I've really been wondering if this product would have a portal main page drawing from the forums as it's source.
I see a site like
www.ianspence.com that is modified to have a portal news page and I wonder how much effort goes into modifying a product and eventually a new product to suit the needs of a site.
Paid Subrscriptions, with "privileges" based on membership level. Like many folks, we need to monetize our forums.This is so very important for features that can easily be abused, like file attachments or a gallery. Even something as simple as the ability to upload your own avatar could be a bonus for a $5 paypal donation. To use features of a forum as incentive to donate to help with site fees would make justifying asking for donations much easier