Closed topic, as the Community Manager has replied in post #99 ^^above^^ with the following:
We do not have the bandwidth to have two separate forums, so this + the tagging system is what we have to work with! It’s not ideal for perfect searchability, but feedback always welcome to improve the current system within what we can do with the forum software Discourse.
If you have a specific request for a forum feature, you could create a wish for it & use the forum-feedback
I’ve made quite a few suggestions that got responses like, "Thanks, but I’m in (country) and that’s not an option. I might not know all the restrictions (tax, shipping, support, etc.) but I might know more than not knowing - if that makes sense.
Another benefit would be a greater sense of community, as it would be much easier to see just how widespread those of us who love this simulator are.
high-traffic / much-voted wishlist topics move to separate category
would make digesting wishlist easier and allow new entries to easier get recognised