I won't say which forum looks better, IMDforums or imdb2, because they are both working hard on it.
Each forum has its own advantage (mainly, here the professional tools and there, the name).
I like the admins of both sites. Feel guilty about it :p
We don't want ramification, but it's unavoidable in this situation. When a huge message board like IMDb is going down, we can't expect that a single new board will take all the cherries. There would be several boards following. Let it be. Let's not trash anybody who offer solutions, no matter if you like the solution or not.
In the mean time, I'll try to contribute as much as I can.