Now that you are not gonna delete this one and since some radical changes are ahead in the way your forum is gonna look like,I also have an idea...almost all reputable forums have an "introduction"section in which people(mostly newcomers)introduce themselves and talk about their background and fields of interest...it could help addressing the right person in time of need,,like if I know danz is a med student other med guys could ask him related questions and so on for others,...
although usually these threads end up talking bullshit but under tight supervision might come in handy...so in your under construction novel forum chart,this could also be added...
take care