Thanks for the great response. You all have put things into perspective. There are so many variables that put people in and out on HN. We all have busy lives. One of the biggest things I like about HN is the people..and also the user friendly website.
I hope the moderators know that "when things work" Keep it.
Sometime people go in and change the format of the site and users get all confused on the change and they get scared off.
This format works great. We should leave it..and let the business grow! Change is hard for all of us. MW