It's much less fussy than the last design.Less is more
I agree on that and it's great not to have the report button getting in my way any more, but I do wish all the OP's posts were highlighted, not just the opener and although I like clean lines I find the screen glare is a bit much even with the brightness turned down and much less poster content viewable at any one time.
Sometimes these revamps seem much more about style and less about user friendliness. The totally redesigned the Digital Spy website and it's just awful. I hardly look at it any more.