you mentioned in the opening post something about new message boards. i ain't got time to sift through all these posts right now, but a few things that i believe should be implemented:

function to show all posts made by a member.

function to show all topics created by a member.

seperator at the bottom of posts between message and signature, so often i read a signature thinking it's a post.

i know i'm not the most active member here but i do lurk around a fair bit, and these forums definately have a good vibe about them. they are also definately unique compared to any other forum i've posted on before (quite a few), what i mean is the reply message to singular posts rather than quoting for example. and the list of posts underneath the thread opener. maybe i'm just not used to things around here yet!