if it makes a diff, i'd like to see 50 users here as well... i think it would be kinda fun/interesting and i suspect the box could handle it. my only concern is the 'forum chatting' -- it seems one of fullerene's best means of resolving their 'server' problems would be to setup a chat server or something better designed for chatting. everyone one of those forum entries into a database row is a lot of the problem. then to try to search through those rows? oy... plus a horribly coded board? i wouldn't wish that nightmare on a hated sys admin.
-katia