In general, for the profile, I'd like to see the new format, but...
For what i enjoy most, as i tend to stick around the Off-Topic forum a lot, I would like the old one better, in terms of forum layout.
Both have their strengths.
The old one is comfortable, nostalgic, and homely.
The new one is sleek, stimulating, and modern.
But honestly, I prefer the old one. I use the old one all the time. If I need to look at specific stats in my profile, sure, I'll switch to the new one for a quick second, but I'd swiftly switch it back to the old site once I'm done and go back to the forums.
As some have stated, the old one is simple and when using the forums, easier and more intuitive to use.
This sums up some of the reasons why I prefer the old one as well:
Husa wrote:
[Taiga] wrote:
Site only I don't mind. It is well made, despite having problem with performance due loaded scripts.
I wouldn't mind forum if:
- threads where I posted were marked
- there was paging (I am old BBS user, infinite scroll is just not practical at all, there is "move to post" but still - move to post != check page x)
- there was less scripts which just takes resources for no reason
Lots of ways to improve site, I would start from reworking scripts, more complex wordpress sites tend to take less resources than new website, not to mention forum.
Old forum reminds me of old BBS forum schema, it is just perfect - practical, weight almost nothing, load instantly even on garbage internet from mobile phone while traveling - which means everything what BBS should have. New forum is just triumph of form over content right now, require lots of optimization and work to match old forum performance and usability.
same