What made you start creating forums?

For all of us who are forum owners, there will have been that one thing that pushed us to think, “I want to start a forum”, but it will have been different for all of us.

I remember that I was part of a technology forum after searching for something I needed an answer for back in 2004, and after being part of the forum for a few months, I had the urge to create my own forum, and that was where it all started.

What made you start creating forums?