I didn't vote because the answers were either yes or no. Honestly, I'm conflicted about it at this point. I'm sure other people are too. People don't like change, and when there is change they fight as hard as they can to get their safe little world back and that makes it hard for you to get used to it. My church got a new pastor about 8 months ago, and he was way different than our last one. Different idea's, different way of life, different preaching style, he was very different. I didn't like him too much either. Many people left out church because they were to stubborn to try and get used to the way things are now. Now we all like our pastor. I believe this change of forum decide will turn out similar to what happened to my church.
I personally believe that this new set-up, in the long run may actually attract new members, and make the forum easier to maneuver for older and newer alike. Not just the design, but the software itself is newer in nature, and protect the sight from being hacked. Better protection than before we were upgraded. I really think people should just wait it out and see how they like it. The phrase " Don't judge a book by it's cover " may be applicable here.