Re: page not loading: http://buddypress.org/forums/
Well, it seems that the tinyMCE (or whatever Javascript WYSIWYG Editor these bbPress forums were using) may have been causing the issue. It has been removed from the posting and editing panel and now I have no issues–especially the really annoying “strong” tag inserting issue that WebKit-based browser users experienced.
I can live without the convenience of quicktags. I’m very glad that I no longer have to deal with the “strong” tag issue.