I kinda agree here, but... (an aside, I recall when doing my Staff course we were told as soon as you say 'But' you actually mean ignore everything I've just said)Something I think should be remembered is that it was made very clear by the TG dudes that this is a progressive upgrade and it's being done over several days, so things that might not seem right now (and there are fewer of them all the time) will be all good in a few days. I reckon it's worth holding off on any comments about what is and isn't great for a while and give them a chance to do their thing.
So but , Al's comment about the email alert only being on your Profile page was helpful as I hadn't noticed that and as a result went had a look and lo and behold half a doz messages to answer.