It’s only a waste if you allow it to be, if you’re truly passionate then learn how its not done first, which you have a taste of, apply that to how it is done, do you recognize this quote?
“I have not failed 10,000 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 10,000 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.”
I salute you for your desire and know first hand you’re going against the flow, but if you are driven to do this then do it again.
Personally when I look at your forum and a couple of posts on the wayback machine I think you were talking over peoples heads, also it seems like it was perhaps a bit to broad, who is your target audience?
Regular people right?
Then, and not to be rude, you may need to dumb it down some, and add in some easier going content, bitcoin is great, but add in some other interests, fishing, sports etc, build a community not just a political forum,
I’m passionate about freedom as well, I manage a firearms forum, people will talk about refinishing a wooden stock quicker than they they’ll discuss the assault on our firearms freedom, so then that’s what we discuss, how to refinish a wooden stock.
Cost, yes its an issue, so install the subscriptions plugin and ask for contributors, give the contributors a voice in what boards to add, then add your site here in the new discover site which is a tool meant to get you some views
Or not, good share though I’m happy it’s allowed here. 