I don't intend my posting to be as strongly negative as they seem to read. I have stopped posting on all the oter sites but this one, and one more unrelated site.
My contention is that change is always inevitable, but not always desirable, and you either change with it, go elsewhere to a site that better suits your needs, or find a new hobby/pastime.
For me, reloaded is preservng the type of forum I can relate to, even if there are some things I've yet to figure out here. As for the other forums, I see them taking a more complicated turn which is likely going to serve the younger more computer savy generation in the way it has the older fellows who have no desire to further advance skills.