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[Petie]

First and foremost, this wasn't a spur of the moment, "screw anyone who doesn't think like us" decision. We actually checked each theme we removed for the number of people using them and more specifically in the case of PT, who those people were. There were 16 people who had that theme set and of those 16, maybe 5 who were active users. So actually, you were right in your sarcastic comment - statistically speaking, no one used it.

With that out of the way, if you really want specifics, the template code was a mess. Generally, edits are indeed as simple as copying from one template to another but that is generally made easier when the code is consistent across those themes. The main theme and the four site-specific themes all work on the same templates. The Christmas theme is an exact duplicate of those templates but separate in order to be able to modify some of the core elements of the board (like the header). The archived themes had 3 sets of templates with PT making a 4th and they were all significantly different. We actually did try to incorporate our changes into them yesterday but where it took just a couple of minutes on the new themes, altering the old ones was taking much longer due to the number of half-completed edits left in them.

So, next time you think it might be a good idea to start flinging accusations in a public forum, why don't you stop and gather some facts first. This was not a personal attack against you, nor was it done just for the fun of it or because we're lazy. The purpose of yesterday's changes were to unify the systems we have in place to manage various aspects of the site and trying to bring the old themes in line with the new ones was going against that purpose the more time we put into it, especially given that there were almost no users on those old themes.

The legacy of this place isn't in a skin, it's in its members. We've thrown nothing away, simply brought everything up to date.