Hi all:
With the looming need to update the forum software (now made more urgent due to the top-of-page php related errors), I realized having a "backup" place to congregate / communicate should the forums go down would be a good thing.
I know there's not great love for Reddit among many of our users (this was brought up during the transition) but it's something I know won't go down. Accordingly, we now have a "thefora" subreddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/thefora/Should the site become inaccessible for any reason or you are unable to access it, you can post there / get in touch with me via reddit (as eigengrad, the subreddit moderator).