The only constant is change. I would rather be inconvenienced than be threatened by security holes being exploited. Godspeed....
I was caught unawares of the move from vBulletin but that's my fault, wasn't reading the thread. I updated the old bookmark and all's working good.
The biggest feature to me with forums is always the "go to last unread" button and related buttons, etc. Both are working for me, the bold bullet point at the thread title and I see the "new" icon at the top right-hand corner of unread posts, as well as the "Go to first unread" field at the page # buttons.
The appearance will take time to get used to but that's always the case with forum changes.
Scott. Thanks for the time invested on a holiday.