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* The switch of many of the wikis related to [[The Other Wiki]] from the longtime Monobook skin to the current Vector by default (along with a more [[WYSIWYG]] editing interface) got a few longtime Wikipedians annoyed, but usually minute changes to the site's "puzzle piece" logo are much more noticed and have to be rolled out carefully.
* The switch of many of the wikis related to [[The Other Wiki]] from the longtime Monobook skin to the current Vector by default (along with a more [[WYSIWYG]] editing interface) got a few longtime Wikipedians annoyed, but usually minute changes to the site's "puzzle piece" logo are much more noticed and have to be rolled out carefully.
* Oh, [[Neopets]], Neopets, Neopets. Every change is met by rage by the [[Unpleasable Fanbase|players]], even if it's something as a simple as taking out a feature that never got used. Most prominently, people hated the NC Mall, the customization option, the revamp of the Neopet designs, and Viacom buying Neopets.
* Oh, [[Neopets]], Neopets, Neopets. Every change is met by rage by the [[Unpleasable Fanbase|players]], even if it's something as a simple as taking out a feature that never got used. Most prominently, people hated the NC Mall, the customization option, the revamp of the Neopet designs, and Viacom buying Neopets.
* Even [[TV Tropes]] itself can be subject to this. The most complained about changes are locking off anonymous editing ([[The Situation|wasn't our fault, though]]), splitting objective and subjective tropes, and the renaming of the "Crowning Moment of X" tropes. The latter would probably not have being so ferociously opposed if [[Atop the Fourth Wall|Linkara]] hadn't used the term not long before.
* [[TV Tropes]] got its share. The most complained about changes were locking off anonymous editing due to [[The Situation|the first Google incident]], splitting objective and subjective tropes, and the renaming of the "Crowning Moment of X" tropes. The latter would probably not have being so ferociously opposed if [[Atop the Fourth Wall|Linkara]] hadn't used the term not long before.
** A [[Renamed Tropes|trope getting renamed]] can be subject to this, as can text formatting changes like the removal of strikethrough, color, and size options.
** A [[Renamed Tropes|trope getting renamed]] can be subject to this, as can text formatting changes like the removal of strikethrough, color, and size options.
** Recently deleting various tropes, taking away [[Troper Tales]], and importing articles onto Wiki's have caused tropers to riot.
** Deleting various tropes, taking away [[Troper Tales]], and importing articles onto Wikis have caused tropers to riot.
** Not to mention removing the strike through feature and the increasing push towards more mainstream and professional-looking articles. Takes away a lot of the community feel the site. The claim of being "a buttload more informal" than [[The Other Wiki]] seems to be going out the window. [[Hope Spot|However, the situation may change...]] and being more informal will still reign.
** Not to mention removing the strike through feature and the increasing push towards more mainstream and professional-looking articles. Takes away a lot of the community feel the site. The claim of being "a buttload more informal" than [[The Other Wiki]] went out the window. [[Hope Spot|However, the situation may change...]] and being more informal will still reign.
** [[It Got Worse]] with [[The Second Google Incident]] with works pages being cut.
** [[It Got Worse]] with [[The Second Google Incident]] with works pages being cut. Which is the main reason ''this'' site exists.
* [[Ubuntu]] was designed specifically to be a user-friendly, Windows-like Linux distribution, one that would be accessible to first-time Linux users without hindering power users. It was successful; as of this writing, Ubuntu is the most popular Linux distro, and the third most widely-used computer operating system in the world (behind Windows and Mac OS). However, beginning in 2010, Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, began making curious, largely arbitrary interface changes to the desktop (moving window controls from the right side to the left, among other things) in the name of progressive design; the most radical of these changes was the introduction of the Unity desktop in April 2011. Unity is a mobile phone-like interface that was once used in Ubuntu's now-discontinued netbook editions; its adoption has [[Broken Base|polarized]] the user base amid complaints likening Unity to [[Obvious Beta|beta software]], calling it buggy, unpolished, clumsy, and prone to crashing. Despite these claims, Canonical has stated their intention to continue developing Unity and eliminate the "classic" Ubuntu desktop altogether. As a result, other, similar Linux distros have been seeing an influx of new, ex-Ubuntu users who want nothing to do with Unity.
* [[Ubuntu]] was designed specifically to be a user-friendly, Windows-like Linux distribution, one that would be accessible to first-time Linux users without hindering power users. It was successful; as of this writing, Ubuntu is the most popular Linux distro, and the third most widely-used computer operating system in the world (behind Windows and Mac OS). However, beginning in 2010, Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, began making curious, largely arbitrary interface changes to the desktop (moving window controls from the right side to the left, among other things) in the name of progressive design; the most radical of these changes was the introduction of the Unity desktop in April 2011. Unity is a mobile phone-like interface that was once used in Ubuntu's now-discontinued netbook editions; its adoption has [[Broken Base|polarized]] the user base amid complaints likening Unity to [[Obvious Beta|beta software]], calling it buggy, unpolished, clumsy, and prone to crashing. Despite these claims, Canonical has stated their intention to continue developing Unity and eliminate the "classic" Ubuntu desktop altogether. As a result, other, similar Linux distros have been seeing an influx of new, ex-Ubuntu users who want nothing to do with Unity.
* [[Tumblr]] recently redesigned their dashboard. Almost immediately after the change took place, many regular users loathed the dashboard's new look, saying that it's too ugly and cluttered. In addition, there are tons of posts (some of them have over ''1 million'' notes) demanding Tumblr to change back to the original dashboard look.
* [[Tumblr]] recently redesigned their dashboard. Almost immediately after the change took place, many regular users loathed the dashboard's new look, saying that it's too ugly and cluttered. In addition, there are tons of posts (some of them have over ''1 million'' notes) demanding Tumblr to change back to the original dashboard look.
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