Hi kwblue,
To say that we have not done whatever we could to try and overcome the issue of our affiliates having to replace links and banners is not a very fair statement to make.
In the planning of the new platform, we looked at alleviating the need for links to change, but this was not possible. I understand that having to change banners and links is a time-consuming and quite frankly, irritating, task to do, but it was unavoidable.
That said, we believe that the new platform is going to prove to be very beneficial for all, and that the required changes will be well worth it in the long run.