Nancy, you're fine.
No faux pas. People tend to be pretty loyal. They also tend to kid around a lot.
There are other writing forums, I don't frequent them real often -- but I've looked in now and then.
Writers.net has a forum.
Speculations.com has the Rumor Mill.
Lulu.com has forums for their writers -- and I know some of the admin, so they'll be exceedingly well-run.
Sff.net has several author forums, where readers can interact with the writers (I usually just lurk like a fangirl.) There's not a forum, exactly, at
Making Light, (it's a blog) but there is a pretty large and active online community, there.
Oh! ETA:
Forward Motion! How on earth could I leave them out.
