A writer about social justice issues that challenge the status quo, I am more concerned about ease of editing what i write and the ability to share my postings via Twitter using a short link URL than with the mechanics of the UI. Therefore, I profoundly dislike the new format which appears to have abolished the incredibly useful short link tab.

The apparent absence, or the actual absence of the ability to create a short link that fits into Twitter or which can be remembered and written down on a Post-it note is more than a major frustration; it is effectively a barrier to freedom of speech. Has anyone at WordPress given any thought to just how useful a tool the short link tab is to persecuted minorities who are desperate to share word of their plight?

In the real world, people really are persecuted and some of those people really are dying and their plight needs to shared as widely as possible. Whether it has been permanently removed or merely shifted to an obscure location, it needs to be placed "front and centre'.

Finally, I am nearly 70 years old and whilst that makes me a 'member' of the Grey Power Brigade' i.e. an old fogey, I do not like grey text on a computer screen. People in my age bracket have tired eyes and whatever the perceived benefits of grey text and boxes, for elderly people that stuff is very hard to read. Just because Microsoft programmers like grey text is no reason to follow suit. For me, the old 1980s white text on a blue screen introduced with the EGA screens (remeber them?) actually produces the most clear and easy to read text whilst black text on a white screen produces the next best level of readability for those with aged eyesight. So, if you want to really make WordPress better:

(A) Put the short link URL tab back at the top of the screen and,
(B) Make it easy for users to by offering a pallet of screen colour formats which includes KNOWN poor eyesight friendly alternatives.