The new look of the place

Hmmm… While I like the general idea of what you’re trying to accomplish on the site, I must admit that I am partial to your old design. Presently, it just looks too cluttered and busy…

A better implementation of the “snippets of the stories” layout was in your Norumbega site, which, as web sites go, was quite handsome indeed. I realize that Norumbega required your hand-coding the updates for the front page — something that is barely tolerable for sites that have monthly or quarterly updates, but completely unmanageable for a more frequently updated blog.

Still, I hope you can find a happy medium between trying to convey as much as possible of the wealth and goodness that your site offers, and keeping it manageable and readable.

Perhaps you could move the links to a dedicated Links or Friends page? That could remove one entire column.

Well, that’s my two cents. I do admire what you’re trying to accomplish, though. Keep up the hard work and the great writing.

Best Regards,
~ Alessandro.

I am happy you kept the dingbat. By the way, is there any danger that the newspaper in the digbat might tip over that round vessel that is propping it up?

Love the new look. It reminds we of many newspaper websites. Keep up the good work.

No!

The new portrait of the Kaiser is an improvement.
For the rest, I am silent.

I like the searchable index idea and your love of traditional broadsheets, but I adamantly insist that the “Blog Index” must remain the front page. A blog must not relegate its biggest and boldest part to the sidebar. With the deepest respect, I command you to revert to your former glory at the earliest possible moment.

Kindest regards,
The Monarchist

With the deepest respect, visitors do not issue commands.

I humbly approve and greatly encourage your high-class Catholic journalism. The new style is convenient to use. Thank you. Please continue.

Oh brother, belay that last order. It seems I suffered a bout of unintended aggressiveness with my last comment. It’s the Olympics up here, and Canada was about to dominate Russia in men’s hockey, hence the testosterone moment.

By the way, I actually do admire what you have done to the blog; my only advice (feel free to ignore) would be to make the broadsheet the Blog Index, but only after a period of time has elapsed so that visitors have a chance to get attached to it.

In any event, if you can forgive me I promise to never issue any more bareknuckled edicts.

New look,bad look.

Just glad to see new content.