Save the Boards
I don't know if this will help, but here are two petitions to save the IMDB message boards. These petitions are free to sign.
https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/petition-to-keep-the-imdb-messageboards-going#
https://www.change.org/p/imdb-stop-imdb-from-disabling-the-message-boards
"Forget reality, give me a picture"-Remington Steele