Every change you make brings back the homely feeling of the site.
I do wonder why you had to change though? Is this new board faster or less bandwidth? Can it do more or is it less vulnerable to attack? Is the old board style no longer supported or something? I don't want to sound unappreciative of your work, I'm just interested as to what facilitated the change?

Oh, and will the rep counter be returning to the sidebar alongside the little green scale thingy? I like to see how much rep I'm awarding and see the difference to another's number when I click the scal... star.