The issue you’ll have is that the some seem to struggle with the concept that the message board is the posters / content rather than the format.
Add to that the fact people don’t like change, and the decision was made to keep this place open and it’s easy to see why the ‘new’ board failed first.
If this place is closed, you’d see the vast majority of posters grumble about it, but ultimately get over themselves and move to the new place.
I admit this is much easier for me to say when I wouldn’t be the one getting texts at midnight whining about it though.