I like the idea of users pages.  I've been wanting to do a "real" web site for my studio.  It would be cool to have my studio site located at ProRec.  That would impress clients for use.

Can we upload HTML and Flash?  Or is it essentially a "pre-fab" site?  I would want customization.

I think the Wiki is a pretty cool idea. I wouldn't have too much use for a user page, but I suppose some might. The Reader's Choice site I think needs to have a much larger user base to be successful, but I could see where that might help bring in some search engine traffic as well.

One thing I think might be really cool would be a listening test  section, where you do a blind comparison of 3 different  takes on a sound with variations and poll listeners for the results. For instance, micing a guitar amp in 3 different positions, using 3 different mics for vocals, testing different preamps/compressors, etc. Of course you won't have scientific tests controlling for every variable, but I could see these being really useful for beginners. FLAC files would help cut down on file size without introducing lossy compression. And RMS levels could be matched to decrease the natural bias against quieter material.

That might be the case...but I think the reason it happens is that sometimes, I click on one of the forum topic links...and the page just loads, and loads, and loads...and when it looks like it's not going to go to that page, I'll click on the link a second time, and it's probably catching one of the Google ads on the page that doesn't ever load...kinda' odd.
I never see the page come up with those ads...but yeah, the Google add do fall in the exact same spot as the Forum right sidebar....

I'll try to be more patient...