Communities forming around a project is one of those things people think happens a lot but doesn't. Even with effort, meaningful communities are the exception

Communities forming around a project is one of those things people think happens a lot but doesn't. Even with effort, meaningful communities are the exception (let's say 1 in 1000 projects) rather than the rule. There is also a significant random luck/etc aspect that people like to pretend doesn't exist (ie people like to pretend that if you do all the right things you will just end up magically with a community around your project 100% of the time)