Hi,
I'm afraid that we will loose a lot of people and good discussions because of this new forum. Having to open a web browser instead of a simple email reader, turning on cookies and then having to login is a pain.
Having mail arrive in your mailbox is nice and simple. As for the ads I've never been bothered by them, nor know what you are talking about.
I have been on the list from the beginning and in my opinion this is a giant step backward.
I'm sorry that I will now be missing a lot of good information because of this new UBB as it it is just too time consuming and a hassle to use this web based UBB, this is one reason why I've never liked or participated in the ClubGP UBB.

IMHO this was a bad move. Why not let the users decide?

--John