This week; I'd just grab the reddit download and start from there. If I wanted to do something that was a bit more complex I'd start with Django and use the co

This week; I'd just grab the reddit download and start from there. If I wanted to do something that was a bit more complex I'd start with Django and use the comments application that comes bundled with as a base for the functionality i actually needed. But if all you need is a threaded forum you're better off with a hosted solution like http://slinkset.com/ http://slinkset.com/ If you're starting from zero, pick up a programming language, and go to it. Make mistakes now so that you can put them behind you.