I'm glad to hear that. the ONLY two problems I have with this new format are the ones brought up in this specific thread, that: 1. the stars stay yellow until using the 'mark as read' links (they should change to grey after the thread is read!) and 2. the threads with new posts don't move to the top (even in a low traffic forum, this is an issue especially when combined w/ the #1 problem of the stars staying yellow). the fonts are OK size for me (odd, since I'm on a Mac, and ususally Mac folk have problems with tiny fonts from sites designed to work on Windows). I don't mind the colors at all (it'd be fun to change them, but that's a very low priority for me!) I like having avatars. I like having smilies. I'm hoping that speed increases will show up after a "settling in" period (with the new format being so new, everyone is poking at it all at once, and web spiders/bots are crawling all over picking up the changes). I'm hoping that searchability will improve, I'm hoping that older archived threads will also be converted and added. these two issues of "yellow stars" and "not bumping threads to the top" are my most important ones!

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