The updated Super User layout has rolled out. Some things will take getting used to, but one item is a confusing placement.
The question title is essentially in a box. The Ask Question button is inside the same box. That isn't a big problem with a short title. But with a long title, the Ask Question button becomes part of the title. Here's an example:
The title reads:
Converting non-numeric date to individual month,day, year components, and combining askquestion into one cell as datevalue
That is a disservice to questioners, and makes the button harder to find when there is a long title.
The site control buttons that have nothing to do with the thread should be clearly separate from the thread content. A better placement would be in the site title bar, centered over the question "column". Or, since someone seems convinced that the logical place for site navigation is in a big honking column eating the left side of the screen and always visible, stick it there. It will always be visible, and as a button, will be even more visible than the text links.