It's looking like a combination of WordPress, BuddyPress and the very impressive [WP Framework](http://devpress.com/theme/wp-framework/) might just be the answer for the front of OpenPluto.com. If such an idea would go thru, we would be able to drop the forums completely, providing a more simplified end-user experience as the whole "community" would be right on OpenPluto.com and not a foreign sub-domain.