Like you said, the repair info has really become quite the resource.
Between MS nearing completion, Xymati no longer limited to XBL, and things Arkhan has talked about doing, I'm more excited about the homebrew scene than ever before. Necro's bootleg idea is also great.
Likewise, all of the raffles and freebies are rad.
My only sore spot in this land of sunshine is the debate we had about whether the NEC-pac LD games should get a subforum, you know, because PCEFX is "THE NEC CONSOLE RESOURCE" and there's no comprehensive information about the small PCE LD library anywhere on the internet, but it was shot down.
Overall, though, things are pretty good.