Please elaborate on how these things were impossible or harder on the D-list than they are on the forum?
first of all, more people read the forum than read the D-list. I for one prefer the forum. I can focus on the subjects that I am interested in and ignore the ones that do not interest me.
but I digress, as more people read the forums the ooc information is more prominent and easier for people to focus on.
I do my best to separate what I know from what my character knows, but some do not..
other than that I am not sure what you are asking for.