I'll admit that it was a real big, sudden change.
We knew it was coming; but we did not know how much change was coming.
In some ways it is better; in some ways worse. Not thrilled about it; but I also realize that it took a lot of work and even more adjustments once it was online. Mole and the Admins have been working on it, and it is still a work in progress.
I knew that to be fair, I should wait and see if I could adjust to it. Must admit that since last Saturday, it has been a mixed bag.
How is it better?
The chat window works quite nicely. Think part of the change was due to the fact that the new software is more phone-friendly. The new software is supposed to load and work faster.
How is it worse?
Avatars are cloudy/major loss of resolution for some reason. Software/repairable?
Layout is very different. Can't say that it is better at all. New ads take up 1/5 of the whole page or more. Would have thought that a layout closer to the original forum would have been in order. Pretty big deal - IMO.
Logo is OK; much too small though. 100% larger might not be enough too. Fixable.
Background is what really sux IMO. Just waaaay, way too dark; puts ya to sleep. Ho-hum.
Between the layout and and the skin, they both put me off from posting in a big way. Call it a psychological impact of sorts; who knows? But it has a very negative effect. Good thing that I saved the original forum front page in HTML format. That was the good ol' days . . .
I'm behind and have been behind Mole and the Admins 100%, and will continue to be so.