Personal opinion
I'm a techno-dinosaur , even though I have a 'smart phone' , tablet and laptop.
I use my laptop (running Windows 7) mostly because small screens and keyboards don't go with bad eyesight and 'sausage' fingers.
That said , I don't think people gave the new site a chance. Within hours there were complaints and people threatening not to come back.
Yes , there were 'bugs' and things weren't 'familiar' but some of these were solved and no doubt people would soon find their way around the 'new' forum.
When people get a new phone it usually take a few weeks to find/use some of the settings and most likely people rely on help/advice from others to make basic changes (how many have to ask kids/grandkids for help ?).
This version of the forum is old/outdated and if (more likely when) it gets hacked/spammed/crashes , who will be blamed for not updating the security etc.
After all that , I'm glad the old forum is back but I think we are simply putting off the inevitable and the forum will need to be 'upgraded' within 1 year.
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