I've been around for what? 2 years now? I've always used the forum and I think I've given enough good contributions. However, I believe a massive effort and an incredible help is given by the mailing list. It's hard for me to envision a support channel as great as this one without both of these components. Is there absolutely no way to fix what's wrong and keep the mailing list? And if the current admins can't handle the situation, can't you find some more volunteers? In my humble opinion I think it's pretty bad to lose the link to the mailing list support and the mailing list questions. Just my two cents. Cheers, Jorl17