How?

[Albel the Wicked]

I don't know WHERE that title came from, but it does have some relation to the topic of this thread. How could I create a site filled with forums, such as this one or the other sites like this? I mean, I think that it would be fun, but, I can't compete with the popular Otakuboards. But still, I would like to make a site like that, so that I can do all sorts of stuff. One of my reasons that I want the site, is so that, when I'm moderator, I can use my catch phrase when I close a thread.
"DELEATED! I mean, THREAD CLOSED!"
But, that is only one of the reasons. Anyway, do you peoples have some suggestions for me?

[Pumpkin]

[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=1] I think if you really want to create a good-based forum site, not just for the sake that you want to be a mod and close threads, you can do it. You just need to find people you know from other forums to join yours, and have a nice layout and name that will attract others. Get close people you can trust to be other moderators, and going on closing-thread rampages can make you lose members. I mean really quickly. Just a word of advice O.o; I Saw that once and it wasnt pretty [/FONT][/SIZE]

[Sol-Blade]

Easy. Go download the phpBB Basic Forum for a starter. It's a great, easy to run forum that requires almost NO work at all. Well, there is alot of work involved, but not one on a grand scale. Best of all, it's free.

[url=http://www.phpbb.com]phpBB Communties[/url][B]-Link[/B]

Anyways, once you get get it downloaded, you can basically configure it offline how you want, then actually host the program almost like a webpage with it's own domain name. You can also download several skins (If you are willing to put forth the effort, you can make your own...) and language packs. You can be the Admin of your own forums and even appoint others as moderaters if you wish, or you can do it all yourself. You can even upload your own pack of emoticon if you wish, make announcements and stickys. The only real thing you have to download are more tags. It comes with the basic [url] tags and [img] tags but for things like [code] or even [spoiler] those are add-ons. Other features are self created titles, and even word filters.

But let me tell you right now, nobody wants a power-hungry freak in charge. If you want to manage your own forum just to be in control, it's going to fail. Miserably. So hopefully, you have other intentions. Other than that, it's wise to spread the power around. Get trustworthy friends to be moderaters and even make another friend admin so if you aren't there, he can handle the problems.

If you want a great example to go off of, check my site out. It's in my profile if you want the link, I run a UT2004 clan and am an Admin of our forums there. You can see how the phpBB forums look, work, and run. Go to our homepage then click on forums at the top. No offense to anyone, but if you really don't have anything UT related, don't bother registering as that's all we are about basically. Like I was saying though, I spread the power around and we have at least 4 Admins/Moderaters of our forums. Not to brag, but it's been very successful.

[B]~I have to warn you though, I do allow those 4-letter words on my forums and they are said quite frequently so if those kinds of things offend you, you were warned~[/B]

[Dragon Warrior]

Otaku[b]Boards[/b] took time to get to where it is now. I should know, I've been here through it's history. Beforehand, back in Version 1, we were a spammy community too. But as the Versions went, it advanced gradually and made more rules one at a time that were simple to follow. The better of the members obeyed them and the ones who disliked often faded away or were banned (I still remember some popular bans XD). And theOtaku.com was not always like it is now, obviously. It was Absolutegameboy.com and Otaku[b]Boards[/b] was created later in advancement.

The moral: start it out small and don't expect anything massive yet. Getting something like theOtaku.com and Otaku[b]Boards[/b] takes time.