10 hours ago
Solid points on design and content. I'd just add: seed your categories with the actual questions people are Googling, not generic discussion starters, gets you found and fills the emptiness. Also test mobile first, since most visitors land from search on their phone now, not a bookmark. And one thing that didn't matter as much back when this thread started: give people a reason to join over just asking ChatGPT or searching Reddit. That means real debate and lived experience, not answers a bot already gives fine.