jase:
Quite the contrary, there was a lot of discussion and the main thread is about 800 posts long (plus other threads). I recognise that the site is only as good as the members using it so to dismiss all my efforts on finding a fair compromise is a little insulting (to myself and the people who gave their input). As I've said the main menu post was up for nigh on two months, plus years prior so it cannot be a surprise. I realise many don't like change but to miscategorise the length of effort we've gone to is not constructive.
I did state that I've only been aware of the (then proposed) changes for about a month and a half. I'm quite aware of how much time and effort you've put into RPOL over the decades and would never seek to diminish that. I clearly remember how much debate and consternation back when there was the need to change how Adult Games where handled...and have always felt that you've done a five-star plus job maintaining and improving the site: with the sole exception of how the UI was changed. It felt and feels....unnecessary. As the adage goes: if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
What I specifically stated was that the look that was unique to RPOL has been lost. The look and layout of RPOL before the change was both simple and brilliantly done. The look and UI of RPOL was different from any other site out there, and as others have pointed out; it was worth bragging about. That's no longer the case: I can go to other forum sites and find a very similar look and feel. The "unique", as I've called it, is gone.
Before, all the information was plainly visible on every page of the site. There wasn't any "hovering over" to look for details that used to be right in plain sight...and having to hunt for what used to be clearly visible is frustrating at best. I can't imagine how much more difficult it must be to use now on mobile, as I've never gone that route myself.