A valid comment, all input are appreciated.
Even though this isn't something I've thought about I definitely understand your point and I do agree that it would be fun to have more features and buttons to play with but I also believe that there's got to be a member base and quality content in order for the current forum to venture into such a change. And true we may not have a very large regular member base or many active discussions at the moment but I still hope that we can rise from what we've got and build on top of this and that our chances are better than starting almost from scratch. I've seen a couple of sites with very primitive options and yet if the right content is there and the right people they will thrive.
But please, please join us in the other discussions on the A-U revival. It sounds like you have another - and fresh - perspective on things that would be worth sharing.