User blog comment:BertH/Layout and navigation updates coming October 3/@comment-188432-20120919230221

I am firmly opposed to being forced to have to use the new navigation. I either actively like or simply don't care about the other changes, but being forced to use the new navigation is extremely egregious. It necessitates a complete rethink of our design of everything between the Wikia navigation bar and the article title at w:c:tardis. The new nav bar is simply ugly. Furthermore, I am unconvinced that you're getting a great deal of performance enhancement by this new design, or you would have forced it on us a very long time ago.

Speaking as someone whose wiki has artistic content in that area where the new nav bar sits, I'm very frustrated by this assault on the aesthetic design of our site. I think I know the answer to this question, but is there any way to get an exception?