Basically, most conversations have stopped.
New subjects that ARE NOT spam, pop up at lengthy and irregular intervals.
And the only things showing up in my Active Topics is spam crap.
There's apparently NO management of the forums.
Nor is there any maintenance of the forums. The software is the same old, broke, standards noncompliant stuff it has been for the last 3 years I've been here (and it was old and broke even then).
Thanks to everyone for the conversations, the knowledge I've acquired, and just the general helpfulness most of you have exhibited.
--Dil