I'm with you...
I absolutely agree with you. Like you said, it might take time to get used to it, but I find it very difficult to keep track of which posts i've already read. With the old board, all the previously viewed posts were highlighted, so I didn't even bother clicking on the link. On this new board, you have to view all of the previous posts and remember which ones you've already read! Very tedious in my opinion.
But then again... its not my board!