fake edit: Can you drink the Juniper Berry Bath when you're done?
Theoretically, if it's only made from the berries, yes. Except if you've got kidney problems. Wouldn't recommend it then.
I wouldn't recommend it even if you don't.
Meh, juniper berry tea and/or syrup is an old timey cure for acute bronchitis and bacterially induced digestion problems.
Maybe, but after someone has bathed in it, I think it would lose its appeal.
Back on topic:
Matthew, a competitive forum that approaches the issues this one has in a new way is a great idea. I pledge to keep an open mind and offer my constructive criticism whenever possible. I'll probably even throw a bitcoin or two into the mix.
I've registered and attempted to participate in many of the other, more reputable, bitcoin oriented forums and I think the reason none of them got off the ground is because they didn't offer anything new other than a "Let's really,
really try to keep the noise down here!" attitude. If you can provide a truly unique place to discuss Bitcoin and its related topics it should fare better than those.
Honestly, though, I don't envision it replacing bitcointalk.org any time in the near future simply because so many movers and shakers of the bitcoin world use it as their sounding board, testing ground, etc. Even if your project becomes everything you hope for, I'll probably still post here at least as much as there, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Good luck.