BuddyPress.org

Thanks for this r-a-y.

Would you suggested tutorial also apply also for single WP installs?

–>http://theeasybutton.com/blog/2009/07/17/integrating-buddypress-wordpress-mu-and-bbpress/

or is there a better one?

and

Is there a way you know that would allow me to limit forums to roles beyond just the default “member”…

I have additional roles setup and would like to limit specific forums to those roles.