As suggested by some of my friends, I'm posting this here.
I've created a site, glitchrefugees.com, in case the official forums should shut down, as well as to enable large groups (100+ members) to have a recreated version of their group chats (by means of embedded IRC channels). It may not have been all that well thought-out; I sort of did it on an impulse after having this idea a couple of days ago, but I'm hoping people will find it useful for staying in touch.