Based on my own experience of referencing this site long before I even knew there was a message board, coupled with the recent (and necessary) disabling of anonymous posting, I'm wondering if there should be a more obvious link to the forum on the Welcome page. Maybe an entry in the main menu or a banner at the top would suffice. Forum activity, while not low, has dropped off considerably from what it was. Then again, in some ways that might be a good thing….
More Prominent Link to Forum
Summary:
Just a suggestion....