I've been liking the features that this board has and which ".win" lacks.
I do also miss a few features there to some degree (not something I notice too often), maybe will make note of these when I remember more of them.
The one aspect of this forum, which cannot be changed, and which possibly hinders it, is the simple fact of not being hooked up to the ".win" & the visibility that comes with it (i.e., attracting new people). With that said, the number of people here has already grown substantially, during the day there is frequently 10-20 people online at a time.