Stuff happens, 'specially as we "age"
been there, done that a bunch, and I expect that will continue as well.
One of the absolute problems with forums that have Lots of separate boards is that most folks congregate in just a few boards, and thus may unintentionally miss out on threads and posts that could be of valuable interest. This is why we'll be removing boards and - since we don't have the ability to "merge boards" - we can at least individually "move threads" from one board to another. Also, having a single board also allows specific threads for specific subject matters within that single board.
What's been going on behind the scenes for the last few weeks is the building of a new, and hopefully
functionally improved Trad Gang forum, on a new server.