anyone actually use bbpress

I know we’re not supposed to talk about bbPress in here (because this is the wordpress support forum) but here’s an answer to your question:

yes.

http://digitalthread.com/designbbs/
http://blogs.linux.ie/support/
http://www.soteke.net/bbpress/
http://www.edgeathletics.com/community/
http://www.guestblock.com/support/
http://chrisjdavis.org/support/
http://www.wgw.topmum.co.uk/forum/
http://www.jonabad.com/forums/
http://www.jakejarvis.com/forum/
http://www.sethkinast.com/forum/
http://www.quoddicit.net/forum/
http://www.gecko.f2o.org/bbpress/

and so many more…

mp3act.net/support/ – done up really nice