So have tested two types:
1. Based off of nodebb, its more reddit like and requires categories. Lots of features etc. Fancy.
2. Simpler, based off of a beta called flarum. Its new and much simpler but extendable and can be changed as we go along.
I'm swaying towards the second one. These screenshots are just from local installs I did with some basic config. There's a few other options out there that are pretty old looking and shite. There's also the build from scratch option which I might do some time but not any time soon.
As i'm not the dictator type, I created a poll for the skeleton crew we have here to vote: