Well, we tried a while ago, but the "keep it ugly" forces won out. Sue Gardner's comments don't help, either. [1] Tony (talk) 03:08, 14 July 2012 (UTC) I'd take exception to the "'keep it ugly' forces" remark, but Sue's comments don't make it easy. While she could have worded some of her statements better, her point is valid. Reddit is a good example of a website that's thrived in spite of (in part, because of) its "ugly", bare-bones interface. Meanwhile, competitor Digg, which was much slicker to begin with, self-destructed despite becoming fancier and more high-tech. (That isn't the main reason why its popularity plummeted, but it did nothing to help.) Here's a relevant article from Forbes. I'm not saying that we shouldn't pursue a main page redesign, but we need to be careful abo