members being posters.

[lucy7]

Perhaps a competition or incentive scheme for posting.

I disagree.
Punterchat already has one of those in place, and it is just abused by the non regular posters.

You have to want to post on a forum as you genuinely want to be there and to type your stuff to one another.

Forums can be an acquired taste.
Not all will tantalise each of our own particular taste buds though!

A community on a forum just naturally can evolve just by itself.
Those who like it will hang out on it at times in and spend some time posting and reading, sharing experiences and having a bit of banter.
Those who do not like it will not!

Is it a case of watch this space/forum?
Lucy