Comments trix has made

  • I'm usually good about website change, but I'm afraid this one isn't for the better. Firstly, while whitespace is all good and dandy, there really is no need to have as much padding around each element as there is the content of the element. For example, the "Sections", "Voices" etc headings below have as much blue space around them as the full height of the letters. In fact, more. While some people might enjoy scrolling for hours, it gets a bit tedious on a 1024x768 screen.

    The search works, which is good, because the only way to find the Skeptics topic is to search for it. Unfortunately, when you get there, it's not great, because the Series Intro has no text (although a NICE BIG PICTURE of NOTHING - still, I'm glad that the majority of your header pics are not oversized, like they can be on other sites *cough*Huffpost*cough*), and the topic links at the side are pulling the wrong data - so instead of the first one saying "There is no evidence", the topic link shows as "yes there is". There are lots of "Yes" and "No" topics, it seems. This is because the "There is no evidence" part is tagged as a "subhead" while the answer is tagged as a "headline". This should probably be swapped around anyway, because the subhead is barely discernable as being the actual topic.

    Also the (Part of the How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic guide) link doesn't work.

    While I don't mind comment avatars being to the right of the screen, I tend to agree that minimal whitespace (ok, one place where it's useful) on the left does not lend to readability. Perhaps add a slightly larger left margin, make the text column wider, and shrink the right column a bit (because I don't see why it needs to be that wide).

    So, sorry to say, I'd give it a C all round.

    On Welcome to the new Grist! posted 7 months, 4 weeks ago 106 Responses

  • One more suggestion

    Don't use the full covers for your duvets, use light cotton throws or  substantial (cut to size if necessary) sheets. The throws look tidy enough and will stop most ordinary soiling. They're a lot easier to use for making up the bed... and you'll save half the load compared to washing a full duvet cover.On Umbra on green hotels posted 2 years ago 5 Responses

  • Composting

    For both tp and tissues, composting them works well, if you have a compost bin.

    Tissues don't flush very well, btw. If I am having a miserable time with a runny nose, I use tp, but I don't flush unless I actually use the loo for the purpose for which it was intended.On Umbra on mini-dilemmas posted 2 years, 2 months ago 14 Responses