The new design makes the site look like one of those BS web domain place holders rather than a fan friendly hobby site. It looks like the main focus is getting add clicks rather than ease of access to quality content. The white design is terribly old fashioned and the layout is confusing.
If it was me, I'd move the ads into the header and/or footer divs and make them static. That will free the content (Which is the MOST important part!) to scroll independently.
I think DA need a big re-think on this as they're going to kill off a huge amount of traffic.