A very different feel indeed. Returning to the original subject:
I’ve tried. But it’s just not the same anymore. And it’s not just the images, or the avatars. In fact, after some finagling I’ve figured out how to block the big avatars next to each post. I haven’t found a way to hide images in posts without losing the links as well.
But the tone of the board has changed, and not in a good way. It’s kind of subtle, but there’s a small group of posters who make condescending remarks to anyone who wants to be able to tweak things to work more like what we’re used to. (Not you, @puzzlegal , even though you were in one of those threads.)
But even that’s not the last straw. I’ve had a massive barrage of spam/scam emails lately - jumping from 3-4 a day on average to over 70 a day, most of it the kind that might make my wife suspect I’ve signed up for a hookup site. Most of it gets scooped into the spam folder, but a few have slipped into my inbox. Even if it all got caught by the spam filter, I still have to wade through it because I occasionally see stuff there that should have gone to my inbox. I got suspicious and looked back through my spam folder. Sure enough, it started at the time they started transitioning to Discourse.
And on top of that, Tuba’s gone. (And I can’t be the only one who’d wondered why she hadn’t posted in a few days.)
It’s not a decision I’m happy about, but this may be my last post. I just don’t see this continuing to be the SDMB in anything but name for much longer. I hope I’m wrong. I’ll lurk for awhile, but not every day and not for long unless it looks like things are improving. Probably make me ineligible for some badge I was on the verge of earning. Darn.