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I kept clicking those icons but they don't work. Then I scrolled down and that single pixel HR separating the entries was hard to see so I didn't get why the bubble boxes were there, with no pictures as well. Then the slanted background gave me a headache as I scrolled so I closed the window.

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Good point on the icons, I'll fix that. Do you mind if I ask what OS/browser/display settings you're running? In the few months we've been testing the site at our school, you're the first user to complain about the stripes (including students and older landlords), but I take this sort of usability issue seriously.

I think the slanted strips background is a poor design choice. People may not have complained but have they applauded you on it?

A few have given us complements on it, yes, but both were students (i.e. younger probably with better eye-sight). The one I remember well enough to quote said, "I usually don't like dark-colored sites, but this one I definitely do."

Maybe we'll do a poll for our existing user's and see what they say. I've got no problem changing it if people don't like it... and I'm the only designer, so I've got no red tape to go through ;)

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