I personally find it very easy to parse visually, font size is ideal, no inline images or post voting or overbearing profile/social BS on the forums, it's peak

I personally find it very easy to parse visually, font size is ideal, no inline images or post voting or overbearing profile/social BS on the forums, it's peak late 90s design and (without sounding too elitist) probably helps attract the crowd they want due to that.