Gotta agree with OnkelSam on this as well. The texture replacements should keep in mind the subtleties of the original terrain textures. As it is, the mod reminds of those BR "high def" mods that make things look gaudy.
Honestly though, I'm curious as well. I'd been wondering if there was some big falling out between higher-up staff on GR and top players that I totally missed or if there's something else going on.
That said, I still like the idea behind this site as a dedicated CoH community. Not that there's anything wrong with GR (imo), just nice to have something *our own*.