One of the worst reasons I've seen for closing a discussion is when the admin poses a topic or question and others don't seem to agree with his point of view. Have you seen this happening on other forums? And, what do ...
Do you think it's possible to have both high quality content and a good user/member experience on your forum? Or, do you have to sacrifice high quality discussions/posts just to maintain a harmonious member experience?
Do you have any special techniques or tricks for buildnig forum/community spirit, so that everyone feels as if they are part of a team and work together for the success of the forum?
Let's say you have decided to sell ad space on your forum. How do you go about ensuring you can find buyers for your ad space on your forum? What's the best place to sell ad space to ensure profit and payment?
On some forums, you will see how pages/posts are limited to guests, meaning you have to sign in after five posts. Other times, forums require login of forum members before any threads are viewable. So how do these for...
On many forums I have joined, it's customary for a new welcome message to automatically be sent to the member inbox. Is this something you practice on your forum, offering a new member welcome message? And, do you thin...
Running a forum can take a lot of work and often be stressful. Add to that, stress which can happen when forum members show up and start posting in a bad attitude and it might be enough to put you in a bad mood. So how ...
Do you have a comfort zone of topics on your forum where you feel comfortable? For instance, maybe there are some subjects you know a lot about and post often or participate in. Or, other topics and subjects which are ...
Do you encourage your forum members to post actual articles (wiki style) or do you prefer threads which ask questions to stimulate discussion?
What role does a firewall play for your forum? And, is a firewall always necessary?
Was there ever a time when you found a forum spy in your membership, such as someone from another competing forum? Was your forum ever undermined or sabotaged by another forum owner and their staff? How can you prevent...
When selling a forum, there could be many factors to consider. For instance, you would want to include the cost of your license, as well as any custom themes. What are some other important factors to consider when pric...
Is there a magic number for forum members that you need to make your forum a success? Such as how many actively posting members do you need on site daily posting to keep your forum going?
Most successful forum owners, have a string of failed (or moderately successful) forums behind them. Each forum played a role in the current forum success. Yet, many of these starter forums got shut down. So how many ...
On a blog post, you have the option to tag it with relevant keywords that could help with forum SEO and ranking your forum on Google Search. But, how can you tag a forum discussion in the same way?
Do you think it helps your forum SEO to include keywords (relevant to the post) in your title? Do you always include keywords for forum discussions or edit forum threads to include keywords?
What are some of the early signs a new forum member might be a spammer? And, this is just referring to actual forum members (such as human, not bot created accounts). How can you know if that member is planning to post...
What if your forum is not the huge success you want it to be? Do you have a back up plan for getting new members, stimulating your forum growth or simply getting rid of the site? What's your back up plan?
Did you ever come across the situation where a very good, productive discussion (which contained many valuable posts) turned bad or degenerated into a troll war?
Which would you rather own, one huge community (such as a general webmaster forum) or many tiny micro communities, (such as individual forums each covering unique webmaster related topics, such as coding, content creatio...
Some forums have strict policies against speaking of one's own mental health issues, such as thoughts of self harm or depression. What are the policies for speaking of mental health issues on your forum? What would you...
It's easy enough to get visitors to a forum. Simply invite people from other related forums to come by. But, how can you turn those drop in guests (who might register and post a comment or introduction) into long time ...
What's your policy for handling abusive or obscene comments made on your forum? Do you just remove the comments? Do you give any type of forum penalty to the person making the comments?
Admin forums are filled with experienced and new admins; people who should know how to conduct themselves on a forum. These people shouldn't have to be told how to act as they own forums and know what behavior is expect...
How can you be sure your forum members have read all your rules on forum post etiquette and signature line rules? What are you doing to make sure they know what rules are imposed?
What are some of the types of forum post spammers you have seen? Other than the typical leave a link spammer.
Although I allow signature lines on my forum, I'm very watchful too. If someone shows up and makes one post and then leaves a signature link to a spammy site, then I'll likely take the signature line out. Really, I wo...
On my forum, we don't have many sticky posts per subforums, so that all new discussions can be seen easily without having to scroll down. But it varies for every forum. How many stick posts do you allow on each subforu...
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I get annoyed seeing the same big banners on EVERY page of a forum multiple times. As a forum admin, is there a mod or plug that I could use which would allow signature lines to only appear once per page?
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?
If your forum is not popular and it's been awhile since you opened it, will you resign yourself to shutting the forum down?
Do you use forums to learn or gain advice? Do you use forums for advertising? What is your motive or main reason for using a forum?
Have you started a forum VIP club? What perks are you giving members?
Sometimes, when I register for a new forum, they require admin approval of all memberships. Why do some forums do this? What's the purpose in requiring that all accounts be approved?
Do you prefer necro posting or bringing up an old post for new responses? Or, do you just want to start a new discussion?
What are the biggest reasons forums fail and what can be done to avoid these things?
Do you have any tips on how to become a big board, or a forum that has hundreds of thousands of real, active members and millions of active posts?
What if your admin or mod did not get along with your forum members? Would you hire someone else for the job?
How do you deal with gossip about your forum on other sites or in the news?
