The old board was so slow for a lot of us, some of us (myself included) could barely get it to function, so we weren't as active. Now that the arena runs so much faster, we can post more! yay!
Yes, I've noticed that as well! I remember clicking "post" and having to sit there and wait for it to load. lol. Then sometimes there was an error.
I also remember having to refresh the link over and over again at times.
Now it's all very smooth :-)