Since I can't EDIT my posts I just want to make a suggestion. Take away the birthday thing. If XPT members want it known that it is their birthday they will do so.

I am amazed how badly one of my favorite forums got ruined so badly.

But my biggest gripe aside from post EDITING is the popular topics. NONE OF THEM ARE THE SLIGHTEST BIT POPULAR. Sure they may have had a ton of page views 6 years ago but they are by no means currently popular. It is a stupid feature that just makes this board look badly out of date (2004).