eljbabette:
Hi, Rhonda~
Obviously, I'm not katie, but....I'd suggest you come on over to AJ~!!! Maybe, check back in now and again to B&B to see if they've made any changes (but, it'll never be the same forum we used to know, my friend).
Take care,
elly
Thanks, Elly, If they'd consider adding a folder for seed beads, maybe I would. 
Interestingly, since I posted my message, one or two staff members have dropped by the B&B Forum and even left a post, which hasn't happened in a while, so maybe the message got passed along. Ann Dee Allen (the editor) said if we had a constructive question about the forum to post it in the "About the B&B Forum," and I didn't waste any time requesting more folders, and also a video for the wire wrapped loop--it's posted here and in the BeadStyle Forum, and I expect it was just an oversight not to add it to the B&B Forum too. That's a skill we all need to know. No answer yet, but I don't mind waiting.
If the request for more folders is unsuccessful, maybe I'll ask for a Seed Bead folder in this forum...but then I'd have to ask all the seedbeaders to join me, and I'm not sure they would. I think we have more seedbeaders than we did before, but I miss the ones who have moved on.
I may be in the minority, but I like the look of the new Forum (AJ is very jazzy, although I prefer the blue border in B&B. The BeadStyle Forum is a little too homespun for my taste, but there's something for everyone). I am sorry to read that people are still experiencing problems with the blank areas on screen. I have to hit the refresh button every so often, but my computer (less than a year old), connection (FIOS) and browser (MIE) seem to be more compatible with the forum software than some. I do wish the ads were a bit smaller; the scrolling ads bother my eyes (there seem to be more of those in B&B). I know the ads are helping to underwrite the cost of this "free" site, and after a while you don't really see them, but you know they're there. It comes in handy when I want to check something at ArtBeads or Rings&Things. I became a subscriber of B&B, and consider the "members only" areas to be a perk, and am glad I subscribed, but haven't really spent too much time checking out those areas.
I'm sure I'll be back for a visit. Thanks again, Rhonda
Edited to add, I had to hit the refresh button a couple of times tonight, and that doesn't happen very often. I do need to clean out my browser cache, and if you haven't done it in a while, it's a good thing to do periodically and can really speed things up. You may lose your "remembered" user name/password, but it only takes a minute to re-enter and save.
I just read your previous post, I usually use AOL to get on the Internet (with Microsoft Explorer). Our connection is Verizon FIOS (the cheapest package). We upgraded not too long ago. To be honest, it doesn't seem that much faster than the cable connection we had before, but the line is more stable. We have the option of upgrading to a faster service, for more money, but for now this gets me where I want to go, in a reasonable length of time. I still remember the dial-up days on a really slow hookup.