Yes this has been an issue basically since that new community went live. Many suggestions were made for improvement. But as you can see, it’s in even worse shape than before. There was a small effort by the powers that be to publicize it and increase traffic in the beginning, but there never seemed to be even that same amount of technical support behind it. (It’s possible there was, and it just wasn’t enough, but as you can see through those threads linked above, and others on here, there certainly didn’t feel to be much support or much of a listening ear from those in charge, according to the actual users). And why a site whose entire purpose is 3rd-party interaction and communication would not only go live, but be promoted, before it was essentially functional, no one has seemed to be able to figure out.
I’m not even sure how new users bring themselves to jump into that mess. I’m more than comfortable with tech, and even I find that forum to be too busy and confusing. It’s just not worth trying to figure it out, and even if you did, it’s easy to tell it would still be too annoying to try to use. I can’t imagine how people who barely know how to send an email feel. But I think this thread sums up the sentiment, because remember, people finding that forum are generally going to be new visitors to Mises.org. And that is what they find when they click on “community”.