What sort of impact have the recent "changes" to Answers made.?

I'm not sure if is that long term users have been leaving in droves since the recent changes, as a long term user who stared using around Answers 2007 I've noticed that people come and people go. I did have number of contacts that no longer use Answers and that was well before the changes came about. Sometimes it's just a matter that people find different things in their lives that spark their interests and Answers no longer plays such an important role. I think sometimes it's just a matter of phase where people come and people go.

I took a break a from Answers about a year ago well before the new changes did come effect, it was more a matter of being tired of all the negativity, the trolling, the back biting, the cheating, and how easy it was/is for people to create accounts just to create conflict, basically I was tired of reporting and community moderation when seeking knowledge was the reason I joined. Not to be a reporter.

I won't deny though that numbers of people have left because of the purple changes, also that a sense of community has been lost, Answers IMO lost it's originally since the recent changes, the old green format was so different from anywhere else now it just a clone of all other Q & A sites that it no longer stands out as it once did, maybe that's a good thing maybe not.

Maybe it's just a dream or just the new phase in Y/A life ;)

Long term users that I have known are leaving in droves yes, they may still have accounts but rarely use them. The site is less personal these days & reporting is through the roof, seldom do I receive a BA, violation notices however are pretty much a daily thing, Q&A from years ago, it's irritating, disappointing, not much fun.

You have hit the nail on the head my friend what is most annoying is the faceless ones never come forward to be counted