A have a few suggestion for the forums.
1. Whenever there is a topic thread that gets a lot of visits, it can pop up on the top of the forums, this would make it easier to find interesting threads.

2. I would suggest a search bar in the forum for finding a topic you once visited but cant remmber where it is, but do remember the name, or just for faster access to your favorite threads.

3. A community audio and music area where you can download the sfx, without having to go to a differenet site.

Just suggestions.