I worked in the IT department in a big manufacturing company before retirement. I am a veteran of scores of software update rollouts and I can't remember any that didn't have chorus of 'Boo Birds' to lead the charge backwards to wallow forever in their old, outdated, feature-poor software, never bothering to even try to learn what the new software or hardware were all about. Give it a chance.
Also, if I were the analyst responsible at Audiogon for this new Forum client, I would look at features available on successful high-traffic websites, and install some of them. I would start with a sort feature allowing viewer to toggle between FIFO, First In First Out, as it is now, to let the screen build starting with the most recent. Perhaps you could keep the value in the profile of logged-in viewers. This change would make it easier to navigate larger threads and would encourage the whole population of viewers to stay interested in them.
Also, if I were the analyst responsible at Audiogon for this new Forum client, I would look at features available on successful high-traffic websites, and install some of them. I would start with a sort feature allowing viewer to toggle between FIFO, First In First Out, as it is now, to let the screen build starting with the most recent. Perhaps you could keep the value in the profile of logged-in viewers. This change would make it easier to navigate larger threads and would encourage the whole population of viewers to stay interested in them.