What topics do you like on STO? Besides your own Fleet Recruitment topic of course! This thread serves two purposes:
1) It's something fun to do on STO.
2) It's a history of things sites/Fleets do that are entertaining.

My favorite topics to read
1) Sheeba's Bar - The most funny thing on the site.
2) Order of the Teacup- A mock battle between forum users for the Holy Teacup
3) The Complaining Topics- Debates about whether a topic about Spock is more important than a topic about Pokemon is amusing.
4) Ship Updates- I usually have no idea what they are talking about, so it's nice to see other users talk about the differences.

My favorite topics to post in
1) Imperial Romulan Fleet thread- A very nice bunch of roleplayers.
2) Timeline Updates- I like predicting what happens next.
3) Star Trek Politics- Politics in it's most harmless and fascinating form.
4) Enterprise Topics- Because I see good in that series, while acknowledging there was bad.

Yes,

  If they are hyperactive, now........Think of the activity when the beta is launched...

I really don't care for the official forums, as Zack said their is so much activity.

Well if it's TOO big, then people worry about their voice getting drowned out in a sea of others. If it's too small, then it's boring. =/

Forums, like anything else, have cycles. Sometimes it's busy, sometimes not. Just wait until STO comes out, poor Zach's servers will explode. ;)