I wish more people would do searches on common questions before asking the same questions we get and answer, often many times each year- so i guess i'm the opposite. I don't like to see the really old, long threads pop up either, though. But, some of the really info packed ones are nice to see again.

I've also had the problem with the scroll bar and hitting F5 didn't help, but the refresh button at the top brought it back. However, the pages load so slowly that I have to wait again for the page to refresh to get the scroll bar back, which is maddening. I've also had the log in repeatedly issue and sometimes have to hit the back button 3 or 4 times to return to the main page. I also just hit the "preview message" box and waited 4 minutes and 11 seconds. Then I hit the back button and came back here, so I can try again. It'll sometimes take me 10 or 15 minutes to open a thread, type a message, hit preview and then post. Sometimes I just give up before my message ever posts. Sigh. It gets worse and worse all the time. Annie

You won't be able to see any animations, including the cute birthday gifs and such. Well then there must be a different way to block the annoying animations that 'some' folks see. I don't see them so cannot relate to them and really am not sure what I have that is responsible for blocking them. Can you see Felix pacing below? Do you have the annoying animations blocked? Felix is pacing for me, but I never have/see any annoying animations. For anyone annoyed by them I suggest the Computer Help Forum. I imagine it is more about blocking ads than what it blocking animations.

Here's a thread that contains feedback on the new format. http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/decor/con0319495222814.html