Mybb community, very immature.

[MattF]

Good points, in general. I suppose it mainly depends upon personal philosophy and the expected result, at the end of the day. Compromise would only be necessary if one aims to get on a similar level or surpass the userbase of the original project. If ones intent is to actually provide a more robust and consistent solution, at the expense of possibly having a smaller userbase, then no compromise would be necessary. I personally think the latter is the better approach, but that's just me.