It was midnight and I was supposed to be finishing an essay about Othello for college. Instead I was researching on the beginnings of the word 'Cunt' on wikipedia and realised that it was 0.03am and that there was an 'NG' icon in the corner of the URL field on Chrome. It meant something.

TBH, I agree with someone's view that this is nice and great for newcomers. But that it what it is. It is way different to the 07' redesign, that people have grown for and revered. I only joined in '09 and was probably only aware in 08, so I'm not one of the 'veteran' NG'ers that can say that the BBS didn't always have Ponies around.
I admit I do like it, but I already miss the old one, as there was an indie feel to the place, with the plain black and orange, and the technology referencing idioms. But now, in some retrospect, it seems that Newgrounds has given in to the immense aesthetic changes that kids have been crying for, such as icons in replacement for levels on BBS and the other suggestions that you guys avoided because that's what set Newgrounds apart from sites like Kongregate or Youtube.

On a sidenote, I trust that there was supposed to be a Lit portal made? Or was there a post saying that it wouldn't be and I just missed it?

All in all, I do like the design, but I miss the personal feel of the place that lets you know that this can be a hub in which people can know that it is different from other popular sites, because you didn't find friends on a website, you made them.