Want a forum on your site?

Forums can be a great way to interact with your web site visitors, helping you build a sense of community that keeps people coming back. They can also be a lot of hard work.

If you're thinking about adding a forum to your web site, be sure to check out this advice for new forum owners at A List Apart. It's written from a non-technical perspective, focusing on the human side of running a forum instead of the software and server requirements. Give it a read and make sure you're up to the task before adding a forum to your own site.