Shawn
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Well, I'd choose your ideal topic and then research your audience. See if they're on forums. If not many are using forums, I find it's a lot harder to convert them. That doesn't mean you can't, but it will just require more pushing on your effort. Make sure you have plenty of content each day if you can do it. Post a few topics a day and answer any posts once you start getting more people. If and when you start a forum, let me know, I'll definitely join and try to help give you some content :)
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When I look at Discourse, I see Circle and Mighty Networks. Discourse is software you can install on your own server or through their hosting plans. Circle and Mighty Network are SaaS communities. You pay to be on their hosting plans, and you can't move away from them. But Circle and Mighty look just like Discourse's model and structure. It makes me wonder if they copied...
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Still spotty? I notice the forum slows down sometimes but speeds up. But I figure it could be my end too. You can see the northern lights here last night. While awesome, it does a number of communications equipment. You being a ham already know that I'm sure haha
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I've never used phpBB 3 as a forum owner. I might need to try it. I have ideas for forums that can grow at a very slow pace and already have domains available, haha. So it let's me the opportunity to test different software out again and for the first time on some. :)
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Yeah. It has a vBulletin feel to it, for sure. The AdminCP of MyBB is kind of easier to navigate than VB, too. Free but not so modern. Like I said, I had to install a plugin just to make it mobile-responsive.
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That's really cool! It's something I've always wanted to do but just never sit down to learn it. LOL.
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One thing I like to do is create a strategy for my forum. I'll create it on Word and follow it like the gossple Usually, I'm the only one that ever sees it but it keeps me motivated and in line with my goals.
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Are you running any forums now or have you thought about doing it? I'd love to see more old school forum admins get back in the game!
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Just glad you're okay! :)
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Best Ways to Generate Content for Your Community
Shawn replied to AWS's topic in Content, Content & More Content
You can also ask AI. That isn't to say AI should write it for you though I notice this quite a bit. But at least ask AI for topic title ideas or outlines for articles. It can help automate things a little and enhance your workflow. -
I think it can be beneficial for some niche forums. If I find a good one for vBulletin, I might add it to Off Topic Forum. To me, an off-topic forum would be the perfect vehicle for a shout box. For this forum, I feel like it would take over like it has on TAZ. That's about the only activity TAZ gets now, on a shout box, sadly.
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What does everyone think about PhpBB? I have never really used version 3 before. I have been a member of forums that use it but have never been an admin of one. When I first started making forums, I used the very tail end of version 1, which was really old school. Then version 2 came out, and I mainly used it. I remember having to edit pages to add add-ons. You had to add and replace the code. It would take all day to add a big one and it was super easy to break your forum. I eventually went on to SMF or MyBB because I needed better ways to add addons. I'm wondering what everyone thinks about phpBB now? Here's a blast from the past: I used to try to make "social media" like communities before social media using a platform called Php-Nuke. It used a phpBB bridged forum for the forum feature of the platform. Anyone remember Php-Nuke? I actually kind of miss it!
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What do you all think about MyBB? I've actually been messing with it. I made an extremely niche forum for it, so it will have slow growth. https://www.outdoorwrite.com/ I used to use it a long time ago. I had to install an addon to make it "somewhat" responsive. MyBB to me have a GREAT look and feel but it's behind the times as far as features go and has been for quite some time.
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What's everyone think about SMF? Simple Machines Forum has been around for a long time. Recently, within the past few years at least, they released an update that made their forum responsive. That's more than what MyBB has done. Aside from the looks (to me SMF looks old), it's fairly modern.
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I would love to learn how to code an addon for a forum software!
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I typically looks to promote once I am about 10 members in and we have some activity. I post in exclusively on my forum, not others. I recruit from within. If no one wants it, I'll keep going solo until someone within does. :) I looks for helpful, active, and, most of all, friendly people to be invited onto the team.
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Shawn here. Enjoying getting back into the admin life.
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Right now it's mainly XenForo. However, I recently grabbed vBulletin 6 and to my surprise, it's pretty nice. $180 and no annual fees! Full suite-forums, blogs, articles, and social groups. You usually pay a lot more for that suite or have to buy thing individually. vb6 might give XF a run for its money!
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I mean you can but it's not like forums. I have quite a few FB groups, many over a few thousand, my big one more obviously. They're all niche groups, specific niche. But they're still just rented space. I can lose them at any time. Forums is your data and you can't lose it unless you don't do backups!
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Great place to start :)
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Thank you for stalking AAF :D and welcome to this great place!
