Let me just confirm what people have said --
We have only setup this set of forums as a temporary place until the original Braintalk comes back online. I know John Lester professionally, have been involved in some of the same work as he has, but I too have not been able to get any word from him (which may very well be because he's traveling).
So given that it's been a month, and I hate to see communities such as Braintalk suffer because of a technical glitch, I thought I'd lend a hand by putting up this one. (I should also note that the colors/format of this forum looks a lot like BT because it's the default colors/setup for the forum software!)
I will reiterate -- we have no intentions of keeping these forums running once the original BT is back online and running. I just wanted to lend a hand because that's one of the good things I do online -- understand online communities and technology and ensure both run smoothly!
Best,
DocJohn