Well I have been talking to JJ, things seem to be OK between me and him on a personal level. He could be a moderator of a few forums for a bit and then see how things go, which is what I've suggested to him. He hasn't been around to reply recently, though.
EDIT: as for the 404 errors, we're going to sort those one way or another. Either with our current hosts, or by moving to a new host who's waiting for our decision over the next day or so. By this time next week, I think it will be sorted, one way or another.