Please keep things positive. Best advise I believe is to try out different sites. Find what works well for you. If you don't like it, don't go back and try another site. Nothing says you only have to play on 1 site. At one time, I played on about 6 different turn-based game sites.
coan.net: I agree.The tone of some of those boards has turned off the people with anything interesting to say anyway,no great loss.Expect a stampede to this site,but the culture shock of having to display new level of maturity and respect may be daunting for many of them.
coan.net: I was refered to that site by a friend,I think they get rewarded for bringing in new members.I decided to let them keep my trial 5 dollar membership after the owner started asking my friend personal questions about me,very strange
ScarletRose: I too didn't renew at IYT,and I was there since May 1999.The boards are a mess and the site is badly mismanaged and neglected.I've never thought much of absentee ownership.Pat Chu avoids his members like the plague,while Fencer clearly takes an active roll in the community.