hey, I dont know if this has been mentioned but I think itd be a great idea for the regional categories to have a subforum inside them with the states.

For example the North East category would have all the states they are made up of as a sub forum for themselves.
So me, being from PA would click PA and find out whos all from PA and all that jazz.
I think it would be a lot of fun seeing really who all is around you on this forum.