The forum was successful, so why did it shut down?

Sylvester Level 1

December 12, 2013, 11:06 pm

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The forum was successful, so why did it shut down?

Have you ever seen a forum that looked very successful, such as many posts, but it was shut down later? Why does this happen to even a successful forum?

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Griffin

Griffin

Maybe the forum owner stopped caring or just doesn't have time to promote the forum anymore. Anything is possible

11 years ago

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America

America

There could be a million different reasons why a seemingly successful forum was shut down. Maybe the forum owner sold the site and the new owner failed to monetize properly so the forum had to be shut down.

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Kat1

Kat1

I agree there are many reasons why a once successful forum is no longer. Health issues, family issues, the list could go on and on.

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angie828

angie828

Life sometimes gets in the way. There may be other pressing issues the forum owner has to deal with.

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Samalan

Samalan

I've seen many big forums shut down, a lot of them are due to having no time to run the forum or financial reasons. Family or friends may also get in the way.

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Corzhens

Corzhens

Shutting down a forum can have a variety of reasons from lack of time to waning passion on the forum. Since you said that the forum is successful, that means losing money is not a question. But on a mere speculation, I’d say that a forum can be shut down when there is a great misunderstanding among the owners. I remember one forum that shut down when the owner ran off with the funds, leaving the admin and other staff empty-handed. Worse, the staff members don’t even know the real identity of the owner.

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