I like the idea of a grace period during hiatus. But I think what works against us is that most of the other boards about shows on hiatus (and even some that have been cancelled) have no trouble keeping their board traffic up.
I think there just aren't as many Revenge fans on FF.
Maybe if we can get more online fans to join FF and post on the threads we're going to be allowed to have (on the Television board and Couples board), we'll be able to generate enough traffic and a loud enough presence to get the board re-opened next season.