The idea mentioned to include an option for the old text version or the new HTML is a good compromise... as long as the text version option gives you the old text version and not a new version, just in text format. ;)

The new format is OK but I don't care for the headlines only approach. I tend to read only a fraction of the stories to avoid the delay in loading the browser page. With the old style I pretty much read everything. Now I read only what really interests me. It saves time I guess. One positive is that the old approach might have 2 or 3 versions of the same story in various places - now it looks like they only show up once.

Hi and thx for al the nfo i get of Afterdawn it is Great but 1 thing i need to say is that preferred the old version so hope u change it back thx bey bey

I like the new style for its' neatness-however, since I read nearly all of the articles, I prefer the old way that you formatted the newsletter. As others have suggested, prehaps a combination of the two styles may be workable. Thanks for the industry info tho.
KBR

I think it's great! After a quick scan of the mail, there is usually something that interest me to bring me back to Afterdawn and remind me what a great resource you have here.

thx

Liked the old format much better. Hate having to go to different pages to read it.

I used to look forward to the AfterDawn newsletter - short summaries of each topic and I could read them whether I was on-line or now. Now, all we get are the headings and you have to click the link to even see if it is an interesting topic.

I much prefered the older format!

Steve

Both formats have their strong points and most of the replies have acknowledged a preference for one or the other. The best suggestion may be to allow users to choose the full content format or the new headline / link format from their control panel.

Even though I usually skimmed all the articles in the old format, I prefer the new format. I can see at a glance anything that I'm immediately interested in and then check out the articles of lesser interest as tim allows. No issue with load times; broadband rocks!

I'm so use to the old style, that when you changed over, I didn't know it was the newsletter, thereby missed reading a letter or two. But like most things I'm sure I can adapt and get to like the new just as well. After all it's what inside {the articles} that counts, not just the face plate. nuff said

No. No. No.
If its not broken, don't fix it!
I have a dial-up connection and I find the new format too tedious.
At least with the email version, I can browse through all of the text once it has arrived in my inbox.
Toyman

I liked the old format better. It provided a sampling of each of the articles. The new format is almost the same, to me, as a reminder to simply go to your home page once a week.
-Jay K.

Reading all the comments above I reakon the old format had 90% approval.

Is it hard to bring it back or do two so we have a choice.

Like many other who posted responses I too know how much work has gone into this "facelift". Actually, I like the change . . .keep up the good work. I always look forward to getting the newsletter.

The old layout was faster and easier to skim through. The new layout allows for finding headlines/stories faster.
That being said, I preferred the old version.

Newsletter is great! I look forward to it every week. The best site I have found for all my back up needs. Well organized and structured. The only upsetting feature of the site was the posting that DVD Decrypter was no more :( Thanks for all the hard work, keep up the spectacular job….

I do like the new style but would like to see a synopsis of all of the news items as per the old style email.

The new format is very graphically appealing. What I don't like is that I now have to be online to read it. The old one gave you at least a teaser paragraph per news headline.

I find myself not reading it as much as I used to read. Don't have the time to click, logon, browse then read. Way to much work.

The new format is very graphically appealing. What I don't like is that I now have to be online to read it. The old one gave you at least a teaser paragraph per news headline.

I find myself not reading it as much as I used to read. Don't have the time to click, logon, browse then read. Way to much work.

I have mixed feelings regarding the new look. I liked the old presentation better. With the old presentation I could scroll down the entire News Letter from my Outlook Express email account offline. Now I have to be online to read the newsletter. Clicking the headlines opens a new window and if i want to read the next headline I have to close the window that was open and then click the next headline.

In addition with the old format, I could print it out and share the news with my friends. Please go back to the old format, "new" does not mean it is better.

Best Regards,

John

i agree lyner keep up the good job changes need to be seen as a positive sign for new development best wishes

I have pop up blockers installed on my computer, However when I close Afterdawn I see all the pop ups that were blocked. More windows to close now. Please bring back the old format.

The new format looks good! It also makes you go in search of other topics rather than take them for granted. The laypout makes topics are easy to navigate to - keep up the great work!

Mixed bag really. I really like the look of the new format but, I feel that if I only read the "headlines", that I will not be "ars ed" to read the actual article!!

I prefered the old format because I would make a text file of the email and bluetooth it to my Nokia 6600 and read it on the bus or the train or in bed... (I use ReadM for Series 60 - very good for reading text on the phone).

I'll really miss the old full length email. It's also a shame because it was a really great newsletter, but I don't think I'll be able to do it justice anymore. For some reason I liked reading it when I was away from my PC.

You could add a link to the new newsletter email for people to download the text version as an option.

Ciao.

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Much prefer the old format. With a slow dial up connection it takes ages to get to read even a few things. Like UncleBob I liked to save it to read later.

Well, I never got a chance to SEE the new look! My newsletter stopped coming to my inbox AT ALL. I do have gmail...So, you're saying if I have gmail I can't have my AfterDawn newsletter??? That's just not fair, Imma cry now...wahahahhahhah!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I WANT BOTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously tho, should I re-sign up for the newsletter?