i apologize for the late reply, did not see this post till now for some reason
you should contact the administrator directly regarding this issue, seems like he doesnt really understand how forums should be diagnosed or is just not committed to forum maintainance
alot of the subsections including members journal and others were my suggestions to the admin..
however, i will pm him today and ask him about allowing personal albums that are visible to all members on top of the forum page to allow more activity, and perhaps regional sections as well for california owners, seattle owners, northwest canada bc owners etc etc.