I realize the game, and the forums in particular, are a parody of internet culture. However (unless I’m missing something), I find it somewhat disconcerting that not even the first post in any given thread has any bearing whatsoever on the thread title, and the responses don’t flow as a conversation would.

Perhaps for Episode 2 (or even as a retrofit into Episode 1) you could make something like the forumbuildr and allow us to create the actual thread posts? This could enhance the immersion experience, and ease up on the work you’d need to do for any given forum/thread, I’d think.