Developers could have avoided a lot of the negative comments with a simple explanation here in announcements to say why the recent (aesthetic mostly) changes were made. I'm very saddened by how this has changed over time. I have been here longer than the developers and have just been trying to struggle through for several months now.
We've heard you- and we are committed to winning your confidence back.
Things are changing around here- by not changing so darn much. Going forward, we are spending all of our time improving the experience by fixing any bugs and keeping the site user friendly. Please take a look at our plans: https://www.brewersfriend.com/forum/threads/todays-updates.12131/
