Well maybe we can go out in style, to some degree if the replies were functional!
WordPress "This Is The Way". Forum Softwares are obsolete to me in a sense (and sort of like the Jedi after Anakin... you know...) the reason being you can have a website with content easily on WordPress, and use Social Media groups for all the discussion. Plus, ease of use, you can just stay logged-in on your phone, check, then upload pictures and comment more in Social Groups, and even better is that more people see it, more often, than on a closed forum (Edit: However, freedom of speech/expression is oftentime more limited on Social Media platforms i.e. censored more). I can literally do everything from my phone in a solid Facebook group from sitting on the porcelain throne, most forums don't have apps, so there's that - WHAT?!?!?! It's true, and it's the only Throne I've GOT! We'll I'll be...