The forum was a casualty of the bickering between people who are concerned about their internet reputations. We happen to be within the cross-fire. Similar to scientists competing for the same achievement so they can win some sort of fame or reward.
So what if someone says something about another in a completely separate forum or for that matter their own forum? It's not like new people to the emulation scene are saying to themselves, "Wow! These guys who are all about drama must know what they are talking about! Let's join in and bash the other guy."
All of you most likely have a great deal of talent in at least some department, some of you perhaps in many. The end results of when you're working together could be quite a masterpiece.
Perhaps you guys don't care anymore and are bored, perhaps you don't realize or care that you may be alienating someone new who could offer a fresh idea or programming solution you haven't thought of yet. Unless you guys can work together and sort out your differences, you'll eventually slash each others throats to the point of a completely annihilated scene.