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25 September 2005

What is this tripe? →[More:]I go away for a week on a trip, and when I come back I see this goth logo in place of my albino bunny. What gives? Is there any way to get the original bunny background back as an option, and not have to look at this rather unappealing logo?

Or are you trying to cast away the older, not-as-hip-as-thow crowd?

Maybe the the rest of the site design is better somehow, but the new logo sucks. Maybe that hurts artist the artist's feelings, but really, it's third grade work.

I want my albino bunny! You shouldn't mess with a classic.

post by: Doohickie at: 09:18 | 81 comments

oh, grow up.

posted by quonsar 25 September | 09:54

Some people hated the rabbit, some people (although fewer it seems to me) hate the zombie. Good design always irritates someone, and in this case that someone is you.

What I'm trying to say is you'll just have to draw on your many years of experience as a mature adult, and somehow try to live with it.

posted by dodgygeezer 25 September | 09:59

and lern to spel 'thou' write...

posted by quonsar 25 September | 10:00

Nah, geezer. I think I'll let the bastards get me down this time and move on... until the site design changes. I had slipped into being a semi-lurker anyway.

posted by Doohickie 25 September | 10:01

*deletes bookmark*

posted by Doohickie 25 September | 10:02

That's a weird reason to leave Doohickie, it's just a logo.

posted by Tarrama 25 September | 10:04

The phrase "spits the dummy" springs to mind.

posted by seanyboy 25 September | 10:16

Actually I liked the real bunny better too.

I appreciate different things, and the new logo is different but soulless.

Of course if it is a zombie that would be the point?

posted by bunnyfire 25 September | 10:18

Aw, our first angry flameout. MeCha is growing up so fast!

FWIW, I liked the old look better too.

posted by yhbc 25 September | 10:21

I like chocolate muffins. YUM

posted by selfnoise 25 September | 10:25

I too am sort of frightened by the shambling hollow-eyed rabbit zombie. Just for the record.

posted by killdevil 25 September | 10:32

I do, however, prefer the new look in general -- in particular that it forgoes the static bunny in the lower right-hand corner, which I found kinda distracting.

posted by killdevil 25 September | 10:34

I have already expressed my preference for the old bunny, but doohickie, that's too extreme! C'mon, man. I already miss you. You're the rock, the voice of reason, a grown up I can relate to. Don't do it. It's just a bunny.

posted by puddinghead 25 September | 10:45

Playboy has new bunnies all the time. Perhaps it's just the second of many?

posted by Tarrama 25 September | 10:57

I like the new bunny. But I am hipper than thou, too.

posted by dame 25 September | 11:15

I like the new bunny too but honestly, who cares that much? It's not my site - I don't do any of the work on it, I just enjoy it. In my personal code of ethics, I believe that thus it would behoove me to stfu with design complaints. I don't get the mindset of bitching about a lovely shiny wonderful playground where nothing is actually broken (unlike a certain blue playground I could name) just because somebody painted the swingset.

posted by mygothlaundry 25 September | 11:27

Look, if I seem a little unsympathetic it's because Doohickie's post contains two things guaranteed to wind me up. Firstly, no one here is entitled to insult the people who work on this site in their own time and are basically giving you something for nothing. You might not like what you get, but you still don't have a right to be insulting - full stop.

Secondly, I don't like people demanding features on this site. If you want something then just ask politely and you'll get a nice polite, sweet as pie answer. You might even get the feature you wanted, it's been known to happen sometimes.

So there you go - if I seemed a little short then that's why.

posted by dodgygeezer 25 September | 11:28

am I the only one who dug both the old and the new? to me this is a bit like chaging outer garments for the different seasons,, the old bunny was great, the new bunny is too!

posted by dabitch 25 September | 11:29

Hey, this reminds me of the Armory Show,92 years ago.

posted by JohnR 25 September | 11:36

Pfft! My five year old child could've written that comment JohnR!

*Takes off clothes, walks down stairs*

posted by PinkStainlessTail 25 September | 11:42

(i particurlarly fancy the getting-darker-blue-as-we-scroll-down thing...)

My only annoyance with both new and old - and shoot I should have said this much earlier, sorry - is that the headline is the same blue always, regardless if it is just words, a link, or a visited link. Would be great if that could become a visited-link darker blue if there is a visited link in it.

posted by dabitch 25 September | 11:42

did I jsut see a nekked PinkStainlessTail flash past?

posted by dabitch 25 September | 11:43

The new logo gives the site a very teen girl look. AdBlock image to the rescue! No more problem.

posted by Mitheral 25 September | 11:44

Such histrionics, over a bunny?

[I love the zombie, hated the bunny.]

posted by caddis 25 September | 11:47

I don't think you were being short at all, dodgygeezer. But I envy Doohickie's life if the only thing he can find to get his panties in a wad about is this site design.

fwiw, I like both the designs

posted by gaspode 25 September | 11:49

The next design will feature wadded panties, in honor of Doohickie.

posted by jonmc 25 September | 11:50

I honestly thought this was a joke.

The mind reels.

posted by iconomy 25 September | 12:18

I'm one-upping Doohickie and deleting ALL my bookmarks. From now on I will browse by memory.

posted by agropyron 25 September | 12:19

am I the only one who dug both the old and the new? to me this is a bit like chaging outer garments for the different seasons,, the old bunny was great, the new bunny is too!

Me too--it's fall, so we get a new design. How about changing it each season? We could all submit designs/elements/art and make it a group thing.

posted by amberglow 25 September | 12:26

I like both designs, but think that the site seriously under-represents donkeys.

posted by carter 25 September | 12:44

Metachat is a nice place with nice people who frequently have amusing/interesting things to say. Changing pictures doesn't change that.

You could put up a picture of a giant pink bunny dong and I'd still like coming here.

posted by jrossi4r 25 September | 13:12

You could put up a picture of a giant pink bunny dong and I'd still like coming here

Now let's not get carried away...

posted by bunnyfire 25 September | 13:18

Personally, I would prefer a feature that tells me what taz is having for breakfast every day rather than more bunny dongs. Is this possible? Also, more waffle representation would be excellent.

posted by DeepFriedTwinkies 25 September | 13:20

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posted by yhbc 25 September | 13:31

Bless your heart.

posted by DeepFriedTwinkies 25 September | 13:34

I like both designs, but think that the site seriously under-represents donkeys.

Yeah, just the occasional ass.

posted by dodgygeezer 25 September | 13:36

The new logo gives the site a very teen girl look.

If that teen girl is Emily Strange.

posted by mischief 25 September | 13:59

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posted by mr_crash_davis 25 September | 14:09

I think Doohickie was joking; it IS easy to not see the (also think it's a golem, with the name inside being "bunny") cartoony logo using adblock, as mentioned above. I just nicked the no-pony pic, mr_crash; thank you, I know just who needs it.

posted by reflecked 25 September | 14:29

I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS SITE.

posted by mudpuppie 25 September | 14:33

I'm not crazy about the bunny-zombie, but it doesn't bother me much. So whatever.

How 'bout a rotation of member-submitted bunnies?
(why are we even talking about this. it's a frickin' bunny!)

posted by me3dia 25 September | 14:34

Bunnies are BUNNIES.

Not monkeys. Bunnies.

That is why we are here. All the bunnyness. The bunnination. The hopposity.

Let me reiterate:

Bunnies.

posted by bunnyfire 25 September | 14:45

You're not alone, dabitch, I like both versions as well. And I think we need more squirrels. So there.

Seriously tho', may I submit a suggestion? Skinning the site might be nice. I don't know how much of a pain it is to do. Maybe we could have a design contest? Submit mockups for voting? Something like that?

posted by deborah 25 September | 15:03

Now you want to skin the bunny?!

*runs for door*

DaaaaaAAAAAAAAAD!!!

posted by Frisbee Girl 25 September | 15:12

I hate the old one, I hate the new one, I hate that thou art cooler than thee, I hate that there's no giant flashing pink gif bunny spruiking porn sites, I hate all members and their bunny antics, I hate johnboy, kermit and apple pie and I hate you too. Mwah!

posted by peacay 25 September | 15:16

So that's what cathartic means!

posted by mischief 25 September | 15:18

I liked the old, i like the new...

i like the suggestion to have a rotation of member submitted bunnies...

really all i want is a place to post saddish lyrics everyonce in a while until i get laid and get on with my life...and the style of bunny on the front page won't deter me from that...

posted by Schyler523 25 September | 15:44

Damn, I thought there'd be actual tripe in this thread.

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posted by goatdog 25 September | 16:06

i miss you doohickie

posted by muddgirl 25 September | 16:17

I'm okay with pretty much anything but I think that I would be forced to rethink that if the static background were the actual tripe that goatdog pictured.

Yuck.

posted by leftcoastbob 25 September | 16:25

Member submitted bunnies! FAR OUT YEAH LETS! no seriously, that would be fun. can we please?

posted by dabitch 25 September | 16:26

Can the next design show a nekkid dodgy in a bath of baked beans?

This is a polite request, not an ultimatum, although I will delete every bookmark I come across until I receive the pony I have so politely requested.

Thank you and good night.

posted by Skrik 25 September | 17:29

I think Doohickie needs this.

posted by eekacat 25 September | 17:59

To those who saw my rant as a joke.... I wish I could say it was. Unfortunately, it wasn't. As it is, I can see the error of my ways and am offering my apologies to dodgygeezer. I won't apologize the artist, though. I don't know art, but I know what I like, and it ain't the new logo. Let's just say my tastes are different, and leave it at that.

Am I really MeCha's first angry flameout? kewl...

posted by Doohickie 25 September | 20:59

Oh... I forgot to mention eekacat's suggestion: It brought a broad smile to my face.

posted by Doohickie 25 September | 21:01

thou...thoU.... thoU....THOU...

...shit....

posted by Doohickie 25 September | 21:04

Not only are you the first angry flameout, you're the first contrite-late-in-the-thread-returnee! Congratulations!

Cigars and schnapps all around!

posted by yhbc 25 September | 21:29

All right doohickie! I'm very glad thou art here.

*raises glass*

posted by puddinghead 25 September | 21:38

*reinstates bookmark*

posted by Doohickie 25 September | 21:45

Damn, Crash, that pic made me LOL for the first time this weekend. THANKS! (ps: being on call for work sucks).

posted by moonbird 25 September | 21:52

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posted by Wedge 25 September | 22:18

Aw, I came just in time for the warm fuzzies! ≡ Click to see image ≡

posted by LeeJay 25 September | 22:27

I regret misreading you, Doohickie. My reason was that you've never seemed rude like that. I'll just take you at your word next time. *sigh* I wish there was a sarcasm tag avaiable.

All in all, a lovely easy flameout and parachute to safety. =)

posted by reflecked 25 September | 22:50

Man, they don't make flameouts like they used to - nobody got threatened with death or disfigurement, nobody's mother got called names and nobody got called a little camper.

A dissapointing effort, all 'round.

posted by dg 25 September | 23:12

Sorry.

posted by Doohickie 25 September | 23:21

Doohickie, are you flame-out or flame-in?

posted by danostuporstar 25 September | 23:38

*wakes up, stumbles in*

Well, that was kind of funny, I guess... But weird.

A request, though: if you insist on being angry at someone, just be angry at me and leave it at that. I found the art, I asked to use it, and I love it.

The artist is a sweet, generous person. So please to leave him out of the pout.

posted by taz 25 September | 23:38

Well, I guess I'm glad I exercised some impulse control for a change and didn't call doohickie bad names. That'd've been awkward.

posted by stavrosthewonderchicken 25 September | 23:42

FUCK you, chicken! You're a DOUCHEBAG!

Oh, wait - nevermind. That was just the schapps talking.

posted by yhbc 25 September | 23:49

Or the schnapps, whatever.

posted by yhbc 25 September | 23:49

seems it's getting awful warm in my tank.

posted by quonsar 26 September | 02:16

awwwwwwk-ward....

posted by stavrosthewonderchicken 26 September | 07:56

if you insist on being angry at someone, just be angry at me and leave it at that.

Just to be clear I think the art is fine, well done even. I just don't think it is quite the image I associate with MetaChat. A little to surreal maybe.

posted by Mitheral 26 September | 09:35

I'm kind of close to Mitheral; I think it is too surreal. But I'll take it further and reiterate what I said earlier- art is a matter of differing tastes, and the whole goth-comic look is most definitely not to my taste.

I'm sure the artist is a great guy and his work is superb and all, but I stand by my original comment: I think it looks like a third-grader did it. This may be exactly the intent of the artist, and that's fine and all, but I just don't like the whole look.

Put in a slightly different context, if the original bunny was classical music and the new bunny head is punk, I'm just saying I prefer classical to punk. It might be very good punk music, but as I pretty much dislike all punk music, I'm not going to like it. Does that make sense?

posted by Doohickie 26 September | 10:26

That makes perfect sense. The whole I-don't-like-it-so-I'm-gonna-insult-people-and-leave part doesn't.

taz, this simple trick would allow users who turn off page styles to hide the logo and still get the link home.

posted by danostuporstar 26 September | 11:47

Besides, you forgot haggis
and other tripe relatives.

posted by danostuporstar 26 September | 12:19

Muuuuummm! Fris is a tattletale!

posted by deborah 26 September | 13:59

The whole I-don't-like-it-so-I'm-gonna-insult-people-and-leave part doesn't.

I blame that on jet lag.

That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

posted by Doohickie 26 September | 19:08

Cool, so does that mean you'll be around to stick to it?

posted by danostuporstar 26 September | 20:12

HAggis? I'm sending out for pizza if we're having haggis.

posted by puddinghead 26 September | 20:53

does that mean you'll be around to stick to it?

Kind of. I find that I ebb and flow with the various boards I post on. Right now, since I'm still car shopping, I've been hanging out on the automotive boards. But you can only talk cars so much without buying something (which ideally will happen in a week or two), so I've been drifting back here a bit more lately. The low carb diet board I posted to seems to have died, and I think I've talked God to death over on BeliefNet (I've made about 12,000 posts there!), so this and MeFi seem to be my major boards lately.

posted by Doohickie 27 September | 09:30

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