Those weren't old days. :|
The old days were awesome, battling was awesome.
You didn't have people popping up continously to try to restrict or forbid something, you could be more original, more unique. Everyone was competitive, yet nice.
You newbies can't understand why most of us veterans are leaving the forum, but let me put it as this:
The situation is seemingly impossible to repair. The amount of noobs per square meter is higher than the population in China. (exaggeration) You can't teach those kids anything, they're plain dull, they think with their d*cks.
I also miss the way people could actually speak english back in the day, I have nothing against people that can't speak english properly, but the situation's got so bad, we have to be archaeologists to decipher what some of you guys are saying. Take pop123 for example. When someone said something was wrong in the attitude or post of another member, that member checked his post and attitude and began changing, not "fukin tha rulez", if you catch my drift.
The old community was much more mature, and not necesarily that, but they thought more before posting something.
Even Flaw had humble begginings on this site. :| Before he became a royal ass(no offence).
The new community of NB is flooded with idiots and illiterates. You can't teach them anything.
So to summarize my whole point; vets are leaving because they see no hope in you guys, when you start changing and actually listening to what vets have to say, then you should expect them to actually bond with you.
But those are only my two cents.