Would you rather purchase a dying forum or create your own?

That's one of the most important factors but if the site is healthy in terms of incoming traffic, and search results, then it wouldn't be much of a problem of getting the ball rolling again - especially if there's a lot of content already on the forum. Contests usually help breathe live back into a dying forum, same with fresh and unique content.

 

Yes. This.

A dying forum is usually cheaper to acquire than the one that's active, and building a forum in the same space is worse.

Annnnnnnd we have a winner!

 

Definietly start my own. I don't imagine a bought forum will ever feel like my own, not the way a forum I started from scratch will feel like.

Instead of putting all my resources in a dying forum, I'd go the extra mile for one I started myself.

 

I prefer to start from scratch in most cases. Unless the dying forum was setup the way I liked it and the price is right.

 

Hey what's up long time !

I would rather start a fresh with better ideas . I usually do lot of research /work before jumping for the new site . What i mostly do is create small circle of friends/supporters with same ideas and interests see what they have to say about my ideas . If everyone agrees with certain ideas they will be given responsibility to take care of . Buying forum which is dead is real hard to get back to proper place.

 

If you brought it out, it would feel like your own = and plus, nobody can run you when you do that. It'll give you a nice little challenge to how to revive the place. Personally, I believe in faith, and forum communities are the same way - if you believe in something, you chase it, you go for it.