Two things:

1. KinjAvclub’s poor labeling of these ongoing features is the worst. It’s TERRIBLE branding. Have you guys seen, say Deadspin or Io9? Postal Apocalypse and Fun Bag use easy to recognizing branding. It makes the features stand out so that people can’t find them. You have to randomly guess which article is…

Here’s what I don’t understand, you could fix a lot of the usueablilty issues KINJA has without major changes. There is a giant white sidebar on the front page that does nothing but take up space. Here’s a thought, portion a piece of that out for the most current reviews along with letter grades. Maybe a portion for a…

I’m a little mad at myself for missing out on the most obvious choice.

That finale redeemed so much of those last couple seasons and that Andy line made me weep sad/happy tears. I also loved this exchange form the Parks and Rec finale which I feel fits the theme:

Is there something that prevents you guys from notifying folks that this article is WoT? Is KinjAVclub that inflexible you can’t put What’s On Tonight somewhere above the title of the article? And, if that doesn’t work, put a graphics bar across the bottom of the article image itself? That can’t be that hard. It takes…

You, uh, you know who’s not a libertarian? That cat, Mr. Jinx. Yeah, he hates Von Mises to Pieces.

I don’t think you’re being forceful, I just think this is an Ernie the Kinja Tech bit of condescension. Essentially, “We understand your problems. Stop complaining because it doesn’t matter.”

If you don’t understand the “need to freakout”, why spend time telling other people they shouldn’t be feeling it?

“It sucks and its not fun...”

The KinjAVclub

Also, dude, don’t pull that “it’s just a website, chill” stuff. A lot of folks have been around and commenting and reading the AVCLUB for over a decade and when they take a step backwards in functionality and readability, it’s fucking sad to see. You’re right that websites…

It’s not just the comment system. The website just looks ugly now and ordinary. It used to be the AVCLUB now it’s just a another tab on a poorly designed, boring to look at, white space heavy, hard to navigate website.

Goofy, Gory and Inane.

The KinjAVClub

“People, you know how we have a website where our newswire, daily features and new tv/music/movie reviews are all on the same fairly easy to view page along with a robust and invested commenting community? I have a brilliant fucking idea. What if we don’t? Boom, bang, we can print the money!”

This last comment looks ungrayed from you! Also, did a test and posted on the Battle of the Network stars article and it looks ungrayed which is progress at least.

Gabe Kaplan had a glorious mustache.

Ignatiy just follwed me and AVFILM did. Not sure if that carries over to the whole AVCLUB.

Going through posting on a bunch of articles trying to get someone to pay attention. Sent an email to Kinja help. Hahaha. Yeah right. Help. I’ve gone through merging twice, didn’t work either time, still in the grays. Help, anyone?

Nope, doesn’t look like it.

I think someone followed us. Does that make us “ungrayed”? I’ve never kinjad before today.

I’d like to know what it takes for the claimed account stuff to work so I wouldn’t be stuck in the damn grays. I thought this was supposed to be a smooth transition.

Could be worse. You could have wasted a bunch of time trying to get your accounts to merge only for everything to screw up and you still be in the grays and the kinja people won’t respond to you. Blerg. What a day.