User blog comment:Rupert Giles/Prototype for a new article layout/@comment-452-20141211193256/@comment-452-20141211213754

I guess I'm nobody, because I've always liked the right rail.
 * The recent activity module let me quickly check recent edits without having to check my email or switch to my RecentChanges tab
 * The photos module let me easily see if there were any photos being uploaded - and made it easy to spot vandalism images
 * The chat module let me easily see who is in the chat.

The Sponsored-Videos module messed up the right rail a bit for me, but I made it disappear, so it wasn't a big deal.

I've always liked the clear delineation between content and non-content, and I think that mixing non-content (ads and more ads) in with the content is a major step backwards.

Since the goal is "Make the ads more visible", my complaint "The ads are in the way of the content" only confirms that the goal has been achieved.

Edit: I think that "Nobody likes ads in the middle of content" is more true than "Nobody is a fan of the right rail".