I'm sorry
The first forums I had on the site died many years ago. The replacement ("The Storyboard") was spammed into unusability while I wasn't paying attention. It's sad, because there were some interesting and meaningful threads there. I have the data, but there are hundreds of megabytes of spam to filter out, and no good way to do it.
I would like to invite you to try the new forums. They may fare no better. But it would be a fun way to get to know everyone.