1. What does "extremely expensive to operate mean?" How much does it cost to run this forum per month? Generally of course.

2. How much programming knowledge is needed to start and operate a forum like this? Meaning, does it require a staff of high paid programmers?

3. How much technical work is needed each day to maintain it?

4. How much work is required to monitor posts?


Just saying, "it is expensive" means nothing to me because I have no clue how much a site like this costs? Most non techie people do not either.