# How long usually it took you to build your forum to a sustainable level

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-long-usually-it-took-you-to-build-your-forum-to-a-sustainable-level/58613>\
**Category:** Community Building\
**Created:** [8 مارس 2017، 4:17ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-long-usually-it-took-you-to-build-your-forum-to-a-sustainable-level/58613 "2017-03-08T04:17:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mittineague](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mittineague/32/114259_2.png) [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)\
**Post date:** [8 مارس 2017، 12:20م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-long-usually-it-took-you-to-build-your-forum-to-a-sustainable-level/58613/5 "2017-03-08T12:20:59Z")

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