Anyway, my apologies Erik.. that comment 'here's a novel idea' was a bit cheeky, forgive me. :)

Was just  shocked to see what went up with the friend's list new coding   that's all, considering that the last thing you would have wanted was something else going wrong.. but I know it wasn't your fault directly. 

btw, I never said "you suck" or "told you so", unless you're referring to others here who said that..  

Are they still points?

Yes, point to an avatar and you see them.

Also adding, my comment 'here's a novel idea' was not directed at you Erik, it was directed at whoever wrote the code and walked away without testing it. I'm sure you will agree yourself Erik that it's just common sense to check if a code one writes actually does work.

Question on themes: Can we not search for a theme anymore by author? That window is gone.

I know we can view all the themes by author but then we have to scroll through the pages looking for the author/theme we're after. Wanted to upload a theme I had created under my previous account. Used to upload it all the time with a quick search for my old username and bang there was the theme I was after. Now have to go the long way around to get it. Is it possible to have that search window returned please? 

I am 100% delighted with the new format.  I had had no sense that the site needed a redesign, but suddenly everything seems cleaner and more intuitive and... better.  I've been browsing this thread, and clearly there are lots of specifics to hash out, but in my opinion the overall effect is fantastic.  I had let my membership lapse, but I've resubscribed to celebrate the changes.

It is impossible to play on my BlackBerry.....a problem I never faced with the old site

Tactics Trainer doesn't refresh right away, as it did on the old site.  So you have to go out of Tactics and then come back in to see your latest score and number of puzzles left, or, of course, click on Refresh.  It used to refresh instantaneously.

I don't know if this was brought up, but the recent change to the Instant Message with friends is not available in game.  I think the choice should be left up to the individual if he wants to talk to friends during a game.  You can always sign off.

                                                 Thank you

since the new design, some of my stats have been quirky. my last 3 opponents were all over 1700, yet my average opponent's rating keeps going down. how is that possible? it's not!

also, due to some computer issues, I lost some games on time. my ratio had been going down but now it's went back up more than it was in the first place. the thing is, I haven't lost any on time since that initial hiccup. anyone else?

Put a shirt on already.

Or at least a hairpiece.  More chest hair maybe?

I still cannot resize pictures. No corner handles.

^^^ chess.com needs more sexy chess player photos lol

I think the new site layout is great, but the mobile site on my iPhone won't let me zoom out to view the whole page. Also I get daily puzzles in my messages that only show half the board and can't interact.

Other than that the new layout is much easier to navigate and more pleasing on the eyes.

I am managing to play on my Blackberry Torch 9800. Initially it would allow me to play for a few days and then the download software crashed, but recently it seems to be working ok. http://www.chess.com/play/mobile-chess.html is the link, and then choose 'phones with Java'. I remember that Kohai had a further link if the one above gives problems (can't remember where to find it - you'll have to browse the forums).

Mobile site on iPhone working great now. Chess.com FTW

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Not here it isn't.  Game explorer is all messed up, parts of screen missing etc.  The app works fine unless you want to actually view the site.

It would have been nice if this update was used as the opportunity to make better use of the horizontal screenspace available to those of us with wide screens.  Currently, over 50% of my screen is grey background.