Hi @Marc Stridgen - I see your point but let me share few things from other side.
1. User requesting for help, doesn't often indicate their installed version. So may be an option to indicate their installed version would be great.
2. Conversations in reference to infrastructure set up / optimization, monitoring, monetizing, DDoS, spam, etc. is mostly general across all versions. Today, even though I am using IPS forums, some/many times, I have to look at Xenforo forum because they have wide variety of infra conversations available. I would prefer to use IPS forum for having a conversation with fellow IPS forum admins. I normally contribute what I am using and at same time interested what other's are doing as well.
3. Also current IPS customers can ask for help on other non-IPS forum. Based on that my suggestion would be - general conversation category for admins to talk on and if they need IPS team support, IPS specific category. - Thanks