That IS dae, right?? Still a tad confused....
Umm.... btw Reddit retards?? Reddit primary audience is thirtysomething professional males lol... according to shitipedia.
But yeah - this forum is about much more than Deus Ex. Hell maybe a bit of a redesign and shift in focus away from Deus Ex may be the kick it needs? Small changes. Lose "we fight for Deus Ex", change keywords and SEO stuff, update site info on google webmaster tools etc.
The alpha logo on landing page where website used to be doesn't really scream "this is a forum about a dead old game" so it could be the type of style thaty would work.
"alpha" general discussion forum... doesn't sound too far-fetched, less-specific sites have become popular. The smallish member base (well, active member base) is more than enough to carry the site forward into a "new generation".... obviously this ain't my forum so the direction it goes in is up to you guys but I think steering slightly away from deus ex and games will be fine.
An example of a forum which does very VERY well (although not financially) is
www.drugs-forum.com which started off a bit like bluelight.ru and sorta grew. I myself run a group about movies and the film industry, there are many many people on there covering a broad spectrum of users.
Anyway too much coffee again and I'm rambling. I'll do my best to improve post quality and tell potentially interested friends about this site. Hell I might even get some of 'em playing DXMP but that's another story lol.