I guess someone could not be content that the website worked with very few issues. So yesterday (Jan.18) I started noticing new and very annoying changes (I use the desktop version).
First, forum pages started loading slower, and reformat themselves several times before becoming stable enough to read.
Then there's a fat bar at the bottom taking much of the page's real estate. It also slides in/out repeatedly, which is rather distracting.
Clicking "View First Unread" button no longer gets you to the correct post.

Why on earth did you have to mess up the site? Let's cut the losses and return to the familiar version, when we could read and post without delays and distractions.