User blog comment:Sheepman/FIGHTTHEPOWER!/@comment-1024726-20100901223541/@comment-811766-20100902185131

Actually, I didn't. Monobook remained my skin for over four months after the swap, which, in actuality, proves my point. If the New Skin was optional, I would stay with Monaco until the bitter end.

The problem is that it is forced and that Monaco will be phased out.

I was given the choice to go to Monaco or stay with Monobook. I refused to swap for months, until I finally bit the bullet for one reason: the Shout Box.

My prior stance was that that "chat rooms were for the devil", citing my previous (and horrid) experiences with such things.