While I agree for the most part, and am not so sure it's a feasible idea, I think it's worth noting that Tore wasn't suggesting a new forum to replace this one. Replicating content wasn't, as far as I understood, expected and it was a suggestion that a new forum be made to compliment this one. Do you have any ideas for that yet Tore, in terms of how exactly that would be achieved? What a new forum would offer?
If there was good reasons to attempt to run it, and find things to do there, content to host there, that would benefit from the advantages of having what would essentially be a member owned and run site when compared to hosting the same content here, then that would at least give it a reason to exist and if the number of people registering and using that forum takes a while to build and grow, that wouldn't be such an issue. It would also mean that if and when this site ever does close, theres a place to go that has been gradually growing.
It may not be feasible, there may not be enough good reasons to bother with it, there may not be enough reasons to start it, in terms of content, that we can't just as easily do here and also financially it just may not be a viable option- I don't know. Whether or not that is the case would involve a lot more thought and discussion. I do see some strong reasons to try it though, at least in theory.
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