I've been to some very big forums that have many old spam threads that were not caught by moderators. I think it's easier for spammers to cover up their spam activities if the forum is very active and gets many new post...
What's the most traffic you've ever had on your forum or website at one time? Was it mostly guests or members?
Would you consider hiring a second admin for your forum? How many admins do you need for a very large and active forum?
On my forum, I'd rather have more new discussions started rather than new responses to older discussions. What is your preference?
This is second chapter of How to Stop Forum Span. Before I specify agenda for this tutorial, let me make it clear that the tools which I mentioned in last tutorial are no way related or coded by me. If you want, you can ...
Forum spam is one of the most common problem which a forum admin has to face. Most admins hire moderators to keep spammers away. But that involves manual work, which is has many defects. I mean whenever there is involvem...
What would you consider the most important element or part of a forum? What one thing can't a forum live without?
On some forums, it seems that certain members are favored and others are snubbed by the community. As forum management, how can you discourage favoritism and include all members into the discussions.
Sometimes, forum members put more emphasis on one specific subforum than any other. Maybe all the new discussions are going into the general chat category or another category and you want the members to focus all around...
What are some of the signs that a forum member is only interested in leaving a signature link and not really concerned with contributing good content to the forum?
Did you ever want to start a local forum for your hometown; a place where locals could find out news of upcoming town events and share views on the community?
And, how many of these registrations turn into very active posting members?
Let's say you had a very good idea for a unique niche forum and started the forum quickly. But over time found other niche forums with almost identical themes. Would that discourage you from continuing with your forum?...
Once I was member of a very short lived forum that surrounded the upcoming release of the new Muppets movie. Actually, I think it was a few years ago. Soon after the release of the movie, the forum died. :/ Have you...
How do you encourage new members and outsiders from other forums to integrate and interact as an active part of your community? What things can you do to make new members feel at home on your forum?
Once I worked on a forum where staff could submit drafts of articles such as debates on a private subforum for approval. It was a good idea, cause the article could be viewed and critiqued by management before publicati...
Let's say your forum is running great, plenty of discussions daily. But maybe the focus of the forum niche has been lost or is rarely addressed. How would you get the forum back on track? Or, should you even try?
What limits do you impose on attachments, such as attachment type, size, etc?
What limits do you put on avatars, such as for size, type, etc? Do you allow real photos to be used? Do you encourage anonymity with use of fake avatar?
What special events do you have on your forum to keep members active and posting daily?
So easy to get a turf war started. One person makes an off hand comment that offends another and then a third party jumps in with unwanted opinion. And, others see a fight and goad it on. It can start so simply, but t...
Does it matter if a forum has a top level domain? Does that affect your opinion of it? Does it make the forum better?
Do you want members to necropost or would you prefer a new thread be posted of a similar topic? Which is better for SEO?
Does it matter to you how many users are viewing a subforum or specific thread at one time? Does knowing this help you manage the forum in any way?
Do you allow or tolerate swearing? If so, how much and from which members?
What would be your lowest level of daily posts, before you would consider shutting down or suspending your forum?
If your forum has been open for awhile but struggling to find an audience, should you consider rebranding the forum with a new niche or direction, maybe focusing more on a sub-niche or some facet of interest to current m...
Some forum niches might seem more suitable for either males or females. For instance, a beauty forum might seem more like something that would attract female members. However, every forum can benefit from a balanced poi...
How do you deal with a forum that is past it's prime and no longer has regular posting daily? Do you try to revive the community with new members or simply shut it down or sell it? What would you do?
Most forums have an off topic area. What do you call yours, so members know it's open for random topics not related to the niche of the forum?
I'd like to create a special user group to put retired staff members into. I don't simply want to demote these people to regular status as that demeans the work they put into the forum. If they are no longer posting ac...
I've been to some really huge forums that have lots of registered members but very few new threads/responses daily by comparison. For instance, on a forum of 40,000 members, you'd expect way more than 100 new responses/...
I need some suggestions on how to rank up forum members. For instance, after how much time should a new member be ranked up to the first level, second level, etc?
Do you set it so that some subforums or posts are not viewable to guests?
Do you have it set so that all members are updated by default when you (as admin or owner) make a new posts?
Something that bothers me a lot is going to a forum and seeing usernames struck through with the BANNED label. What's your view of striking out a banned members name?
Do you use the built in email system for your host/forum or do you use a third party email company to mail out your forum newsletter/notices?
On many forums there is a plus/minus or positive/negative rating system for discussions/users. Do you allow your forum members to leave negative feedback for a comment or discussion? Or, do you only allow a discussion/...
Social networks are very popular with users. What things can you do to make your forum more like a social network?
Which unique user groups have you created for your own forum? Please talk about the user group/names that reflect the distinctive personality of your forum or the forums you visit.
