Mark, I liked the old board better in some ways. It was simple. However, I don't see a problem with this board. After a few tries, it essentially works the same way. You post a question, you generally get an answer or at least several opinions.
The lack of expert response this time of year is understandable. This is the pond pro's busy time of the year. It is like the XMAS season to the retail crowd. I first thought that you guys had picked a poor time of the year to implement something that you didn't have time to support. However, I've noticed that the lack of a quick response from Lusk has generated more responses from other "members" out of their own experiences or from knowledge gained from past posts. Thats not a bad thing and may be a sort of improvement. My thought: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
