User blog comment:Rupert Giles/Prototype for a new article layout/@comment-3520095-20141212125352

...Okay I really don't think this is a needed change but...

Positives

-I enjoy the idea... the concept of it isn't bad but the presentation needs alot of work. The focus to the content is nice though, a more central appearance (rather then focusing content on the left) might be okay if it was played and tweaked with.

Neutrals

-The Tool bar on the side is... interesting I guess? It'll take some getting used to for sure.

Negatives

-Text size is way too big, the titles are an insult to our eyesight for god's sake-- it just looks odd on a computer. Was this tailored for mobile devices?

-The Recent activity box needs to be moved, its taking up too much dang space.

-Too much white space between words and verticle in general. To the point it makes short articles look horrid espesially with that "Must watch videos" right in the middle of said articles. Those margins really need some adjusting because I have to go through alot of white space to see what I'm looking for in the article. Stubs exist on wikis, it doesn't mean they should look horrible like that. =/

-The Info box placement is... questionable to say the least. It looks very odd, and as the second point mentioned-- its overshadowed by the Recent Activity Box... shouldn't it be adjusted?

-Chat! Please add the chat box, we use chat alot on our wiki... I don't want it to be invisible.

-Why did we remove the bottom toolbar? I happened to like it alot and used it for customization.

-STILL not liking that navigation bar.

You can always make this a skin/optional. If this is forced... that really begins to feel like Windows 8 all over again. I mean Wikipedia itself doesn't look like this =/