In reply to Jeff Chandler.

I'm guessing the "bad strategy" refers to dropping BuddyPress-specific themes (now it's a feature compatibility), and the "poor wiki" refers to the BuddyPress codex (which I agree isn't that great).

Documentation in general for BuddyPress and bbPress is pretty weak, but not too surprising... they feel kinda like neglected side projects compared to the behemoth of WordPress.