@AARPRachelA
Thank you, @gm5271 , for your reply. It reminds me of some other thoughts on this.
I agree that merging the forums and depending on "tags" to be able to find all related posts is inconvenient, to say the least. I am pretty handy on web forums but I probably wouldn't even bother with it if I had to filter/search for tags. And I doubt that someone not so savvy as I am would not even know how and would give up. This is okay maybe in a "hobby" or "work" forum, but not good for someone as sensitive as divorce.
Another point is that this forum is similar to the /Caregiving/Grief and Loss forum. That also does not get a lot of traffic. I view it on occasion. A number of times I have been struck by a new post, someone's loss, perhaps a particularly poignant loss such as a child, and I've replied with what I can right away. Sometimes I have seen such posts languish for a day or so and then I have stepped in, to the best of my abilities.
The "Grief" forum has some extremely touching stories, and some very touching supportive replies. I have often directed newly grieving to read through the forum (and sometimes to particular threads that talked of a similar situation) in order that they might find some comfort through there by reading.
It would be very difficult for me to say "well, go to the Friends and Family forum and search for posts about people who have lost someone, there are some there but ignore the ones about picnics and holidays". This is just not the same, not in the least. In my opinion. And it's not the same as simply scrolling through a forum that is all related to "my" issue and I don't have extraneous posts to distract me.
Just my two bits. :- )