this post was submitted on 28 Jun 2021
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Banners are fuckhuge. Even fitting wide ones like /c/gaming take up most of the page, and then there's vertical ones like /c/anime which are kind of absurd.

I admit that it's worse for me because I have to use the site zoomed in and wish the site was more left-aligned, but even at standard zoom, a typical community page will only show 2 actual posts and part of another one. It's overwhelming.

I appreciate the bit of customizability, but I think they go a bit overboard.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 years ago

Yeah, I totally agree with you, that's why I never use them in communities I moderate, they are ugly and huge. I would prefer something like Reddit when it has a fixed size at least.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 years ago

Standardization should be a thing for those, like having either a fixed size or recommended aspect ratios for those.

Same for avatars, there should be a placeholder for when a user or a community doesn't have one, just make the site looks messy.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 years ago (1 children)

I agree. The banner should have a fixed size.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 years ago (1 children)

I think its better to give the user the option to decide whether they want to see the banner or not

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 years ago

Yeah, in general the site could use some configurability. This is the big one, but I'd also really appreciate being able to directly see community names instead of the expanded ones. I'd much rather see "/c/floss_replacement" than "Free (libre) software replacements for proprietary software" or whatever. Even when they aren't super long and unwieldy, they make navigation harder.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 years ago (1 children)

there’s vertical ones like /c/anime

Was that changed? I don't see any vertical banner.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 years ago

Yeah, looks like they removed it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 years ago (1 children)

To each sublemmy, their own. I'd complain to their mods first. Maybe offer a shorter one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 years ago

I'd agree if they weren't near-universally a problem.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 years ago (1 children)

#showerthought

  1. File bug report
  2. Donate and look into bounty source and if needed poke devs
  3. ???
  4. Profit !!! ;)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 years ago

if needed poke devs

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 years ago

My sublemmy has no banner, funnily. But then mine is a serious one as well.