The forums has currently gotten a chatbox as you can see; to view/type it. Simply click 'Log In' in the top right corner.
Another feature is a 'thanks' option. It's located on the top right of a post. Simply click the '+ or -' button.
-You may now thank someone for making a thread/post and it will show up under their icon to the left of their posts. The Maximum Times you can thank different people is ten times allocated.