Regarding your point #2...that is precisely the reason we have the new format. The squeeky wheel gets the grease~~ and those who were so high and mighty that they couldn't be bothered to pass over the things they didn't want to read are the ones who SQUEEKED!
I can see their point if they had no way to discern the gist of the thread, but cryin' out loud, all they had to do was scroll past the thread! Now here we are trying to read small fonts, waiting eons for pages to load (I have cable modem and its still long), and generally all in a snit.
And, yes, I have sent $$$.
...forgot to say, regardless of the aggravation, I sincerely appreciate what the Bros. Robinson provide for us.