I am glad they kept much of the original design, especially the rounded edges and the green. Yes, it's not pretty, but for me it's like listening to an oldie station. Slashdot was there in the 90s when you felt like participating in a revolution for using Linux (or, if you wanted to be even more avantgarde, one of the BSDs). It helped people get through the time of the Columbine massacre, was the best place to discuss the Halloween documents, offered endless First-Post/Nathalie-Portman trolling opportunities, and with Jon Katz you always had something to talk (or complain) about.
The problem is that the culture did not really evolve. There's nothing that Slashdot stands for anymore. I wonder whether it would be a good idea for Slashdot, now that the readers as well as the authors are older, to cover topics for geeks in their 30s or 40s: homes, families, kids... I believe that there would be a range of interesting topics, and I don't know any news site that covers them.
The problem is that the culture did not really evolve. There's nothing that Slashdot stands for anymore. I wonder whether it would be a good idea for Slashdot, now that the readers as well as the authors are older, to cover topics for geeks in their 30s or 40s: homes, families, kids... I believe that there would be a range of interesting topics, and I don't know any news site that covers them.