I’ll bet this has been a whole lot more fun for you than it has (or is) for the rest of us.
Thanks
Are we goobering things up by posting while the sex change is ongoing? If so, I’ll go out into the natural light.
Naah, not at all; in fact, we need some usage so we can see what’s going on, chase out all the gremlins.
I’m very happy the board’s back up and I think once we all get over the newness of it, you’re going to like it. I like it, what I’ve seen of it so far, anyway.
your humble TubaDiva
Chocolate? That’s it? My god!
< gives Tuba and the techies (what a name for a band) A huge bunch of roses, a bottle of Dom apiece, free passed to their favorite concert, $500 mad money and a pat on the ass.>
Good job everybody!(so far)
Are there any more at home like you, Dave? 
your humble TubaDiva
basking in the glow
Would just like to second/third the above comments - new format looks great, has some nice features (like a much larger reply box - huzza!), and no flaming folders!
but, one concern - Tuba, you’re not listed as a moderator of this forum - are you leaving us? say it ain’t so!
Not going anywhere. (Cheers from some, groans from others.)
We’re still moving in and not all the boxes are unpacked, the curtains not yet hung, etc. In fact, have any of you seen a whole truckoad of boxes with “Great Debates” written all over them . . .
your humble TubaDiva
In the beginning, Cecil created the heavens and the earth and the Straight Dope Message Board. And the earth was without form, and void, and darkness moved over the face of the waters, and the message board was cold and cheerless and computerized.
And Cecil said, “Let there be Tuba, and let there be chocolate, to please her!” And lo, it was so.
And the evening and the morning were the first day.