Yes, you are right, the route into the TalkingScot forum via the FAQ page is no longer working. It too is producing the 'fatal error' message.
For those who have the 'log me in automatically' box ticked, there is no problem, the forum is there working as normal.
There is now more urgent work being done in the background to resolve these problems, and the TS Admin Group hopes to have the site back to normal as early as can be done. Unfortunately this is not an overnight job, so please bear with us, we are working on it.
In the meantime, keep trying to access the forum. The problem is intermittent (more off than on) for those who are not automatically logged on.
ADP