onion2k wrote:my idea was almost stolen once before
So what if someone steals your idea? If it's a good idea someone will steal it as soon as you release your first version. I can guarantee that. The only benefit you're getting by refusing to share it is a tiny headstart on the competition. What you're losing is the potential to get some of the very talented people who read this forum interested.
The value to any idea is not the idea itself. The value is
you. You thought of it first. You can think of all the cool things to build on it and add to it. Someone else who couldn't think up the idea won't be able to think of what comes next. What matters is the
execution of the idea. Make your version the best one. Then it won't matter if someone else makes a copy. Your's will be the best one. To make it the best one you're going to need the best people. To get that you'll need to share
some detail. You don't need to give up everything, just enough to get people understanding what problem you're trying to solve and how you're approaching a solution.
Also, something that amused me, your idea is "Bringing the community back into community", but you don't want to work with more than one person? Ironic.

You make a valid point.
I'll do my best to explain in the utmost detail.
My idea, we'll call it Konversation for the time being is based around a communal aspect. Most communities nowadays are running off some of the most advanced forum software that there is available (i.e. PHPbb, vBulletin, IPB, etc.) With these large and advanced models, the social engineering to the entire community is completed for you, with little customization. My idea is basically "bring it all together" hence bringing the community aspect back to the community.
When you are on a forum, you are looking through pages, and pages of discussions for a specific topic. Being a human, at times I don't know what I want, when I want it. So, I may be in a section deemed fit to discuss "hardware," but in reality, my subconscious is in a "mode" per say for a software discussion. With this, brings in my idea of a "one page for it all." With all discussions, whether they be about hardware, software, entertainment, etc. to one page. I know that it can seem like an overwhelming thing to look at, but in reality the shown topics can and are filtered down to what
you the user wants.
Imaging the forum as a cup of water, and in this water you place just a smidge of oil. At first, the oil sinks to the bottom - the oil representing what you want to talk about. But, with time, the oil rises to the top. With this said, the discussions listed would be tagged with a buoyancy depending on your interests. Threads with hardware would rise to the top, but still leaving room for other discussions when you don't really know what you want.
With buoyant topics [tags], a weekly core value can be established in a simple manner bringing the community a little closer. From there, filters can be established on the discussions rather than having to search for something (which we all know is a hassle).
Other customization features of the forum I am still thinking through, but I'm sure you get the jist.
It may be a little scattered since I didn't get any sleep last night, but please ask as many questions as you'd like, and I will try my best to explain when I get the chance.
Thanks,
Bitte