As the saying goes, be the change you want to see. I’ve been telling this to new members here for almost a year, but very, very few actually do it.
Start a training log to talk about your journey. You mentioned having digestive issues, so a thread in the Nutrition forum will let you connect with other people who’ve also dealt with gut problems.
Or put up a post in the Photo/Video Check-In. I made that thread a banner across the entire site for the first few days to specifically make sure that everyone who visited the forum saw it. Disappointing that hardly any new guys have chosen to participate. Pretty sure Dave was the only one so far.
Bottom line is, there are ample opportunities to have a kickass forum experience and be part of the community, but I get the impression that’s not really what some people are looking for.