As for the other forums, yes, I agree with in some ways but the truth of the matter is that no-one actually posts in those areas. I'd rather have them cluttered but 'busy' than separated and dead. It will be reviewed on a regular basis but for now, less is more.
I see your argument there, but I'd at least like to see a 'Current and Past Series' (or whatever it was called) board back up. Otherwise there's going to be a mess of team threads and series threads, and given a few more regular users the threads will go up and down the page with new posts with posters posting more often. It's going to be annoying to navigate through it just to talk about the catch or six you just saw. I am the sort of person who on my computer has a folder for everything, even just for one file, so it is a bit of personal preference, but I do think a series thread should be separate from other threads.