Well, I like it! I think the new look is lovely. I use a number of different forums and this layout and format is very familiar to me. I found the old board quite difficult when trying to find stuff.
To all the Mods - THANK YOU! You are doing a Great Job: keep up the good work, and try not to take some of the negative comments too personally. I truly believe that the CONTENT and the CONTRIBUTORS to the board are the most important part, not how it looks, or whether the buttons are on the left or right. I take the point about the White background contrast issues, and for me (becuase I am getting on a bit) the text size could be a tad larger.
Just to say that I love this forum - I have learned so much from taking part in the disucssions, looking at photos and working through some of the tutorials. I, for one, am STAYING! Mxxx