Beta Version.
 

Am I looking at a beta version. Colors are different, there is a box labelled “Debug Information” on the bottom. BTW, I would be happy to beta test—I can break most any program.

oooooh

me too
thought it was a new format at first.

This is the information I got a little while ago:

"Here's what's going on:

The forums have been moved to a different VB version. Some of the features such as chat and blogs and a few others I might not be thinking of require a compatible plugin to work as it did prior.

Our tech team is working on regaining as much of the previous functionality as possible, however, due to limited resources, it will be an ongoing process over the next few months."

I don't like the new appearance either.
I expect it's temporary and will look better soon.