Dearest WordPress,
I must confess
Lately, you’re playing with fire
The reader, you see
Has lost harmony
Line breaks is what we desire
Words jumbled together
It’s hard to tell whether
The verses are supposed to be mixing
Since I pay for my site
Hoping you’ll see the light
What ain’t broke, doesn’t need fixing
Better listen today
To what I have to say
Trust me, I’m not being coy
Take your Beep Beep Boop
And retire this goop
It’s obvious these changes annoy
©2015 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
Night Owl Poetry - Dorinda Duclos 
Hilarious and it hits the mark dead on. I have a free blog, but that doesn’t cut down on the annoyance. Thanks for this poem. 😀
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Thank you!! 🙂
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Reblogged this on It Is What It Is and commented:
Good to know someone else noticed the changes in the “reader”. I thought it was me!
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No, not just you! It’s a horrible change, especially for poets!! Thank for reblogging to your readers.
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You’re very welcome!! Horrible indeed … always trying to fix what isn’t broken.
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Reblogged this on The Militant Negro™.
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Thanks for reblogging!
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Reblogged this on Nortina Mariela and commented:
I’m glad I’m not the only one who feels this way!
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Thanks for reblogging! Hopefully they’ll hear!
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Agree! I hate the beep boop & hope it poop(s) out!
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HA!! Me, too!
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Beautifully stated. I had to share.
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Thank you!!
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It was FANTASTIC
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Aw, thanks 🙂
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Reblogged this on Surrendering My Shield and commented:
A lovely ode to WP
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Thanks for reblogging, Annie 🙂
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My pleasure. It should go VIRAL
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Hope so, getting a lot of reblogs today 🙂
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You are our voice of reason – mine is a bit to harsh I fear.
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It never hurts to express your true feelings. Maybe harsh, is too harsh, then again, maybe it’s exactly what they need.
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Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog and commented:
Seems to be the consensus of opinion 😃
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Too bad they’re not listening!! Thank you for reblogging!!
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They’re be unwise to ignore the feedback Dorinda – yours is one post of many I’ve read (I liked the fact it was in a poem format) 👍😃😎
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Thanks, Chris. I would love to know who comes up with these brilliant ideas…and then fire them 🙂 Happy Sunday!!
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To be fair they are trying to improve things for us, but unfortunately they don’t always succeed in their efforts Dorinda.
I’d never fire the people who come up with the ideas – I’d target the Senior Manager(s) who insist on ignoring the feedback in the hope that folks will eventually get used to and live with the unpopular changes…
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I was being a bit sarcastic. However, people need to understand that the majority of us complaining are the ones who actually pay for their sites. We have a right to know about upcoming changes and not just have them thrown at us. As for ignoring feedback, they’re doing an excellent job of it. Sad, really.
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Reblogged this on Booknvolume and commented:
I add my My wholehearted support !
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Thank you Morgan!!
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I feel your pain!
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Count me in as a dissatisfied blogger. 🙂
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Let them hear you!!!
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Hear! Hear!
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Let’s hope they do!!! 🙂
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Reblogged this on mee143naren.
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Thanks for reblogging! Let’s hope they hear!
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I’ve reblogged your post. I recommend that others do the same.
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Thank you, I greatly appreciate it!
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Reblogged this on Merging Traffic and commented:
If you’ve had your verse posts mangled in the “Reader” section as I have, let WordPress know.
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Thank you so much for sharing with your readers!
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I have written to Word Press and they said they were going to take another look at this change of format. I hope so. Very frustrating. I hope all who feel the same contact them about this.
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I hope they mean what they say and actually do look into it. They keep asking why I switch back to the old stats page. Not sure how many times I have to tell them the same thing. Frustrating, indeed!!
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Congrats, Dorinda, great post!!!
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Thanks Erika!
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Very welcome, Dorinda 🙂
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I most heartily agree – thanks for saying it so cleverly
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Thank you, kindly, I had to, you see, they’re driving me utterly crazy!!
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Reblogged this on Original-Dante and commented:
I couldn’t agree more…
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Thank you! And thank you for reblogging!
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You’re welcome! and thank you for conveying my exact thoughts 🙂
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I think we’re all a bit fed up about changes that are just dropped on us. This last one is the worst!!
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Too true, the preview for poems is just appalling…sentence structure looks sloppy especially for micro-poets
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Exactly! I’d love to meet the person who “thought” this was a good idea!!!!
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lol True! ’cause clearly they “thought” wrong
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Bravo!!! 😉
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Thank you!
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Well said!
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Thank you!
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