But how would you know if it was broken or not? After a month of very exhaustive discussion between we, the admins, and the mods we made the changes you see today because we are quite convinced that things were indeed broken. There were 145 posts on the matter before the action was taken today so it wasn't done lightly or on a whim.
 
We are trying to breathe new life into the forums because quite frankly the activity level around here is in the pits. We are hoping that by moving the more popular forums to the top, we can show new visitors to the board the portions of the forums that are of the most interest to people.
 
If someone is coming here to look for naked photos of Mario Lopez (which it seems 9 in 10 do), then why make them wade through religion, tech, and international politics first? Thats just one example of the kind of problems we are hoping to address by rearranging.
 
It really shouldn't be that confusing. There were no new forums added today. We really only changed the order. I hope you can manage 

 More importantly, I hope this actually works and that more people will start posting and registering. We need a shot in the arm in here.
 
Thanks for your understanding and patience!