I know all that already. But thanks for the recap.

Trip Advisor still has a PM feature.

<This Forum closed their 'Lobby' to new users. Attrition will close it down eventually obviously.>

It's called "The Lounge" and it's still going strong. Since you aren't on that forum, you wouldn't know that. "Attrition" could eventually close any and every travel forum. Just look at Frommer's.

Thanks for the history lesson, dulciusexasperis but I was already aware of that.