rookietect I was especially thinking about readability.
That was the one half of my opinion that made me agree only somewhat to Sophix. I agree with your assessment fully.
Franz That designernews.co feels awefully slim.
And that was the "somewhat" I mentioned above.
Readability as to @rookietect's suggestions is a very good thing to consider. At least you, @Franz understand too what happens when it goes too far (the text column becomes too slim and the white space dominates too much or feels unused).