I tried to do exactly that when I was an admin with The Blind Archer on FEND; granted, my sarcasm made enemies (to the point a fellow admin allowed a friend to nuke the board, apparently) but I did everything I could to make the community a nice place for people to hang around. And for the time we were around, I must say, it was! Coming home and getting online was the highlight of my day back then. As far as I'm concerned that should just be common sense.
If you'd like to reconnect, look for me on Twitter! Be well. 