Ah, I understand the dilemma.
I gave Tapatalk a whirl. I like the concept, but between their privacy policy and $1/month fee to remove ads I'll forgo the convenience.
I will survive
I don't like tapatalk either. I just do the zoom dance.
I did find a glitch in the forum software the other day on my phone. I typed a long reply, and the text box covered the post button. I had to add a smiley in order for the text box to move.
Thanks for understanding. I'd like to upgrade to the later versions for lots of reasons, but I really like the way this place looks, and I don't think the people that actually did the work are interested in this as much, any more.