That's a really human-centered view of what we have in forums. I think many of us (wrongly) have a tech-centered view of online communities -- witness the mult

That's a really human-centered view of what we have in forums. I think many of us (wrongly) have a tech-centered view of online communities -- witness the multitude of "Show HN" posts that are "look! I made an online place for humans to congregate and discuss X". The tech stack matters little (if at all), but bootstrapping the community's trust and culture (and maintaining both) are most of the heavy lifting, and the differentiator for success. I recently (re)discovered an HN post by one of the core community moderators of deviantArt, and its success was made possible by its culture: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13719127 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13719127