Yes we are working quite hard here and things have gone as well as was expected. The most important thing after all was ensuring we got the data imported here, which happily we did. The graphics and other stuff can be worked out later, but the new site works great!

A couple additions to Otto's statement:

Concerning the avatars, smilies, signatures, profile images, user ranks and the like. Unfortunately they all got squashed in the move, but fortunately we have the graphics all backed up and we will slowly insert these features back into the new Forums. Just be a little patient, I'll have all your special avatars and decorations back in your profile soon.

Concerning the layout. Yes I agree with you, it is ugly! I'm currently working on a nice theme that is a lot more in line with our former theme.

And lastly, I'm working on a little project called Front 64. I'm not going to tell you what it is yet, but I can say it is a large graphica initiative here on the WWII Network. You might have already seen some of the new Front 64 details appear in the Smilies section.

Peppy >>> heading onward and upward!