New site design is truly awful
Where is the advanced search?
I hate the new site design. I find the dumbed-down, Amazon/Google like interface awful, superficial, and unhelpful.
Why do you think people really use movielens? For me, it is certainly not to be presented with pointless images and prettied-up pages that aren't functional.
And by the way, I'm not using a mobile/cellphone to access the site. The assumption seems to be that the site user is using their thumb to navigate. That is an incorrect assumption. I want functionality and useful features, not dumbed-down pretty pages.
Scrap it please.
Please include constructive thoughts in future messages, and we will consider them. Mean-spirited rants don’t actually help us much, though they do make us feel badly. Please keep in mind that this is a free service developed by a research lab, not a commercial venture.
In the meantime, just keep using classic.movielens.org.