It's been a long time coming, but our awesome System Admin (a personal friend of mine) finally got the permissions squared away in these NEW forums. Give 'em a whirl and be sure to visit my new forum post at
http://www.iowageocachers.org/content/how-bring-old-forums-new-forums
for some pointers too.
FYI... The OLD forums are slated to be LOCKED DOWN at the end of the month (January 2013).