%100 on this, I would love to talk with more members of the community on the forums. The way it's layed out at the moment is quite week. To throw something quickly together in paint my suggested layout would look something like this.
I definitely say yes, the main reason being that it should create and bring much more activity to the forums, but it's also a good way of gaining feedback, without having to ask and it's usually pretty fun too.
And @BexandWill, I totally agree with the forum layout, as I think many people would.