Woo hoo! At first I was not a believer in the forums, but the sheer volume of cross traffic, combined with the search features has made this one of the most powerful forces behind Gallery.
Here are some stats that I gathered about the forums just a few moments ago:
First post: 2002-08-15 02:56
Most Recent post: 2003-05-02 20:43
Total number of posts: 25032
Average number of posts per day: 96.276
Average number of posts per day (last 30 days): 111.4