Hi SASless,
First off helo is totally safe as is Africa. Both are required reading for anyone with any gumption and a spirit of enquiry.
Forums bowing out will include Non Air Transport Issues, SLF and the Campfire. There are opportunities to pass their collective histories onto other forums. Same idea could apply to the Campfire - JB comes to mind. Overall theme is get back to pro aviation rather than the gargantuan ghettoised mess we have now.
Safety and CRM gets another year to see if it hits critical mass. 'Where are they now' has jumped that hurdle and quietly become a huge success but 'nightstop' just never cracks it - great when you need it but do any of you ever go there on a regular basis? Wannabees will probably move back to a single forum to retain focus on training and first jobs as a single aim. Big changes for Far East with Fragrant Harbour uniting but due to the immense and growing size of the market from the Indian sub continent to Indonesia there will be a seperate wannabees forum.
Other than that 3 or 4 other forums will combine and some private forums will quietly disappear as soon as I remember to do it and I've managed to stop Danny frigging around with the colours
Rob