What’s in it for them?
Anyway, good luck in the search. Have you also tried adding a meet request as only a small proportion of the site use the forums
Use your status update which will show to people local to you.
Add a meet today.
Add to the 'meets and events' section.
Post in the 'mets and requests' forum.
All will help advertise what you seek, as the lounge isn't for personal ads, more for chats/banter and discussions.
LvM