I generally concur with most of the comments here. Speed is essential, and FT has basically gone back to the piston engine age. Furthermore, we are now at the tyrany of the masses level with this rediculous ratings system, as well as a myriad of other symbols which I have no clue about. The biggest complaint in the past was speed, and it seems this has not been resolved, and indeed we've moved backwards. All the other bells and whistles add little to a civil community and the ability to have real honest and forthright discussions of matters. Who needs a mini-Word composing box? We need a spell check, but beyond that, this other stuff has merely slowed FT to a crawl.

I have searched for a place to find an explanation for all the "ratings" enhancements, the various new symbols in our user profiles, and wonder where that is, and why we even need them.

All in all, a big thumbs down, and a likelihood that less time will be spent on FT because wait times have made productive visits impossible.