Well, I'm looking into setting up a writer's community site for aspiring writers to publish their stories and get feedback. I've spent the last day or so installing Joomla only to find I don't really like the backend. I felt more like i was adding content to an already built site than building my own. I've now moved towards Drupal.
Its definitely more impressive on control. I just worry about features because I am not a scripter myself (I'm good with html and some php, but not at this complex of a level), so unless I want to throw cash into the site, its going to be built mostly on predesigned mods.
I think a multi-tier power structure would be best. Admin first, of course, then Editors who moderate content (mostly just checking for spam, or inappropriate things), then users. Is this possible with Drupal?
i also would like author's content to be viewable from their profile. Everything they write listed in one place. I also see that drupal has a book feature...can books be set to collaborative or noncollaborative or just collaborative?
I'm also looking into the following features:
-Personal Web Space for all users to Upload files
-Personal, Private, Journals for users
I'm also not sure of the forum on drupal...it seems very barebones...has there been an attempt to intergrate drupal with phpbb3, smf, or another more full featured forum board?