Poll: The new youtube layout: Love it or hate it?

[TheTaco007]

Didn't see a thread for this, so I decided to post it.

As most of you are no doubt aware, youtube has decided to change the format of their video pages. It has a new autoplay feature, and the ability to search for new videos in a side bar without having to navigate away from the page of the video you're watching. However, there is no longer any "More from this user" menu, and you can no longer rate based on number of stars. It is now a thumbs up (like) or thumbs down (dislike) system.

My question to you is this: Do you give the new youtube a thumbs up, or would you rather be able to give it one star?
Why?
Personally, I don't like the new youtube. It's kind of glitchy, it feels more bland, and I really miss the "More from this user" side bar. The new side-search feature is pretty cool, but if you're looking for a new video to watch it's generally because you're done with the old one. Plus, if I want to leave the old video and just search while I'm taking a break from it, I can just open up a new tab and search there. The thumbs up/down thing is kind of stupid in my opinion, and the autoplay constantly pisses me off by going to the next video before I have a chance to go back and re-watch something, or leave a comment.

These are just my views, and I'd like to hear yours.

EDIT: By glitchy I mean that the site keeps crashing, and occasionally their new pointless features stop working when asked to do rudimentary things, like replying to comments.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Atrocious. The TextP thing is the only new thing I like.

 

[Grayjack]

KILL IT WITH FIRE!!11

Seriously, it's horrible.

 

[Hazy]

I loathe it.

Stars worked just fine. No need for a like/dislike feature.
Everything looks the exact same. Why are the only two colors black and blue?
Why is everything convoluted and crammed together?
Why in the fuck is there no yellow on that subscribe button?!
So much duller overall.
/Rant

I hope this is a joke. I really do.

 

[omega_peaches]

I frikin' hate it.
And I miss the more from this user sidebar.

 

[CyanLink]

YouTube is down for me. Anyone else?

 

[SideSlyGuy]

I dislike it mostly because I don't care too much for change, now I have to learn how to get around again, and I don't want to have to do that!

 

[Cabisco]

If their was an apathy option in your poll I would choose that, because in honestly I only rarely use youtube now and when I do I know exactly what i'm looking for.

The autoplay feature sounds like a ***** though.

 

[Tartarga]

I wouldn't say hate it, but it could definitely be better.

 

[Aura Guardian]

Well I cannot access my videos so I hate it.

 

[Lolth17]

I liked the old system just fine to be honest. Not really sure why they changed it. Also a bit irritated that there is no more 'home' button on the video page.

Having said that, the new one doesn't bother me that much.

P.S. You can turn off the auto-play option if you want so it doesn't automatically go to the next video.

 

[Freedomario]

i HATE IT
1. It took me 10 minutes to figure out how to favorite a video.
2. Like/dislike is STUPID, 1-5 stars was a good idea!
2a. Most people click "Like" Anyway, it doesn't matter what the video is, usually a troll.
2b. I cant see how many people 'Like' Or 'Dislike' a video before i click to watch the video.
3. It was GREAT PERFECT The way before, why change it?
4. What if i Like this person's work and want to see more, before I -might- subscribe?

 

[Valksy]

Youtube has been going downhill pretty steadily now. Videos seem way slower to load than they ever were before and everything has a goddamned google banner on it. Page won't load for me at the moment but sounds as if they are forgetting the basic principle of keeping it simple and keeping it fast.

 

[SeanTheSheep]

There's been a change?
Oh god, I just thought my internet was screwing up, or they were doing an April fools joke.
Everythiing looks like it's halfaway loaded, half the videos don't work, the like/dislike it ridiculous, the logo looks like ome terrible ASCII gone wrong, they've taken out the scroll bar of related videos, and it's all really user unfriendly.

Actually, could they be doing an April fools Joke?
[sub]It's April 1st where I am, so maybe...[/sub]

 

[Brotherofwill]

Wah, I don't know how to use Youtube anymore...kinda scary.

Well it feels a little worse, but there's an option to put videos in a queue so that's a plus.

 

[Brotherofwill]

4. What if i Like this person's work and want to see more, before I -might- subscribe?

Above the video is the person's username and next to it is a button that expands with his other videos.

 

[TheTaco007]

Actually, could they be doing an April fools Joke?
[sub]It's April 1st where I am, so maybe...[/sub]

I doubt it's an april fool's joke. They've had a beta out for it for months. They randomly selected users (of which I was one) and forced them to use the new layout. I've been putting up with it since February.

 

[Georgie_Leech]

In terms of format, I think it's awful. However, everything that used to be there is still there, albeit moved around. In short, it's not awful enough for me to complain over. I myself noticed that videos were just getting lots of 5 star ratings or no ratings at all, with the exception of a few one-stars, so I don't see why the lack of stars is a problem. Oh, and there is still a "more from" option; it's beside the user name.