Why do web sites keep reinventing Crap ideas?

[vakkotaur]

Behold a nice, clean design, a journal site set up to *my* liking: http://vakkotaur.insanejournal.com/

LiveJournal used to have a similar look, but some bright spark (ha!) had to go and "improve" it so there's that stupid top-bar covering up *my* links and wasting valuable screen-space. And is there is a clear, obvious way to be rid of the useless thing? Seemingly not. Is LJ trying to drive users away?

It seems this bad idea of a top extra navbar of crap one can't change gets resurrected. It's the Bad Idea that refuses to die. Enough! I had this set up to MY liking for years - don't mess it up. Or at the very least, give me a simple way to get what I want back.

Comments

[thecanuckguy.livejournal.com]

Eh, I've been annoyed with LJ for several reasons for years now. That's why I don't use it (but periodically check it to keep in touch with friends like you who do (well, I think you're the only one left. You and another one who I also keep in touch with via Facebook, but she shares some stuff there some stuff here.)

[vakkotaur.livejournal.com]

There are a few users left that update, although usually not as often as in earlier times. I did manage to find the option to be rid of the top navbar again, but the pointer to it was fairly well hidden - and I still have to figure out how to get my "Friends page" back to the style I desire.

G+ didn't truly take off - though there are good number of people there, despite claims otherwise. And I utterly refuse to touch the security hole that is FaceBook.

[thecanuckguy.livejournal.com]

Perhaps you can have a Twitter presence, like @TheKinkyTurtle. (I'm @dhkendall_ca).

I do have a G+ account too, but really I only use it so I can participate in live online chats.