtube removed the recommended videos as well as made it non customizable from what I can tell.ReplyDelete
I hate the new homepage.ReplyDelete
I like the old style but wold like to have more rows in the latest subscription area.
I do not see my mailbox at all on the homepage.
I would like to have an option to go back to the old style.
I really do not like the new one.
The last page was a lot easier to navigate. Not only that, but actually having the inbox on the right hand side of the home page was MUCH MORE convenient than having that insee-teensy little notification next to our profile picture. OBVIOUSLY less inconvenientReplyDelete
New YouTube HomepageReplyDelete
i DID NOT GET A "FEED BACK" FORM
bring back the classic homepage!ReplyDelete
How do I opt out of the new forced upon me homepage and go back to my old homepage? I don't like YouTube being Big Brother and taking my creative control away from me and customizing my homepage on a collective basis. I want to be the one who choses which way my homepage should look. This rises to a level of censorship on YouTube/Google's part. We are a free country based upon individualism in our republic, not collectivism. Thank you!ReplyDelete
I hate this new homepage.
The old grid was much simpler, much more organized, the spotlight videos are intrusive (I never do watch them), and now I have to travel a few more pages just to get to the recommended videos (a feature that I often used to find great new videos).ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 8:12 PM
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT NO ONE LIKES YOUR STUPID NEW HOMEPAGE LAYOUT CHANGE IT BACK!!! >:(ReplyDelete
Bring back the feature to hide Popular and Trending videos, there's a reason I don't want to see your "Partners' face 1000 times a day"ReplyDelete
Well, I don't want to seem like one of those "few people" that didn't like this new homepage, it started as optional and should stay as such. Me personally, i think it was more convenient to have all my subscriptions in one box, not having to scroll up and down my page in order to get to them. I also hate how I have to click on Subscription uploads in order to see the messed up version of the subscription box. I feel like a lot of people hate the new layout, and if you searched that on your own website you'd realize how many people hate it. I think it should be optional, if there at all.ReplyDelete
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
I feel you made a bad move here. Yes, I can keep up with the subscriptions easier, but on the other hand, there is no way to see the video highlights, which is something I used to find new people to subscribe. Also, I feel it is more annoying the layout spread all over rather than have it as a box.ReplyDelete
How I can know when someone write commentaries in my videos :O?ReplyDelete
It's also nice to see 0 comments after having posted one without obscenities you would disagree with. It's a shame there's no thumbs-down button as I'd love to see that statistic. ...but I see that you only have 30-something likes and 0 comments after hours and hours of it being like this, so...ReplyDelete
Rough day at the office eh, guys?
You should provide people the option to customize their welcome pages themselves – rather than force them to use this [expletive deleted]. Most of us would have deleted the "Spotlight" module ourselves long ago. I've always felt that page was cluttered and lacking functionality but this is a step backwards. Either let people customize it, or opt out. Much less likely to offend content providers that way, which are the lifeblood of your product. We need to have access to our subscribers at a glance. I've lost that functionality entirely. I more-than-strongly dislike this.
GIVE PEOPLE the CHOICE! That's what will make them come back and use it.
Honestly, it's not that great. The old one was superior. Im normally open to change but damn, this is just awful. I don't care about "trending" videos or "most popular" videos, stop trying to force them down our throats.ReplyDelete
All I care about is viewing things from my subscriptions and nothing else.
Im not going to demand you change it back, but you could have done better.
this new layout really doesn't work for me. I'm sure at least 75% of people who use Youtube feel the same. You've made it a lot more of a headache......ReplyDelete
I don't like this new change and I don't know anyone else who does, stop fixing things that aren't broken.ReplyDelete
It's a big messReplyDelete
I hate it
One thing that irks me is that I can no longer find the 'Videos recommended for you' section. I used to find some great videos or hidden gems with that feature on the homepage, and now I can't. That annoys me a lot.ReplyDelete
the new homepage is bad. can you PLEASE let me change back?ReplyDelete
Your new homepage is shite.ReplyDelete
If you REALLY want to make it more "personally relevant" let users customize our own homepage. Let us choose where our subscriptions show up, where the What's hot (or whatever it's called) is, where the Recommendations are, and so on and so forth.
Don't force a homepage that many people hate, instead give us a way to make our homepages our own; even if it's just a simple customization, it would be better than idiotic tweets(or other personal annoyances), or not being able to get rid of stuff we don't care aboot, or whatever someone else thinks we (should) care aboot taking up room.
I'd really like an option to switch back to the old one, this new design is just horrible, why do you even do stuff like this?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 8:34 PM
In all respect to the YouTube team, I actually did a personal poll to ask about 100 people I know watch YouTube. Over 75% did not like the new homepage. Again, no disrespect, but I don't see how many people could have liked it at all. It's very cluttered, and hard to read. The inbox really should be on the front page, but at least this new way tells you when you have a message. In my opinion, I think users should have the ability to choose between the new homepage and the old one.ReplyDelete
It's very glitchy in its current state. I still have the problem of not seeing an inbox and there are many problems. Fix this and it would be fine.ReplyDelete
i dont like it!! i can see my subscriptions video list in 'subscriptions' page. u dont have to put all on the front page. where the hell 'most watched videos today'? i dont want to see what my fren fav video or whatever they do. how to control what to display on front page? let me control!! damn!!ReplyDelete
Ok, this new Home page is absolutely horrendous. It makes things a million times harder to find. I loved you tube because of the old homepage. I could load the homepage and in a single glance, with no scrolling, I could see all the videos I wanted to see. It was easy, it was simple, and most importantly it worked. But this new update really had me wondering why I should still use youtube to find the videos I want to watch. I now use other websites to find the videos I want to watch on YouTube. That is how bad this new homepage really is.ReplyDelete
this is stupid and i dnt care wat videos other ppl liked i cant see the new uploads go back!!!ReplyDelete
Could you at least put the inbox back on the side of the homepage? If you want to keep everything easy, then I don't see why it should be removed. Now I have no instant way to know if I have an unread message or comment, regardless of how old it is. Instead I have to remember to click the link at the top.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 8:42 PM
the problem is that this works for users who dont use their subscription boxes. heavy tubers want to see all the videos that have recently been uploaded by those they subscribe to, all in one place, in order and not piled and organized by user. The whole point of subscriptions is that its like an inbox for new videosReplyDelete
Dear youtube, please congregate my subscription videos at the top. KTHXBAIReplyDelete
i hate the new homepage! can i get it changed back?!?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 8:47 PM
The new homepage is just terrible. I have seen no positive comments on it. Please change it back....ReplyDelete
have fun getting trolled by an extremely large amount of your users.ReplyDelete
I see some good in this design, but there are flaws, such as no recommended videos and that it's inconvenient to scroll through many videos. Whatever, you'll either fix the flaws of this design, or I'll get used to it.
The new home page is full of useless junk that I can't turn off. I want the old home page back.ReplyDelete
Dude it sucks big time...ReplyDelete
You guys could not be more wrong. I do not know who these people are that say they like the new layout but I am not one of them and judging by the youtube user comments on the subject, I would say MOST do not like or want it. Do a YouTube search for "New YouTube Layout" or "new YouTube Homepage" select most recent videos and see the reviews for yourself.ReplyDelete
How about at least an option to opt out of new layout and use the old less clustered messy layout that most of us love.
I was looking through comments on new layout on several videos and seen exactly 1 person that liked it and hundreds that hate it.
At least give the users a choice
I absolutely hate this new layout. :(ReplyDelete
The only 2 things I cared about were the Recommended for You and the "Your Subscriptions" boxes near the top.
They were organized, and quite efficient.
If I wanted to see all of my subscribed user's videos, I would see them in the video bar on the side when I finish watching their latest one. >:(
Now I have to sift though the likes, favorites and multiple uploads of people I don't even care about.
I just want my "Recommended for You" and "Your Subcriptions" boxes back.
Please give us the option to customize our home pages, as you seem to have taken away this feature as well.
I'm sure I speak for hundreds of thousands of YouTube users who use the site the same way that I used to.
Thanks for listening.
I'm sorry but the new front page setup is extremely messy and very annoying to use. Even when I pressed "subscription uploads" it didn't help at all. Why can't there be a choice to the older setup, nothing about it is setup is good at all. I have a lot of active friends and people I subbed to *that I like to watch* making the front page the worse thing ever to go through.ReplyDelete
Please give users an option of front pages. At lease with the old front page it was more organized and easier for my friends and I to use. This has the be one of the worse updates the YouTube team has done.
Remember when Youtube didn't suck?ReplyDelete
Good times...
I'm sorry, but the new youtube homepage blows and it's confusing as hell. My2c.ReplyDelete
The new homepage is terrible. Why not retain the old style way of viewing subscriptions at the top of the page as sort of a "quick view" box and place all the new features below that?ReplyDelete
Personally, I liked having a *choice* as to what kind of homepage I had. Maybe YouTube should just stick with that?ReplyDelete
youtube!! wtff. i think i speak for the vast majority of users when i say, this new homepage IS AWFUL. It looks like a mess, and NO it isn't easier to use. The old youtube was WAY BETTER. If it ain't broke don't fix it. Everybody wants the old youtube so i suggest giving your user base WHAT IT WANTS. thank you for your time.ReplyDelete
its terrible , can we have the ability to switch back to the old one?ReplyDelete
I want to be able to get rid of the Recommended Videos. Please make that happen. thank you. oh, and the new home page still sucks.ReplyDelete
I hate the new homepage, give me an option. WTFReplyDelete
Amazing. YouTube managed to remove all the good parts of the old homepage while simultaneously stripping the new one of the ability to be customized so as to remove worthless wastes of pixels like "Most Popular". Even the frequently and hilariously off-base video recommendations are more personalized than the tripe foisted upon the new homepage by popular opinion.ReplyDelete
I understand that some people might care what videos their subscriptions decide to favorite or like or whatever the criteria are for the new homepage to decide to notify me, but I don't. The old page was great in that sense: when one of my subscriptions uploaded a video, it notified me. Maybe this feature could be reserved for friends, which implies caring about what the other person likes, instead of subscribers, which implies consuming what the other person publishes. I also suggest adding the ability to remove unwanted modules from the homepage or at least separate the recommended videos from "All Activity".
Personally I don't like it. The old homepage was more user friendly imo.ReplyDelete
There was nothing wrong with the old layout. Everything was nicely organized. The new layout is just a huge cluster of videos. Does every single site on the web have to look like Facebook...? If you take a look at the YouTube support forum, you can clearly see that many people hate the new design. I for one hope YouTube will give its users an option to switch back to the older layout. Otherwise I will just ignore the front page altogether.ReplyDelete
Thanks for making me dislike youtube even more.ReplyDelete
The homepage is absolutely dreadful. How does pushing EVERYTHING into one column make stuff easier to find?ReplyDelete
And no, you don't take feedback seriously. Everyone knows that. You figure since you're practically the only video sharing website on the internet you can do whatever the hell you want even though the users don't want it.
The old homepage was just fine, at least the format. Yes, remove the "videos being watched" module because no one really cared about that but this new format is just plain confusing. You're trying to organize the videos by subscriptions but you just stacked the subscriptions on top of one another. Subscriptions that upload one or two videos in a week or sometimes less. It's a waste of space.ReplyDelete
just delete all the comments that you dont like youtube. the new site sucks and i will be switching to VIMEO.ReplyDelete
Did you completely remove the suggested videos? Now there's just featured and trending - neither of which ever have content that I care about.ReplyDelete
Contrary to just about everything you stated in this blog post, the new layout is awful. The subscription box was fine the way it was. Also some videos on my list are greyed out when I haven't even watched them, so maybe you should make sure everything works right before implementing it.ReplyDelete
I know that since i'm not a youtube partner, my opinion probably means nothing to you. I'm pretty sure that most of the youtube community agrees with me when I say this though- either change the layout back to the way it was, or give users an easy to find option to change it back to the way it was.
change it back please, i dont know from what surveys u gathered this info but me and the rest of youtube are very confused with this new layout. and is also slowing my computer. i makes everything a whole lot harder to access. youtube if your a reading this do us a favor, change it back!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 9:41 PM
As you may have noticed, many users are complaining about the new YouTube layout. It's too difficult. Before I go into detail, I might point out two things to take into consideration: the simplicity of Google that we all know and love, and the classic saying: "Do not fix what isn't broken."ReplyDelete
Before, a YouTube user was greeted with the latest videos from his subscriptions all in a convenient window that took up no more than 20% of the screen. Now, there is entirely too much scrolling and reading to do. One must scroll down a wall of text just to find a video or two that he might be interested in. It is not user friendly, not innovative, and not an upgrade.
For the YouTuber who does more commenting than uploading (such as myself), the former activity box showing new messages and comments was struck down in place of a button that links you to your inbox, which you then have to navigate to get to the section you desire to read. Again, it's not convenient at all.
As stated before, if your team hasn't figured it out yet, we don't like upgrades. If the Google homepage was to change to where one would have to scroll halfway down the page to find the search bar, there would be an uproar. Major webpages (Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, etc.) have not changed their layouts which we've grown accustomed to. We're used to it. On the other hand, websites such as MySpace are now going through extreme renovations which plays a major factor into why everyone deserted MySpace. It's simply not simple enough.
My second premise: Do not fix what isn't broken. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the former YouTube homepage. We liked it. Why risk changing it into something that people might not like? It makes absolutely no sense.
If you value public feedback as much as you say that you do, you'd spend 20 minutes looking up "New YouTube Sucks" into the search field and clicking upon one of the thousands of thumbnails expressing grievances from your very own clients about the changes the website went through 9 months ago. It has become clear to me that you in fact do not appreciate feedback, or else you would have reverted to the original 2009 YouTube homepage a long time ago.
Thank you for taking my grievance into consideration.
the new page is horrible to say the leastReplyDelete
this new homepage thing sucks. i want my old homepage back. you guys just did this to promote videos you want us to see. i am not interested in seeing any of those dumb shaycarl or sxyphill or any of those other channel which are irelevant to me.ReplyDelete
It is NOT a step in the right direction, it's more like 20 steps back, I know that this will do little to influence any change but, BRING BACK THE CLASSIC HOMEPAGE FORMAT!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 9:50 PM
i hate the new homepage , heres a frigging idea for you youtube: if it isn't broke then don't fix itReplyDelete
is there a way to switch back to the previous versionReplyDelete
i hate this, i dont like this new homepage, why do you "smart people" are always ruining everything than you touchReplyDelete
(if you dont understand...well this is translating by google translator.....)
Youtube I for one do not like this, firstly you messed up our Uploads in our channels now you give us this new disgusting new homepage unable to change it back to the old one we like.ReplyDelete
"we think this latest version is a step in the right direction"ReplyDelete
Okay, many of us tolerated the change in format in the video viewing page, the thumb up/ thumbs down system instead of the favorable five star rating, and the confusion is starting to fade from viewing the comment section after the countless changes....
But is changing the homepage format really necessary? Many of us liked the idea of adding, rearranging, or removing modules to our liking. Is taking away this freedom from the users really your idea of youtube heading in the right direction?
Sure, new users won't mind these but those of use that have been around for years find this very confusing, if not frustrating.
"Quick access to the inbox when you have new messages or comments"
.....still no inbox module to be seen anywhere...
If you do something like this, atleast make an option to switch to the default one.ReplyDelete
I hate this new design.
Can we have an option or a choice in this matter? this new homepage is beyond ugly. Also did not receive a post or email when the change was happening. Instead I was shocked by the new and fugly homepage, it does not have everything that I was used to seeing on the main page.ReplyDelete
Really Realy hate this setup, I liked having recommeded viedos on top, and were are the links to comments, friend requests, ... In short put it back and stop messing with a perfectly good format, your doing what face book does, changing the interface so that I can't easly find what I'm looking for and you know what I did when they started doing that? I don't hardly ever use facebook any more.ReplyDelete
Hello! The new homepage indeed seems more streamlined and I like the new Recommended videos (especially since they tell you WHY they're recommended), but I'm missing the whole "Comments, messages, etc." section. That was really useful! Before, I still would miss comments and messages from people, because of no pop-up or alert telling me that I'd received something, but now I actually have to go to My Messages. I know this seems like something very shallow, but as far as I know, when it comes to UI design, to quote Alice Cooper, "it's the little things". I hope my 2 cents were worth anything and go Youtube!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 10:07 PM
Uugh, the new youtube changes are just horrid. The homepage used to be clean, organized, and actually made sense. Now, it's nothing more than a crappy Facebook clone. Not everyone likes Facebook, you know.ReplyDelete
Yeah nice now how about a button to change it back to the useful way it was before?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 10:20 PM
It... really sucks. Sorry to say but it does.ReplyDelete
Youtube why have you changed the layout again! Every time you have changed it , it gets worse. It is like you don't understand anything at all! Are you stupid, don't fix things that aren't broken or you will brake it. Which you did.ReplyDelete
Give me "Recommended for you" back!ReplyDelete
I hate this. I really really hate this. Change it back please.ReplyDelete
Is there any way to revert it back to the previous (and in my opinion, better) front page?ReplyDelete
Before, you were able to modify the page and move the Subscriptions and Recommended sections to the top. Now, they have been removed and replaced with the favoried and liked by people I have either viewed or subscribed to. In other words - none of the content is what I chose.
Please revert it back. PLEASE!!! Since the change, there is no way to move or alter anything (if there is, it is not easily located or accessable).
In essense my YouTube page is no longer mine as it has none of the things I used to enjoy using.
"Remove any video (hover and click the "x" button)" is a lie i can't get rid of the "Most Popular" junk at the bottom that i don't care aboutReplyDelete
Umm. no offense but many many people think the new homepage is kind of..... disorganized? Everyone liked the old homepage better and they want it back. They don't like the new homepage. its very confusing, everything is merged with the recent activity, and its just...... very very confusing. please return the old homepage.ReplyDelete
ok I guess I will leave my feed back on this. I HATE the new page. I hate how I cant' have my subscription videos and the recommended videos on the same page. I do not care about videos other people liked. GIVE ME BACK MY OLD PAGE. ThanksReplyDelete
I don't know what everyone's complaining about. The homepage seems fine to me.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 10:44 PM
It doesn't do anything that is claimed to be "in the right direction."ReplyDelete
It makes things harder for me to navigate, and since you never asked, I'll say it here: I couldn't care less what my friends are looking at, liked or favorited... they will email me links they think are relevant to me. Similarly, they couldn't care less what I liked, favorited or what I am currently looking at. What makes Google think we share identical interests?
And why on God's green Earth do you think I want to know what my subcriptions are favoriting and liking? I'm subscribing to THEIR video channel, not to the crap they're looking at.
Now everything is jumbled together instead of simple, straightforward discrete categories. I have to take the time to try to dig out the relevant content instead of it being in front of me like it used to be.
It looks and feels like Facebook, with a feed for videos and statuses... except that Facebook is an abortion of a website, and should NOT be emulated. It changes according to the whim of a dimwitted 24 year old who got lucky and now imagines he's some sort of marketing genius.
Stop trying to be Facebook, and just return the home page to the way it was and get proper website designers to work for you, not twits who copy others ideas.
By the way, considering the disaster of the Playlist Bar and this new home page... I'm not likely to stay with YouTube for much longer.
I don't like it.. I wantthe old homepage back sorry..ReplyDelete
Ok.. Ok... It's a "good" move for you, but, if you now we're going to MISS some features, at least we should have a REPLACEMENT for them.ReplyDelete
Now I can't see how many new comments I have on my videos. Thanks for that.
New home page is rubbish. Bring back the old one. You get to a point where there is too much information on a page and it looks busy and cluttered, this is what has happened.ReplyDelete
Should have kept an optopn to have the old page instead of the new one,
Shame really, i used to, like comming to youtube.
Nice that you guys counted the votes of the people that liked it and used it. What about the rest of us that used it for 5 minutes and didn't like it so we switched back? That should have counted as a vote as well. A vote NO.ReplyDelete
stop changing the layout so frequently. no one has time to breathReplyDelete
Thank's for new webpage with Thai language ^^ReplyDelete
I know I already brought this up in the forums, but it's currently being flooded with hate comments over the new homepage, and I feel that this comment would be more recognizable here.ReplyDelete
While I don't think it's absolutely horrible, I do think it could use one improvement: Grid view. I've never been a fan of the list view for my subscriptions.
Oh, and a question: Where's the inbox access? I've looked all over the homepage and I can't find it.
Can we have a better system for changing default display settings for subscriptions on the homepage?ReplyDelete
Hate it. But, you never listen to our feedback anyway. Why an I wasting my keystrokes?ReplyDelete
hey , how is it that you keep making youtube harder and harder to use?ReplyDelete
I'm on a laptop right now, and my screen resolution isn't that high, scrolling through your subscription shouldn't be necessary, I wan't to know who is responsible for the layout design over there, because he keeps fucking up this site over and over again
Please, give us a choice in the matter, sometimes, asking the community for feed back isn't a bad thing you know
Dear Youtube, you fixed something that wasn't broken. Don't do that. I want the old homepage back. It's ridiculous that you forced it on everyone. You should give us the option to choose.ReplyDelete
I'm sorry, but all this has done is convince me to remove all of my subscriptions and just bookmark their channels, so as to remove the clutter from the homepage. Even if I remove every single video from the (currently) 12 rows of videos that populate it, the moment I refresh the page MORE videos fill their slots.ReplyDelete
And no, even if I go over to Subscription uploads, the moment I remove them, I get a bunch of "Most Popular" videos that I don't even care about. So either way, I get useless clutter that I don't like or need.
What do you mean "Quick access to the inbox when you have new messages or comments"???? There is no inbox link anywhere on the home page & no way to add one...ReplyDelete
The ONLY thing I care about having on the homepage is the ability to see if I have comments or messages. Until you restore that ability, I will just bypass the homepage & link to my inbox.
this should be an option. not my one and only choice.ReplyDelete


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Big Lou's Adventures
A website created to share my adventures no matter where they occur
Site Navigation
Big Lou's Blog
And Away We Go!
My First Hours In Iceland
A Rainy Day In Reykjavik
The Golden Circle Tour
Jökulsárlón or The Glacier Lagoon
My Day Trip To The Blue Lagoon and Grindayik
Living Out Of A Suitcase
Sandefjord, Larvik, And Stavern
Saying Goodbye To Oslo while Traveling To Paris
On The Road To Mont ST-Michel
A Day Visiting Mont St-Michel
Stranded In St. Malo
Misfortuniate Monday Turns Into Tremendious Tuesday
Big Lou's BMW
Touring Catedral de Santa María de la Sede and Real Alcázar
A Walk To Casa Pilatos
A Day Trip To Cordoba
My Only Day In Granada
A side Trip From Madrid To Toledo
Mi segundo viaje de un día.
Bilbao And The Guggenheim Museum
From Bilbao to Mieses, Potes and A Very steep Excellent Hike
A Day At Fuente De
Saying Goodbye To The European CONTINENT
A Night In London and Heading toward Ireland by way of Salisbury
The Journey From Fishgaurd to Wexford and then to Cork
Dingle Peninsula and Dingle Town
Where Has Big Lou Been?
From Arrochar, Scotland to Fort William, Scotland and A Ride On The Train That Was the Hogwarts Express In The Harry Potter Films.
The Site is Once Again Up To Date!
A Quiet Weekend In Dundee and A Busy Four Days in Edinburgh
From Seven lovely days in the same city to hopefully seven days in three cities
Durham, Durham cathedral and Durham Castle
York, the York Minster and The National Railway Muesum
Apartment Update
London, My Final Stop
Goodbye, Hadet, SLáN agat, Adios, Au Revoir, Farvel, Auf Wiedersehen, Við Sjáumst, Hwyl, Feumaidh Mi Ruith
Big Lou's Pic's
My Walk In Seltjamarnes
The Golden Circle
Þingvellir or "Parliament Fields"
The Walkway Between The American and Eurasian Tectonic Plates
Some Flora
This Type Of Flag Signifies That This Is A State Park
The Drowning Pool
This Is A Wishing Well
Gullfoss Falls
The Geysir
The Main Geysir Strokkur
THis Used To Be The Big Geysir
The Organ
The Pulpit Is Very Old
The Windows Were A Gift From Germany
a re-creation of Þorlagsbúð
The Back
The Glacier Lagoon Tour
Driving Down The Ring Road
Some Shots Taken Through The Bus Window
Some More Senic Shots From The Bus
Jökulsárlón or the Glacier Lagoon
On The Road Again
The Village Of Kirkjubæjarklaustur
The Actual Village Itself
The Farm At The Base Of the Eyjafjallajökull
the Seljalandsfoss waterfall
The Blue Lagoon And Grindayik
Sandefjord, Larvik, and Stavern
Oslo Pictures
Mont St-Michel
The first unobstructed view of Mont St-Michel
The strangest bus I've ever seen.
The front and rear are exactly the same. Why?
This dam was built to stop flooding on the Coueson River.
This dam's structure is reversible to let sea water in and river water flow out.
A 300mm Shot Of folks walking across the flats
The village which is protected by the Ramparts
You can see the tide is out
The Abby in a shot taken from the village
Starting the long steep climb up
Oh yeah you can stay in a hotel in the village if you can aford it
The Abby Church with its Gothic Choir and Romanesque Nave
Since it was Sunday there were services most of the day
The Abby Church facade rebuilt in 1780
The Spire and church fleche which is 15 feet tall and weight over 1,000 lbs.
Some more interior shots of the Abby Church
The Cloister which was built in the 13th century
The Cloister arcades
This shot was taken from the Cloister
The monks' refectory
The Salle des Hotes
Fireplaces in the Salle des Hotes used for cooking meal for important pilgrams
Saint Madeleine Chapel
A pretty garden on my way to the Crypt
The Crypt of the Gros Piliers
The Crypt of Sant martin
The Wheel. Built in 1820 to hoist food up to prisoners.
The Chapel Of Saint Etienne 12th and 13th centuries
The North-South Stairs, 11th century
The Monks' Promenoir (Ambulatory) 11th-13th centuries
Salle des Chevaliers Or Knight's Hall. 13th century
Museum Store, 20th century
Some outdoor shots
The tide is coming in
Playing in the sand
Some shots from below the mont
Time to say au revior to Mont St-Michel
This road/walkway will replace the road I came down
Some Parting Shots
Wait there is more!
Walking Toward Mont St-Michel to see it bathed in light
I don't have a tripod with me so that is the best I was able to do.
My Hotel in St. Helier
The beach across the road from my hotel. It's low tide.
One of many passage ways in the tunnel
This room supplied heat to the entire complex
All radios were confiscated by the German forces
Of course any Jews living on the Island were deported
An operating room
For my Nestle Purina friends
This is an unfinished part of the tunnel
The balance of the pictures are of Devils Hole and the Cliff Path
Oh Yes says Big Lou
One of the Channel Islands
Devils Hole
Along the Cliff Trail
That is the coast of France
Big Lou having an awesome day
Look Out!
Off the trail and on my way to catch the bus
A very pretty church next to the bus stop
Catedral de Santa María de la Sede
Real Alcázar
Parroquia del Divino Salvador and La Casa de Platos
Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos and La Juderia or the Jewish Quarter
Miscellanceous Pictures Of Seville
Granada, The Alhambra and The Generalife
The train station is four miles from the city so a bus was necessary and this is what I saw leaving the bus.
The Aqueduct Of Segovia
The Plaza del Azoquejo
A couple of ramdon shots
Alcázar. Where is Tinkerbell?
Suits of Armor
Another example of weaponary and suits of armor
The royal bedroom. what no king size bed?
The Royal Chapel
A Typical Stained Glass Window
Some views of Segovia from the tower
Looing down of the garden
The witches hat
A wishing well. Yes I made a wish and yes I tosed a Euro into the well.
Some views from atop the tower
132 steps down
Now that´s a moat!
A couple of shot taken while enroute to the cathedral
Traveling through the Jewish Quarter where I had lunch
San Andrés gate
Nuestra señora de la Asunción y San Frutos Cathedral
The choir
The high alter
One of three organ chests
Some of the side chapels
"Look all you people, and see if there is pain like mine"
Dead Christ By Gregorio Fernandez 1631-1636
The Cloisters
The Sacristy
The Archives filled with art treasures
A few more side chapels
This is the wall surrounding the high alter. The stations of the cross are represented here.
The Aqueduct Of Segovia
Enjoy the pictures. Better yet go and see it for yourself.
From very near the very top of the Aqueduct
More locks
So close but yet so far
The plaza below
It does go on
Walking the length of the arches
One Final shot
Mieses, Potes and Big Lou's Excellent Hike
Sunrise Over The Picos de Europa
Fuente De
Salisbury and Salisbury Cathedral
Cork City, Ireland
Passing Through GlasGow (TEST)
Dingle Town and The Dingle Peninsula
Fort William and The Jacobite
Edinburgh Castle
Holyrood Park, Regent Gardens and Calton Hill
The Palace Of Holyroodhouse, Holyrood Abby, Greyfriars Kirk and Freyfriars Kirkyard
Durham, Durham Cathredal, and Durham Castle
York Minster
National Railway Museum
Trinity College and St. John's College
London Part One
London Part TWO
Big Lou's Videos
Trinity College and St. John's College
The Front Gate at Trinity College
The Great Court
The fountain in the Great Court
King Edward III Tower
The clock chimes the hour out twice
The Chapel
Intertior of The Chapel
A cpuple of very famous almunus
The organ
A couple of shots from the bridge crossing the River Cam at Trinity College
St. John's College
The Forecourt
The Chapel
The Second Court
The layout of the school on the pamphlet is so small I'm not sure what court this is
The Bridge of Sigh's. In Venice the bridge lead to a prison
At St. John's the bridge leads to final exams and final course grades
These pictures are of the Upper River Court
These vines are just beautiful and they are really old
The green space at St. John's is pastoral
© Louis M. Skypala 2014
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