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It's free free free, and its a fast way to get what you want.
If you want to own it and have more control, forget free. Whip out your credit card and invest a little money into your idea. Register a domain at godaddy, then create a forum at vBulletin.com using their cloud service. Initial cost: Peanuts. Set it up and customize it the way you want, then start spreading the word through social media.
Good luck!
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The Internet these days is 0.10¢ a trillion.
Now I mean absolutely ZERO offense or insult to any of you gentlemen
(and any ladies that may be present). But in terms of money, the Internet puts absolutely nothing directly into my pocket. It never has and it's most likely never will.
About the only thing the net does for me is to provide me with a quick reference library and access to other people that may know something about a subject I'm researching. It's this "indirect" route that allows me to research things like wet plate photography that pays by bills.
There's tons of free forums, free blogs, free communities, etc. etc. etc. It's just a much more practical solution for someone in my situation. So really why should I fork out money for a domain then make go to the trouble of creating a forum that will only get buried in the Internet graveyard?
PS. Just a little off topic here but...
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Originally Posted by **********
If you really, really want free, why not just start a Facebook community?
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Let me tell you a true story about why I don't and won't do facebook. I'm a photographer and I'm not saying that I'm anything great or special. It's just how I pay my bills.
Now one day some jackass on Facebook took one of my non-porn photos and uploaded it to their account. I had zero clue that someone SCANNED in some of my work. It was later monetized by facebook and the first I heard about this was when Facebook's legal department sent my client (who paid for the use of my photo) a cease and desist letter.
Now here I am... The guy that took the photo and the guy with the negatives and they're the assholes trying to dictate who can and can't use my stuff. So no.. I'm never going to have a facebook account.
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