Google+ is shutting down soon. Please help me select a new home for the community as I don’t see many obvious options yet.

Each option has its pros and cons but none of them fully fill the bill.

At the moment my preference goes to a good old bulletin board. One one hand I can setup a phpBB (or other?) instance easily, it’s independent and packed with well enough features. On the other hand it requires a new account and might be overwhelming for newcomers. I’m not too attracted by existing forums which have the same drawbacks, but without the benefits.

Next I thought at facebook groups. A lot of people have a facebook account, so it’s easy to join a group. Also it’s probably very easy to setup and follow. But… as I don’t use facebook myself, I don’t know exactly how it works exactly and whether it would be a good option or not.

Similar to a forum is google groups, but I don’t like this option. It’s outdated, slow as hell and I’m not 100% sure that it will not follow the same path as G+ soon.

Next are other social networks, but they mostly share the same issues: need a new account, lack of independence, no personal experience (but yours matter).

Please tell me what are your preferences (and don’t restrict yourself to the selection above). Also this new community, wherever it will be, will need moderators. Who is interested in taking this role ?