can you give us a choice?

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glworld
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evidently someone is in love with his SA layout and thought these 'improvements' would be welcomed by all...

i hate it and wonder what you guys were thinking?  was anyone pushing for a new look?  common sense would AT LEAST have you give us an option to try out the new layout but always having the old one available.

this is financial information...data and news that help us make decisions on our investments...this isn't a video game or kids sight...(although it seems they are more capable of finding out FIRST what their users prefer)

whoever 'conned' management into thinking this was better and everyone would just be so thrilled...needs to get real...

this is crappy...without warning...right in the middle of a market crisis...are you guys nuts?

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SA Admin Kushal Mehrotra

Hi assetman07,

I have relayed your concerns with our technology team, we should be able to deliver a solution very soon.
Thank you for your patience

Regards,
Kushal Mehrotra

Data QA Analyst, Seeking Alpha

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glworld
Quote from SA Admin Kushal Mehrotra

Hi assetman07,

I have relayed your concerns with our technology team, we should be able to deliver a solution very soon.
Thank you for your patience

Regards,
Kushal Mehrotra

Data QA Analyst, Seeking Alpha

thx Kushai

sorry to kinda put you under the fire...don't take it personally...

if anything the complaints reveal how much your site is appreciated and used...

for me its a site i don't have to think about...just click and there it is...and i click on it lots of times pre-market, market and after hours...

with the new format, now i gotta think..and it shouldn't be that way...my mind is on the market and digesting the data and news and the user comments...i really don't want to think about navigating a website...i will just go to yahoo...

thanks for 'pin cushion' for our complaints

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Latimer Light

Any update on this? I hardly ever use this site since the change was made. Really need it changed back with watchlist on the left with news right next to it. Thanks

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Oil Can

I will explain one more time - but I'm pretty sure SA is deleting my comments now:

SA development is trying to use a SINGLE layout (i.e., SINGLE code base) for ALL their device platforms.  So same layout on your phone, laptop, desktop. Since the screen real-estate is so different between all the various devices - it will - and does - suck for all.  The only way they can "fix" your issues is to abandon the single-layout model - which they obviously won't do because it's a $$$ issue. I'm just hoping we'll see some competition in this space soon...

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Steve Crawford

I agree. Listen to your customer base... the new website format is absolutely awful and causing people to leave! I don't want a workaround--bring the old layout back! Why do we keep seeing comments telling us how to use the new layout? The issue isn't that we can't use it.. it's that we don't like it! I know you guys (the SA team) are trying to be helpful--we love the site--just admit the new layout sucks and change it back or at least give us the option. This is a serious issue.

The comment I posted elsewhere with the main problems:

Dear SA Team,

The desktop version interface change is absolutely awful!

I love SA, and I have been posting/commenting for years, but this change WILL make me cancel my PRO account and leave if it's not undone. I hate to be negative guys--you really f****d this one up though!

Here are my top gripes with the new format:

1) The three market graphs were removed from the top of the splash page. I want to see the S&P, Dow, AND Nasdaq (all three) without having to click on them. I don't care how much the market is up or down... I want to see the price action!

2) Why the hell do I have to scroll all the way down the page to see my portfolio? It used to be so nicely put on the side and auto-sorted. I don't give a shit about the Quant rating, the SA Author rating, or the Wall St. rating--all I want to see is how much I'm up or down in each of my stocks. The new list doesn't even sort correctly automatically.

3) Why are my portfolio headlines all the way down and hidden? I don't care what the trending news or analysis is! If I wanted to listed to some idiots I'd turn on Fox news. Stop it!

4) What's with the giant text and spacing Mr. Magoo? There was no problem reading anything before! Now all I can see is less without scrolling. Just headline news! WTF!

Please, please change it back or at least create an option to display things the prior way through some sort of new user interface settings panel.

Your loyal but rapidly wilting fan,

Steve