Running a forum - A thankless task?

[Jordan]

Let me start by saying: I've made a considerable amount of money from my forum. The forum I run is targeted at professionals so the general bickering that comes from "general" or "teen" type sites doesn't apply. I still get loads of spam but I've selected such a good group of moderators that I hardly ever see it before they delete it.

My forum has also released several public open-source projects that many other internet website owners use. This gives me tremendous happiness in the fact that our projects are a success.
You may spend countless hours doing an upgrade and a few users hate it but in the end meeting the new people, conversing with people from different regions in the world, and helping others in need should give you enough gratitude. I spend so much time on my forum(s) that I'm afraid I've become addicted.