I haven't noticed any advantages yet, but here are some disadvantages I noticed right away: 1) Much slower than before (hope this is temporary). 2) Thread titles don't change color after being read. 3) Avatars & emoticons clutter up the page (I've never been a fan of "cute") and probably add to load time. 4) CTRL-ScrollWheel no longer changes the size of the type. Is there another way to do this now? NOTE: I normally don't post an opinion so soon after a change. I'm doing this now, however, to test the ebots.