I don't like that the forum join date is no longer continuously visible on the side bar of members' posts.
Previously, you could just glance to the side to see if it was just another newbie troll here to spread hate.
Now, you need to either click on their side arrow to get more information, or waste time reading their screed.
Either way, the forums are slower and less enjoyable to read now.
I see no problem with clicking to find the details of the member in question should I feel the need to do such a thing; to my mind, or rather, eye, the new look is both cleaner and neater.
However, I do find the negative tone of your post intriguing; while some newbies do indeed join to spam the site, in my experience, the vast majority join because they have a query about an Apple product that they have bought.
Besides,
@MagnusVonMagnum has a point; uncritical fandom and uncritical adoration can also become a bit tedious to read.
I'm open to changing this. It looks kinda ugly as it is expanded right now, though
Agreed.
Candidly, I'm not sure that it needs to be changed, or that it is asking too much from a poster to click on an arrow to find out more details about the writer of a post that they have just read.
