http://www.ghacks.net/forum/

However, if you really want a forum, here’s my little suggestions:
a) a part ghacks centered: problems (?), articles suggestions, questions, new features suggestion/discussion. A place where you “rule” (sorry, I don’t find another word)
b) a part computer-problem centered: place where people can submit their problems and solutions. Users can probably ask/answer themselves, so it’d be more a free forum than a place where you are the boss.
c) a general technology section, where people talk freely, where you can find/steal new ideas for the posts (if you need them).
d) a small chit-chat/general discussion area. SMALL. Those can quickly kill a forum.

Try to make the whole thing small enough, focussed on ghacks, and moderate it. Keep it small so people won’t start to live there – you are to be the only resident. Keep it focussed so it doesn’t become bloated with useless chatter and easy to maintain (avatars, sigs, “me too” posts, big pictures – muhc bandwidth for not much). Keep it moderated so feelings don’t get hurt and trolls are kept away. Every message board needs to be kept clean of trolls and other evil clowns. Make it like ghacks is now: clean, simple, polite and quick to read. For all the rest, people can find a home elsewhere. There is no need for another slashdot, or SA…

But if you are going to set one up use SMF.

;D

the forum is likely to attract more hits to Martins site than just his content alone would bring in the pages as it would no doubt become a huge resource and a friendly forum to contribute to. I say, GO FORUM!!!! W000T0R0R0T0TTTTRRRR

and thanks to Martin for an excellent tips/hacks/news page.

Cheers

Perhaps people who are likely to respond to a poll like it, but not people who are looking for good/digestable content