I am sorry but I have to say something, because the situation jerseyjules88 is in is almost the same as mine. I also just bough 30 US on points and was only able to use a few of them (I dont even know how much money I have spend in this site for the last 2 years). I am willing to stick around and wait to see if you guys will be able to fix this for us, but so far the answers have been really vague.
I get some of the critic with the new site, but again I will be patient for a while and see if suggestions will be implemented. I agree with jerseyjules88 that for us VIP users, the service is a payed one (even if you called it a donation for legal pusposes) and we should be your main concern, to be honest.
Bala, your answer to me was very offensive as if you guys didn`t care at all if you lose a paying member. I know that on forums things can get missinterpreted, but the smiley faces for me in this case were a slap in the face. Like "go ahead, just ask the admin for your points back and we are glad you are going". In a friendly enviroment that is this site, I would hope for more understanding also from your side for those of us who are frustrated with the changes.