The old format was broke and non-repairable, change was the only choice. No fixing or patching left to it.

I guess I don't see where the format has a thing to do with the people and contents of a forum. Seen a lot of people come and go on CHR for a variety of reasons, just the nature of any public forum I guess. As with any change, the format change took a bit of getting used to, but the wealth of information and the "family" atmosphere here on CHR made making a few adjustments a non-issue for most.