Dale, please email the club re the Q&A. I have been reminding them about it.
Mikey, who did you email? Anything that comes to me is forwarded straight to marketing. I'm not in a position to answer those emails. As far as I am aware, the forum will be back once the server upgrades/issues have been sorted out.
I wouldn't make the assumption that it is gone for good because of what other sites have done, as they did that last year and ours has continued on.
The server was at the point that it was troublesome and frustrating and something needed to be done.
I also wouldn't assume the length of time to get it back is an omen of things to come, these type of rumours/thoughts need some foundation and every email I have seen from the club has indicated it will be back so anything to the contrary is either a figment of somebody's imagination or they know something I don't.