Just see the blow-up about the "mud" color scheme for the most recent issue. Somehow, someone thought that dark chocolate/ mud colors showcase artwork really well. The thing is, they insisted on keeping that to "let people get used to it" and then ended up changing it anyway. If they'd listened to the enormous chorus of complaints the first time or if they'd used the designer's actual designed color scheme (they decided to change it for reasons unknown; designer was not happy about it as I recall), they could have avoided a great deal of negativity and avoided a lot of hassle. This is the pattern, though. Implement some new thing without adequate testing or input from the community, then act surprised when people object, and treat all negative feedback as if those making the observations are just uneducated, reactionary, emotional artiste sorts who don't know what they're talking about, anyway. Then, eventually, implement most of the suggestions but act like it was part of the plan all along. It seems to me that for the sake of PR and professionalism, it would make a lot more sense to set up the proposed changes on a test server, invite people to log in and check it out, and gather the feedback (negative and positive) there, rather than launching onto a live site. bonni

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