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Very true. I think it can be hugely offputting to see an essentially empty forum when you visit it and I'm not sure how someone can think people will join them.Actually engage with the community. I’ve seen quite a few people create forums, don’t post, and expect other people to create content. Why should I put effort when you won’t?
One that’s unique to places like FP, are people who constantly close and remake their forums. Some of the staff members on FP we’re pretty notorious for shutting down their forums after like a month because they don’t try.
I agree so much with this. Before I join a forum, I will "lurk" and just keep an eye on what's going on. If I see that staff makes no effort to create topics, I'm not about to join that forum.I’ve seen quite a few people create forums, don’t post, and expect other people to create content. Why should I put effort when you won’t?
If I'm thinking of the right one, it might be returning under a new name again ?It's been going on for a long time since I've been running forums, I did join one recently figured it go far, lasted 3 months and the owner sold it
If I'm thinking of the right one, it might be returning under a new name again ?
Oh no, never mind, not that one. I had no idea it was sold though. It's pretty much dead though so not sure who would have bought it.I'm talking about Webmaster Place if thats what you had in mind.
I think that's a fair way to think about it. We can give admins a few chances, after all, we've all made some mistakes regarding our sites in the past. But at some point, it does just become a bit too annoying and problematic to deal with.I have no problem with joining new forums, if it's either a new admin, or an established admin who's starting a new forum for the first time in ages. The former need the support and encouragement, and the latter have the experience to make it work.
What I don't like, however, is admins who keep closing, moving, and re-opening their forums over and over. It's like they live solely on the honeymoon phase, and the high activity that it brings. But then, once the novelty wears off, they're unable to settle into the daily grind of maintaining an active forum, and they just give up as soon as they encounter the first speed bump. And then, a couple of months later, they come back with a new forum, and a sob story as to why the previous one didn't work out.
I do try to give people chances, but my patience with these kinds of people does eventually run out. There's no point in joining or helping a forum that the owner is likely to give up on after a couple of months.
I remember quite a few people on FB who were on forum #5 on the same subject, because they kept closing and re-opening it. Surely at your 5th name change, it’ll stay long.I have no problem with joining new forums, if it's either a new admin, or an established admin who's starting a new forum for the first time in ages. The former need the support and encouragement, and the latter have the experience to make it work.
What I don't like, however, is admins who keep closing, moving, and re-opening their forums over and over. It's like they live solely on the honeymoon phase, and the high activity that it brings. But then, once the novelty wears off, they're unable to settle into the daily grind of maintaining an active forum, and they just give up as soon as they encounter the first speed bump. And then, a couple of months later, they come back with a new forum, and a sob story as to why the previous one didn't work out.
I do try to give people chances, but my patience with these kinds of people does eventually run out. There's no point in joining or helping a forum that the owner is likely to give up on after a couple of months.
I'm glad you hang out on my forum! My main issue is money. I only had a single XF license and to get another was $140. In the interim, I tried several free forums which were all junk. So I saved up and got a license and opened my forum!I have joined 70 some forums. I don't post or even log on all the time. I do try to make my rounds but then I find some were deleted. It does irk me when somebody creates a forum, expects members to add content, they are not around, & then they shut it down. Then another month or so later, they create another one. Wash, rinse, repeat.
I ended up making a rule that I won't join someone's 3rd forum. Exception are those I do Posting Packages for of course.
That’s the crappy thing about free stuff sometimes. Though it’s good to see you got what you wanted.I'm glad you hang out on my forum! My main issue is money. I only had a single XF license and to get another was $140. In the interim, I tried several free forums which were all junk. So I saved up and got a license and opened my forum!
Mybb is great but I noticed the plug-in dev team is completely deadOther than MyBB, I can definitely agree with all the free options being awful. None of them are good enough compared to the other forum options