For anyone else curious about the Alexis vs. Classic contorversy, let me make a suggestion.

Rather than dive in headfirst without knowing the depth of the water, take a sneaky peek first.

Start by right clicking on the profile button and open it in a new screen. Then select either the Alexis or Classic at the line labled Board Style. The click on the "Submit" button.

Next, click on the return to Forum Index button.

If you like the new look, all is well and good. If you don't like it, close the window, and use the forum window you originally left to go back and change the "Board Style" choice back to the original setting.

That at least is how I did it. I went back to Alexis, I don't like the Classic style.