Thread:Louhopkins/@comment-22439-20141112144428/@comment-5939974-20141113131958

Hey, Lou! We have a nice help page for just that topic, but to give you a rundown:

You'll need to first activate the Forums feature at Special:WikiFeatures first. It's somewhere in the middle of the page. After that's done, visit Special:Forum on your page, then manage the boards and start a forum.

As for the home page, you must make effort to spruce it up. It can be tedious, but people usually don't do it too often. Good luck!