Honestly, I don't see there being much change that will affect the average user. There may be changes to advertisers, mods, and some posting policies, but there have been those changes through the years as it was anyway. The folks who may be affected are those that have smaller businesses and use this forum to grow awareness of their product. This site has always been very liberal and supportive of those that are starting new ventures as long as you kept the admins here in the loop. Depending on sponsorship and advertising changes the climate may change. Those with BowTech affiliation may not be allowed to have authoritative roles for example.

All in all it is the members of a forum that make up its quality. This forum has always had quality members, so as long as nothing is done to drive off those quality members, which is unlikely, the site will be fine.