I think it's a dumb move. These forums are only "unofficial" because the iEra staff says so. If it can simply be dubbed "official," then it wouldn't matter. Easy.
Look, for some strange reason the era staff, when it's time to do something big, they epically "forget," or "fail" us (or on rare occasion, impress us). This is another example. You know what you can do to put a bandaid on your "unofficial" forums? (Which by the way is a "fan" run forum filled to the brim with official staff who actually run and manage the game. If that doesn't say f-ing official, I don't know what the f were even doing here. I think the staff need to get their delusions checked by an "official" psychiatrist.)
That said, I think a simple fix is a graphics change designed by the Graalians forum, for the individual sections. So, when you click on era forums, the classic graphics dissapear and are replaced by.... Why I don't know... An era image? Are you kidding me? Is a second, confusing unnecessary forum really going to help? Stop making things difficult and address the real issues.