I wholeheartedly agree with that; yesterday, when I tried the new forums, it took me a bit to figure out the "quote" button. And the navigation is too convoluted.
I guess that's the psychology of today, no matter the venture: Instead of taking two steps to accomplish something, we need to change it so it takes five or ten steps to do the same thing!
And let's lose the horrid smilies and bring back the old ones!