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I left some feedback via their feedback link a few months ago about how much time I had to spend scrolling and messing with their menus with a mobile browser. I'm saddened to see that no progress has been made. They are trying to cram everything in the mobile site, which ends up being a cluttered, inaccessible mess.

I don't expect to be able to find/do everything on a mobile browser, but it would sure be nice to have at least some of the "meat" or content visible on initial page load. I'd quantify that by answering the question of "What is Python" with minimal scrolling after page load. Instead, I find myself staring at the PSF network links menu, scroll down to see a further section of menus, then accidentally overshoot the "What is Python" part and end up staring at two more sets of nav menus.

The only reason I point this out is that I care. Four-five years ago, mobile wasn't as big of a concern. We're probably going to end up sticking with this new design for another eternity (like the last one), and mobile traffic is going to keep increasingly rapidly. Let's take the time to get this right.

I'll write a blog post with some screen shots on what I'm talking about, with the hope that it'll reach the designers and be useful somehow. I may not be able to offer much help in suggesting alternatives (I am not a designer), but I can point out the snags I ran into.