I am willing to listen to improvements you'd like to see to this forum, from a technical standpoint. I have already taken a little bit of action to reduce the spam.
Here are two I will suggest:
1) 20 posts per page instead of 10.
2) Make it easier for new signups to request a new confirmation e-mail if they don't receive the first one for whatever reason.
What else would you guys like to see?
I only have limited time to spend on this, but I will put in anything simple, as long as Alan agrees.