I added topic views so we can see engagement, also added total posts to forum cards. I also added unique user icons that are generated from username. This is just to give some visual feedback for now, until I make a image upload system.

I've create a safety assessment to ensure compliance with the law. I would prefer to allow appropriate discussions as would happen in a public place like the park, a restaurant, etc. but UK law seems to be a bit of a mess at the moment, so I need to be more stringent. Whilst public registration is not open yet, I need to have this in place before I do open it up. I welcome all feedback, opinions, etc.

I think I've nailed down the issue with logins being expired too quickly. I've made sure the cookies are stored with a 30 day expiration after last visit. I've also stored security keys in a secure folder on the server so hopefully logins should persist even when I restart the server software. I don't know how many people found it annoying, but I am hoping that should now be done. please let me know if you have issues with it.

I've created a tag system that will form the foundation of site hierarchy. Currently the tags only rest within the topic header, but in future I will create the ability to place them into any hierarchy I wish and use that hierarchy to have things like subforums. I will also use the tag system for categorising other aspects such as franchises, fanworks, reviews, etc.