Now that's a great post, the kind was hoping to see. I'm sorry to hear of the personal troubles Golders. Many of us have them, and soldier on quietly. Life's like that, and the boards are often a good release from it all, when things are going badly.
I do wish I had found the boards earlier. If I had, I think I may not have sold up my Spidey collection. And I like to think I'd have had fun joining in with the fun you old timers used to have.
But we are where we are. I disagree with you that this is as good as it gets though. I do think the owners can be more proactive, and run an excellent, industry leading forum alongside their grading activities. But maybe the trend is downwards, because the 'old' comic industry is going downward. All we seem to talk about now is money.
I'm planning a new silver age pence thread soon, and I hope you'll drop in when it lands, if only to say 'nice job', if pence books aren't your thing.