Here's some feedback for the latest changed and some things I've noticed with the current user experience when visiting.
1. Last poster avatars
I do not like how threads currently show the avatar of the last poster rather than the avatar of the thread's creator.
I'm willing to hear the counterargument, but I'm having a hard time coming up with one. This emphasis on “who posts lasts” just does not make sense to me for the forum experience; why do we care about who posted last compared to who created the thread?
For example, consider …