I've just joined Ecency today, and after looking at HIVE and a couple of the others, I am definitely finding Ecency the easiest to use. Maybe an age thing (not too far off your own, though I'd rather say we're mature, experienced, even wizened, rather than old 😁) but I agree that the easier it is and the least amount of fannying around required, the better.

It certainly helps to discover such a welcoming, friendly and helpful community. I hope that will help it continue to grow.