What inspired you to start your first forum?

I used to go on an all-girls forum in the early 2000’s and I really enjoyed the forum. Eventually after more than 20 years they decided to shut their doors and close the forum after new management had taken over for a while. When they closed down, I really wanted to find a place where I could feel like I belonged again and felt like I could grow as a person and make some friends online. A few years later I decided to open my own forum because I couldn’t find a forum where I felt extremely comfortable or as fun as the forum I had known in the early 2000’s. Now, I currently don’t have my own forum, however, my friend and I are thinking of starting one in a few months. I am excited to start this journey =)

I was creating static HTML websites and using guestbooks for discussions.

A friend told me about phpBB version 1. I installed it and fell in love. That was in the 90s, I believe. I was a kid. Maybe jr high.

I’ve experienced most of the evolution of forums.