I think that there were utterances surrounding new forum software back when I registered in 2013.
I registered in 2015, and I think I heard the same thing now and again. For a while I was expecting the forum to morph into something quite different, and I thought it was coming soon. Then after a couple of years I kind of stopped paying attention to all the talk of new forum software. At present, I'm indifferent about it.
I agree. But it looks like we are finally coming close to its release (this time for real).
I'll believe it when I see it rolled out and ready to use. Not sure if I'm in the minority, but I really like bitcointalk the way it is--there's an elegant simplicity to it that just works for me, and I'd hate to see changes made the way eBay constantly does them, i.e., frequently and with no rhyme or reason. There's nothing on this site that's completely broken, so it isn't as though a lot of things need to get fixed.
Anyway, maybe I'll love the new forum software. I try not to project negativity about it, but I'm not a big fan of change when it comes to websites I frequent.