Westwingnut, perhaps you could PM one of the admins or mods with your first question. I checked the "Help" topic and couldn't find anything to answer it. Click on "My Assistant" at the top of the page. Then click on "The moderating team." There's a list of admins and mods with an option to PM them. Since nbcskampy is the one who started this topic and has replied to other questions, he/she is probably the one to contact.
As to your second question, this was answered by nbcskampy in an earlier topic ("Message Board Closing"):
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We'll be keeping the West Wing boards open indefinitely - there are no immediate plans to close them down. We know the fans loved the show and will continue to talk about episodes as they watch their DVDs or remember their favorite moments, etc...so feel free to keep the conversation flowing. As long as there's interest, we're likely to keep the boards up and running.