What's wrong with the design? It's nice, clear, and doesn't waste resources - i.e. loads quickly. It's dumb to demand a new design just to follow questionable aesthetic trends that change every few months. What's the problem with keeping a system that works? After all this forum should mainly provide useful content and information and not be a catwalk for hipsters.
A very important advantage of this forum is that it works without JavaScript. Out of security reasons, JavaScript is disabled in my browser per default. I can't even load the new beta forum without deactivating various security settings.

That is idiotic - a forum primarily displays simple text. That should be possible without scripting!
ya.ya.yo!
if you not smart dont talk at all.
it is possible to change to classic and easy design that way more comfortable to surf in.
some of the users here have raisin brain and they they immediately think on design with loads of effects and colors when heard of a change.
they also have lack of knowledge on marketing and entrepreneurship so they foolishly think that this design is the reason for its success.
i guess you're on of them.
Cu.ri.ou.s8!
You make a shit post about the forum design with no substantial information premised on your opinion of the forum design being "lame". You show no awareness of previous discussions on this subject (I remember a previous shit post about the design being good, there are probably more; also there's the whole thing about EpochTalk). You don't provide any concrete examples of poor design.
Yet when someone replies with some actual arguments you respond by insulting them? You should seriously reconsider your behaviour.