>>62050
>Our previous attempts at creating a /v/idya board was never successful after first few days
Most "general" image-boards, (Ones without a specific overarching theme/subject) are usually expected to have the "core" 4chan ones to even have a hope at gaining popularity:
anime/manga, technology, video games, otaku
Otherwise people won't care about yet image-board with /b/, and just go back to looking for a better alt to 4chan.
Also image-boards are a marathon, population-gain wise, you just have to stay around and let users gradually trickle in from 4chan and everywhere else until there's a sizable enough core.