karenjenk:
Why reinvent the wheel.
i like the previous way
There were several reasons for this:
* We need to encourage more members to join the website. One way to do this is to show that we have lots of good content, therefore it's important to show our best stories first (like a shop window). Existing members who are more familiar with the website can easily set up a search to find what they want.
* It removes 'clutter' from the page which makes things easier for mobile users where space is at a premium. The most important information is shown first i.e. the page title, description and thumbnail. The supplementary metadata is still available, but it's secondary. This makes it easier to quickly scan the stories for something that seems interesting, without the important information being lost in the mix. Of course, some people may still prefer it the old way because it's down to personal preference, but I'm trying to cater for the majority of members.
* To be fair to authors, those who have spent many hours creating good quality stories, should have their stories shown in precedent over those that have not spent very long. This should improve the quality of stories overall as authors try to get their stories up the rankings. This is in response to a previous forum thread where members were complaining that the quality of the stories seemed to be going down.
