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by LinuxBender 2417 days ago
Ages ago I ran a phpbb site that initially followed this concept, but being community driven (I may have been a bit too friction-less), it quickly evolved into a community driven fetish/porn site. Every time I am tempted to create such a thing, I reflect back on how much work it was and lessons learned (about moderation requirements).

Hats off / kudos to anyone that can run something like this successfully at scale, as it is a lot of work and you can't make everyone happy. I hope it turns into something great.

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This may seem like an unusual question, but why does it matter what the subject matter became if the community was accepting and safe?
Your question is quite valid and I agree. That said, at the time the subject matter; while safe and legal, was still a bit taboo. Not so much these days, but I may have been a bit ahead of the times.