I am a web programmer, and I aspire to build a forum software that allows users to create their own boards much like is allowed here on Holla Forums (but with less trigger happy mods).
I've built a few forum softwares in the past with my brother. We have been working together for about 5 years now. We are currently running version 3.0 of our forum app at sociopath-community.com which is basically just a single message board with a chat, and list of online users at this point. It does have an established community, a bit small compared to Holla Forums… I have some growing to do! lol
In version 4.0 of the software, my brother and I intend to expand functionality such that many boards can be ran from the software, and users can setup their own board, administrate them, even add css or a custom url!
It's kinda like.. a cross between a real time system with a professional collaboration system with the system that Holla Forums uses here that allows users to run their own boards.
I don't post here, or I never did until today, so I can't be certain what the main problems Holla Forums experiences these days are. So could you guys offer any ideas on what's wrong with this place, and how it can be improved? What lesson can I take from Holla Forums to use on my software?
I really admire the hacktivist group anonymous which originated from 4chan, and I admired Holla Forums when it split from 4chan for the sake of free speech… and I even admire the wheel chair guy who runs this place! I'm sad that Null failed with InfinityNext, but I believe there is quite an opportunity here to creative a modern successor to Holla Forums and 4chan, and that's what my brother and have dedicated the lats couple months to, and will continue to dedicate likely the next year+ to. We are currently about 1 month from having a prototype capable of being shown.
So, yeah, any advice from you Holla Forums veterans would be great. This is a great opportunity for you guys too, if you wish it to be, because you can help me to build exactly what is good for you.
Go easy on me Anons!! Us narcissists are sensitive hehe. The photo on the left is a screenshot of my SC version 3.0 which is running on sociopath-community.com.