I also dislike the side-clicking, just bite the bullet and use threaded vertical comments like any sane person would. Clicky, tappy, swipey interfaces may seem like the future but they just don't work for reading.

I don't care about the commenting format, but I already miss the side bar - I like being able to see a wider view of the articles/posts, rather than having to scroll through everything every single time.

Glad to hear it. Side scrolling is actually what I dislike the most, Greg. Otherwise, I like the new design okay. I just wish we wouldn't have gray on gray. I think white or off white would be a better background.