I think this forum is terrible now. Its basically the same as that other site and I hardly ever go there because I don't like the feel of it. For those that say this is a free forum I say hardly - I buy lots of product from those that advertise here so in the long run It gets paid for. For those that say change is inevitable, well I say in the computer world you can streamline the backside without changing how the front side looks. usage will continue to tumble I think, the new forums are not getting rave reviews in any of the sections.
really too bad. This is like sympatico my isp, they changed the home page with not only how they show content but also how the content is fed back to the user. Everybody complained, they said nope staying this way and well a year later their visits are down huge. soon as my contract with them is up I am voting with my feet and moving to a new isp.