Some [six to eight weeks ago](http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=days+since+april+14+2015), Stack Exchange announced a programme to re-design the CSS and tweak the site styles throughout the network, including the [completely redesigned profile pages](https://blog.stackoverflow.com/2015/04/two-new-user-pages-one-new-stat-this-on/). Since then, we've [made some big requests](https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6790/can-we-have-a-font-which-harmonizes-better-with-mathjax) to come with the re-design, so we've remained "on deck" for some time. It seems, however, that the deck currently contains... just us.

>http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/253359/list-of-communities-with-base-css-updates-completed

This isn't really a problem - I'm sure we would all rather they get it right than they get it out fast. However, I'm curious as to know how this matches with the [recently announced change in the width of the sidebar](http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/272563/were-standardizing-the-sidebar-width-at-300px-on-all-sites?cb=1), which is admittedly a smaller change in the site design, but still. Moreover, I expect that the change in the sidebar is the reason for the [slight delay in the 2016 community ads thread](https://physics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/community-ads), since [the new ads will need to conform to the new width](http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/272563/were-standardizing-the-sidebar-width-at-300px-on-all-sites?cb=1#comment885010_272563).

So:

 - In which order will the CSS redesign, the new sidebar, and the community ads thread launch?
 - Are there known timelines for them? Or will the sidebar launch on par with everyone else on the 12th, with no fixed timeline for the CSS?

I don't mean to pressure the team, but since we're last on the line I thought it wouldn't be too much to ask politely :).