there was a "general discussion board" that had been co-opted to discuss the sugar bowl.  I take it that has been eliminated?

The board you are talking about is The Erotic Highway board which has been the defacto Sugar Board since well before FOSTA/SESTA. It's also one of the friendliest and most helpful of the TER boards along with the Newbie board where even assholes like me are "nice" lol

Thx Ga.  been awhile and your still alive?  wow!