...As in, they want the option of the "old-facebook" as well as the "new-facebook." The protest groups on Facebook have about 1 million members collectively.
I understand why Facebook wants to move everyone over to the new Facebook. It is probably a lot easier to have everyone under one system instead of divided into two. Especially for developing future plans for Facebook and rolling out new features. But users like consistency. They are comfortable with the old Facebook and don't want to relearn a social networking site.
Facebook should keep around the option of both new and old for at least a little while longer. At the same time, they should force new users to only be allowed to use the new Facebook so they won't have to end up switching. Eventually, I think Facebook has to be under one platform. It will be painful for some, but just like the Mini-Feed, they will come to embrace it.