Firstly, the SC of old was already killed when it merged with GU. So, they haven't managed to kill a great forum, because it was already long dead. Secondly, of course this message board is going to be different. I mean, the members who posted years ago would be older and would have moved on to do other things.
Also, if you are going to diss this version of SC, you better come with more then a meaningless topic filled with complete spam. If you want to criticise something, then go about it in a constructive way and actually tell Rich the problem with this new site, then try and offer advice on how this forum could be improved to make it as good as the 'great forum' you once were apart of.
It's topics like this that kill a forum, because it brings the vibe down for all members and makes people think about the forums of the past. Just let the old SC die and try to adapt to this new message board, its not as bad as you think.