Actually MTed, many of the cyberspace websites like Mudcat are done as home businesses out of someone's house, or as a passionate hobby. I don't think Mudcat is too unusual in that regard.
A visit to the Internet Tips & Secrets for Message Boards here:
http://www.internet-tips.net/Msgboards/index.htm
offers lots of good ideas.
If Mudcat is on the verge of change, being proactive and positive could mean that the changes will not only be for the good of all, but could also make Mudcat better than it has ever been, couldn't it?