Lovely put, Thomkok23!
Personally, I would love this forum to 'relaunch'. Crystal clear rules & morals. Safeguarding. Whilst many AFOLs love LEGO, so do kids - who need safeguarding. Moderate moderation is needed.
I dislike people not being able to post new threads or on existing threads. Stuff like that sees a forum's community die and relocate elsewhere.
A - Yes, those actions are absolutely wrong. I don't understand why action wasn't taken. Defiantly an important lesson. If RRU was to 'relaunch', safeguarding from moderators should be a priority!
B - I accept people have moved on. I dislike the current state. Whilst I understand currently everything is being 'preserved', a forum should allow users to create threads, post replies on threads, etc.
I've enjoyed many threads and gallery photos on here. It was interesting to see a user had recreated all the vehicles from the Lego Racers 2 videogame, for instance. I've somewhat struggled to find LEGO fan sites I enjoy. I've used EuroBricks, but 'specific things' on here made it stand out for me. The 'bad past event' only came to light for me from this 'Moving Forward' thread - I had no idea about it beforehand.
If safeguarding and proper moderation could be achieved, I would like to see a relaunch of RRU. A fresh start, proper moderation, proper safeguarding, proper rules.
I doubt it would ever affect a fan forum, such as this, but the UK has seen it's age verification law(s) kick into affect. OneIDĀ® has been used as a digital ID and age verifier, for instance. Specific websites cannot be accessed without logging in - safeguarding children.