Did you really count them?

I would imagine that activity for the top and bottom of the forum list have been fine, along with places like UA or specific hotel/airline forums which people specifically look for. I know I've visited OMNI a number of times with the new board, simply because its so visible in its last place position, when I had never been in there before.

CommunityBuzz in its current location is buried - yes, it's under Community which is displayed as an open list when you look at the all forums, but that's in the middle of the pack and is sometimes hard to find. I have it on my My FlyerTalk page and know where it is in the forum list, and still I find myself scrolling up or down with the "i know its in here somewhere" thought -- I think CommunityBuzz is an important part of the FT community and as such, deserves better placement.

As for the Only Randy Peterson thread - I'd be surprised if that and the technical issues and suggestions, etc type threads weren't getting traffic right now. Also, those threads are much more visible and available with the new board than they ever were with the old. It's a time of transition and there will be more questions, opinions and suggestions from that process than before the boards were switched.