Hello Flyordie, I would just like to make a suggestion for the overall forum style. It is now 2013, and in all due respect it is very out dated. I'm a web developer myself, and have come to the thought that it's just time to make a change.

As a Web Developer I would be more than happy to assist in developing the forums/website. 

List of things I found wrong.
1. Style Outdated.
2. Pages load very slowly.
3. Could be more active, with something like a live statistics feed of latest posts, users online, etc...

I'm sure more can be updated along with all of the above, I just hope you look into some changes, and it will make all the difference in the performance of the community forum, and activeness.