With all the problems of the Resource & Projects categories, the flaws of the GM Minish Cap Engine and how it isn't bringing in more users to help with it, how the Project of the Month topics get no replies anymore, how the Engines board's Engine listing isn't updated, how the Engine's board doesn't have any set rules, how some users still don't know the difference between posting in Discussion or in Engines, how Graphics no longer has sprite competitions, how Graphics sprite Sprite listing isn't maintained or existent, how Audio sucks, how there is a lack of tutorials in all resource boards, how there are no longer any held contests, how users still feel that expanding the focus is the quick and easy answer, how users sometimes feel the staff isn't doing enough, users' perceived issues with the site, integrating new users, getting new good ones, advertising, etc. there should be enough problems to fix.
The point being that these aren't just staff problems to fix, they can't just be. They are everyone's problems - or rather they are the problems of the people who give a !@#$%. Most if not all of the staff members are intelligent, yes, but that is not to say that everyone on else on the forum can't contribute anything. Doing all of this through PMs is weak. Rather than sending a half-baked idea through a PM to a staffer who may or may not relay it to the rest of staff, a half-baked idea can be posted in the Developers board so that the rest of its baking process can be completed. With all the development issues that need to be fixed, I think that having the board apart from Feedback helps because if someone has a legitimate issue with moderation, they shouldn't have their post in Feedback drowned out.
Everyone talks the talk but nobody walks the walk anymore. If you are right though and the board is a monumental failure, it'll be removed then. I think it is at least an idea worth trying; and another thing, the traditional staff gets busy like everyone else, so expecting the forum to get better through their efforts alone just slows down the process or the conversation amongst them is slow. By opening it up to everyone, namely the people it affects, we'll also be making better decisions.
