I have been a member here since 1999 and even before that when it was the really old Rendo.
I have noticed over the years that things are getting more and more "Artist Unfriendly", I was shocked when this new upgrade came along just how much the site slowed down, it is virtually unuseable, which is a crying shame as Rendo used to be a great place, it still could be, but the number and the quality of the artists that have now gone elsewhere will make that a difficult task, and to be quite frank about it I don't think that admin have thought through what such a major change will bring.