Every modern attempt at starting competing services to major online forums has met with: -A firestorm of slander from media outlets controlled by competitors.

Every modern attempt at starting competing services to major online forums has met with: -A firestorm of slander from media outlets controlled by competitors. -Cartel-style harassment and denial of basic services required to run the site, hosting, financial, etc, again, by competitors. Competition is not a solution when the game is rigged. People literally are "stopping you," and they are some very powerful, influential people at that.