Gaming and Pokémon are really the only good forums that have nothing to do with this site and its affiliates.
Miscellaneous is waaaay too broad. Over 1000 topics? Too much. May I suggest keeping misc., but adding somethings like:
-TV/Movie
-Internet
-Computers
-Anime/Manga
-Reading
Thank you, I just think the makes it very hard to want to talk about Miyazaki films in misc. with 1000 other posts.
Have a nice day.
Don't hide behind the internet and act like someone you're not. It's uncool.
The less categories, the better. Broadening the existing ones and possibly adding one like Popular Culture could improve the BBs. But there really shouldn't be too many specific "designer" categories.