What you fail to realize is that there was plenty of foresight but no escaping what I have patiently tried to explain before: the need is three dimensional. The format is only two. This means that subjects are actually matrixed, which is why tagging can and likely will work better than any reformat.

There is also no way of completely avoiding overlap between subjects. The best we can do is consider the predominance of posts and continually evaluate the need for adjustment or even reinvention. Note that I'm not opposed to either... but after having gone through this ordeal here already I'm personally a bit gun shy and see a great deal of value in proceeding with caution after significant thoughtful debate rather than reaction driven by an ill-formed sense of urgency.

As for my writing style, it tends to be objective, and the "well established facts" at play here are the knowns of having been there, done that and not "just my own thoughts". Conclusions based on those well-established facts, however, are my own.

No offense either, but I can't see how recent arrivals could have the necessary context to understand any hesitation for a revamp... unless of course they've been involved in forum design of this type and magnitude already.

Oh, and no one is hiding behind anything. That's your interpretation, and not the reality.

EDIT: emphasis added for clarity