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To answer your question... These forums are quite popular. Between the users logged in and the users logged out, or without registered accounts, there are nearly 1000 people on. Right now, it counts under that, at 840 people currently browsing.
Additionally, there have been some forum changes recently in which things might not work up to par as they should.
The site is also funded by out of pocket money and donations. If you want the site to go faster, you may wish to consider donating.