There are plenty of places on sciforums where you can do that. In fact, there are now extra places that weren't there before.
If anything, the changes are to relax rather than restrict.
There are currently no dedicated moderators assigned to Alternative Theories. Only admins and supermoderators can moderate this forum.
The new intentions of the forum are currently up for discussion in the [thread=110379]Criteria for threads in the Alternative Theories forum[/thread] thread.
Rather than asking for direction, why don't you head over there and give us your thoughts and tell us what you want to see?
Speculations about preconditions to the big bang might, depending on the specific content, fit in Astronomy & Cosmology, in Physics & Math, in Alternative Theories, in Pseudoscience, or in the Cesspool.
The infraction and warning system has not changed.