>> Can a forum like this exist in isolation?
I think that it could. Obviously getting new traffic in is the challenge. As you know a large proportion of posters came here from HJ direct, getting new ones in will be the challenge.
I originally arrived at HJ via Googling issues relating to buying my first car. When I Google motoring issues now, HJ regularly comes up but not C4P.
On the plus side, most of those HJ hits seem to come from forum posts, so as we get more content here C4P may get more prominence.
It is all part of getting momentum of a new site, but I think that the current content providers (i.e. the forum members) give C4P a better chance than somebody starting with no content and no members.
Of course, going back to your question, it also depends upon what they are planning to add to C4P, which will be interesting, but I still reckon that Google hits on forum posts will be a big route for getting traffic here.
I have my fingers firmly crossed that this site grows.
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