It’s a place where all the legendary bitcoiners, from Hal to Satoshi, used to write. Those threads are still here. They can easily be found and hold historical importance.
For a novice like me, what attracts me most about bitcointalk is the knowledge in the forum and a group of friendly and smart people.
I admit that I didn’t even understand how to set various fonts when I posted on the forum the previous few times, but as the number of replies increased, I mastered these rules.
In the first few days I was obsessed with reading old posts in the forum, including Satoshi, Gavin Andresen, and Hal (Hal is the predecessor that shocked and respected me the most)etc.
If the new forum is mobile-friendly, I think that will be the most significant feature to give it a slight push.
I have tried to restore and view posts on my mobile phone. That’s really a torture, but I have to say that watching the posts on a computer makes me more focused.