Geez, between the whining about the new JU layout and the whining about the whining about the new JU layout I'm not sure which is worse. Either way there seems to be a lot of whining going on.

Maybe it's just the fact that everyone is sick of the Winter weather. It sure makes me less than agreeable and far more bellicose than I would normally be.

Folks get a bit depressed during the Winter months, some of us more than others. Some folks get downright cranky this time of year. That's normal I guess.

The thing to do is to recognize your own mood and to try to make it more positive. That's just my opinion of course but it works for me most of the time. I get in those down moods just like anyone else and being a person who suffers from severe clinical depression can get pretty negative at times.

I have learned to spot when I am going into one of those down turns and to work extra hard at trying to divert that into a more positive vein. It isn't always easy but it does help.

That may seem like it doesn't apply but it actually does. Yes JU has changed. It's different and new and requires a bit of a learning curve. How one approaches that change is what matters. One can choose to bitch and whine and cry about it  or one can choose to take the time to learn how the new system works.

Personally I like the new system, warts and all. It's far better than the old one and I appreciate the fact that people took the time to write the thousands or perhaps even millions ( probably thousands) of lines of code that makes it work.

People can choose to whine about the change or they can choose to learn the new layout. If there are things that don't work right they can simply tell those people who took the time to write the code that these things don't work or they can just whine without ever telling those who have the skills to fix it.

Personally I have read some things written lately that I have found both obnoxious and offensive from the owner of the site but I understand why he wrote them and why he felt the need to write them. Perhaps he could have expressed himself in a more friendly manner but I suspect he wrote them from a very frustrated and perhaps even offended place. Frankly I can't blame him.

I feel that JU is the best blogging site on the web today and am appreciative that there are people working to make it even better. Writing code is not an easy task and writing code that always works all of the time is especially hard. It takes time, skill, and good feedback to make it all work properly. If you've never written any code you have no idea. Just take a look at the source for the page you're viewing right now. That's just simple HTML.

Whining about the fact that it isn't the same when things have been changed is both silly and pointless. If there  are specific things that don't work correctly one just has to send a message to those in charge and they will be aware of them. Whining in general terms like "it sucks" simply doesn't help anyone.

Frankly I am sick of the whining. I helped beta test the new format and found it to be better than the old one. The folks writing the code were very open to suggestions and are still so. Instead of whining just tell them exactly what needs to be fixed or what you would like to see and I am sure they'll at  least consider these things as they move forward.

Or just write your own 100,000 lines of code and start your own site. For free.