[barbariangrunge]

Personally, I’m not sure how to set up or maintain a forum. All the packages I’ve tried weren’t what I wanted: missing features, clunky ui, etc. Making custom forum software seemed like a pain for something I should be using a package for. And I’m not sure how to deal with spam or weird legal stuff around content people might post

There’s signup friction too: nobody wants to create yet another account. They may not trust sign in via google or Facebook. They already have Reddit/discord accounts though

[soared]

^ likely the best answer. Forums are difficult to manage whereas on Reddit and discord any user can click one button and have their own community. No user management, etc etc