I just checked the old site.....here's the message:

BrainTalk Communities appologizes for the downtime of the forums. We are currently working on bringing the forums back online as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.- *The BrainTalk Community Team* --- Chatrooms are still online at: http://brain.hastypastry.net/forums/chat/flashchat.php

Stay tuned folks!
Gayle