I can't remember if this was asked before but would an Unwashed Village Discord be a good idea? I personally think it will. A good community on there can be a joy and it's a great little app for managing a community, you also get the instant feedback and notifications that a lot of forums lack.
The village is starting to look like Arroyo at the start of Fallout 2 these days and I don't think Bluecross is coming back with a G.E.C.K, I think he just told us that so we'd give him stuff to skip out of town with and spend on booze and hookers.