Looking at your profile you've been a member for 2 and a half months yet you have such a view of how this site was in the past?
Not to sound like a twat but you have absolutely NO idea what the original Tao bums was like back in the day.
I have been a member since 2009, back then there was a LOT of respected and high level teachers and practitioners who would post on here and there posts were extremely valuable and helpful, then , because of the attitude and negativity that generally pollutes a good forum they left one by one leaving only a few good natured die hard original members.
As for aversion to change, what change ?
The change of the quality of posts and members ?
The change of helpful and quality posts to just everyday general ramblings?
Its good Tao bums is still here but it has none of the magic or even the crazy odd drama the site had back in the day.