The main thing I currently love about Famiboards is it has that smaller, tight-knit community feel to it. It doesn't feel like there's 40 different communities fighting for power and control over the site's identity.
Resetera is a very impressive site, but it always had one lingering problem hanging over it: Too many voices were fighting over it's soul. Because the site was so large, nobody could agree on what the site should actually be. Should Era just simply be Gaf 2.0... or should it be something different or better? That was always the big debate ever since that site launched.
To be clear, I never had any personal issues or problems with Resetera. In fact, Cerium literally just restored my account over there. Cerium is a very gentle, kind-hearted human being and running a large like that is emotionally-draining. His health has just deteriorated rapidly since that site launched. People forget he was just a member of the Nintendo-Gaf community before he started that site.
Anyways, Famiboard is a very, very special place, and I'm rooting for it to succeed and grow. I'm currently loving everything about this new site (including the staff). I've worked in marketing for nearly 11 years for numerous clients in the food and beverage industry. And this website's branding has been pure genius so far: "Famiboards"..."Startopics"...even adopting the Miiverse "Yeahs"... It's the tiny things (like that) which really help add to this forum's unique atmosphere and friendly vibe.
Controversial advice to the staff: Be careful about growing Famiboards too large, too quickly. That was always one of my biggest complaints with Resetera. Era's community was massive on day 1, but most of the staff had no past experience managing communities that large. Don't bite more than you can chew.