im not sure if this is a solution, but if there was a way you could reset the forums, say quarterly (every 3 months), so that we all had to login, but pay a $10 or $15 re-entry fee, i think the amount of people that use the forums would cover the expenses. im sure the number of users would drop, therefore decreasing the bandwidth needs, and naturally those who stay and pay the fees are the more serious users that we all need. im in for $15/quarter... $5/month.
