[* Not only is it a word, it dates back to the mid-19th century.]

The high level of resistance (and anger) to redesigns is predictable, usually disproportionate, and understandable. People invest a lot of time, energy and personality into a program like this, and many feel aggrieved when the scenery suddenly shifts, whether for good or ill or a mixture.

I wouldn’t go as far you though in its role as a roundabout addressing of the fix-replies issues, though clearly it does add to discoverability and in a more organic way than lists.

It’s hard to argue with attribution but I’m thinking that by opting to go with avatar rather than an underneath credit text it conflicts somewhat with the element of trust that people place in links retweeted by some of those they follow more than others. In other words to spot links retweeted by those you value the most you now have to scan the mini-text underneath. Without hurting discoverability (that’s not a word is it/) I think usability could be improved. But I’ll keep watching, and might change my mind.

Thanks

The only downside is that the quality of ReTweeted material seems to have gone down now that I get to see more of it. A reflection on the people my followers follow, I guess. :) (Stumbled)