Forum was sold by marc, so the new owners are who authorized the forum change.
As far as members logging in under new account that is fairly easy to check using various ways like checking ips, comparing them and doing trace on ips, this has been done in the past on problem members.
New management has been very receptive to members complaints, making changes and tweaks to try to address members issues and complaints and are still working on issues and complaints. Not once as a mod have i read of them complaining behind the scenes about the issues members are complaining about, instead they say "let me see what we can do about that".
Bottom line they bought a business and are trying to run their business, how many other businesses would try this hard to please their employees (members)? They make their money off of the vistors more than off of the members, members gain far more benifits by being here than any money they make from us.
Just my 2 cents as a charter member, not a moderator.