TOS will always have that special spot in my bookmarks, but the last two weeks of working with the guys at VS has indicated that it will never be the same - not even close to what it was just prior to the shift in ownership. It was always my ambition to keep the community running intact, but I guess those efforts fell short in a few different aspects.
The ambition to start a new forum came from the encouragement of a few *** members, and more recently the current turn of events over there. The new admins had a complete lack of urgency around putting spam counter-measures in place, and the malware infested ads are a serious indication of how they operate.
With that, I'd like to welcome anyone brave enough to take the plunge. I can't promise you success with this site, but I can promise to run it with integrity and to keep an open ear to the participating members.