TW1 in my opinion, had a great tribal forums system. If I remember correctly, it had different settings, like trusted members. So you could use forums to communicate better. Hidden as well. And each forums section you were able to control which members could and could not see stuff.
And also shared forums. Was nice to share a forums with a close ally, or a "family" tribe.
Also on the forums topic, how hard would it be to add one more subtopic to the forums. I mean right now, its just forums, threads, and posts. Would be easier to organize and keep clean. I know TW2 is different in its own ways, and better in nearly all of them, just not when it comes to the use of in tribe forums.