Internet Forum for Going Remote

I've been exploring the idea of using an Internet Forum as a place where
people can ask for help, post guidelines, discuss additional topics..

 

https://goingremote.internetforum.info/ 

 

is just a sample (only partly done) of what I had in mind.

I hoped to make the idea more concrete. That the output of this group could
be an active, alive thing rather than just a document.

Technology at the edge needs a vendor-neutral plus common open source
implementations that people can adopt NOW.

 

I started with the outline in 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WsiciPN3u6wy6U_FxCgMLyyF9YKx-oHhO7IJsCd-
vOM/edit?usp=sharing 

to populate the initial content:

 

the top level headings become forum groups (Education, Meetings)

The second level headings (University, K-12, .) would become individual for
a

And the text items that document could become a post (pinned at the top)

 

I had a lot of questions..

*	granularity of topics
*	How to advertise so people will volunteer (priming the pump with
content) 
*	What are the risks and gotchas (dealing with wanted and unwanted
commercial content, for example)
*	Which hosting provider to choose for this application 
*	Forum hosting, pricing issues 
*	Moderators
*	Licensing issues, ability to export to different message board
vendor

 

 

If you know anyone who has significant experience running a Forum like this?