FR is one of the most open, interactive, dynamic sites I have ever seen. I have no idea how all these threads going back so many years can be kept active.
I certainly hope they find a solution. I don’t want this site looking like a run of the mill forum though.
You betcha. Name any other forum with so many members who've all passed their tenth anniversary. Tough to do.
As to the archived threads, someone mentioned that it might be a good idea to segregate threads over a year old to some other servers, so that the active traffic could move faster.
I'm not a techie, so I have no idea whether that would improve site performance or not, but it sounds like an idea worth exploring.