Mods, please don't move this. I'm intrigued at some of the stuff you've said. "Nobody can have an opinion if it doesn't conform." I don't see that myself.
Now I wasn't here in the "good old days", but I quite like this forum.
You talk about change, but what changes can be made? It is what it is, do you want a fanfare to play every time you get a like or something ?
Could it possibly be that it is YOU that have changed and not the forum?
Finally , you talk about "I could name names" , we'll crack on and do so. If you're leaving again , what have you got to lose?
I hope you get what you are looking for.