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Suicide threats made in a forum
Written on 23 Jan, 2010 at 21:55 in Member Management | viewed 8,964 views times | 0 Comments
Have you had a suicide threat on your forum from a member? Chances are you haven’t and most forums probably will not have to deal with it. Some forums will and do have to deal with these. What will do... (Continue reading)
Using a Paid Forum Posting Service to Kickstart a Forum
Written on 11 Jan, 2010 at 17:43 in Forum Management | viewed 28,751 views times | 1 Comment
There are many ways to kickstart a community. One option in the early days is the use of a paid forum posting service – that is paying people to post to get that initial content. There are plenty of sites... (Continue reading)
Consider editing the ‘instant email notification of new post’ email
Written on 1 Jan, 2010 at 16:37 in 101 Tips and Ideas | viewed 129,851 views times | 0 Comments
I always make sure that the Default Thread Subscription Mode is set to Instant email notification (this is the vBulletin terminology, but the principle is the same for other forum software). This means that when a reply is made in... (Continue reading)
Let me Google that for you…
Written on 28 Dec, 2009 at 15:56 in Whatever | viewed 7,617 views times | 0 Comments
Ever get frustrated when a thread is started on the simplest or dumbest question that a quick Google (or another search engine) search would provide the answer? I do…but I am also torn between the frustration and the principle of... (Continue reading)
Should a visitor always need to register to post on a forum?
Written on 19 Dec, 2009 at 4:29 in 101 Tips and Ideas, Member Management | viewed 135,390 views times | 0 Comments
Is it always desirable that you have to be a registered member of a forum to post a message? In most circumstances we want visitors to join as members (see converting the visitor into a member); we want them to... (Continue reading)
Converting the member into a poster
Written on 5 Dec, 2009 at 6:41 in 101 Tips and Ideas | viewed 3,842 views times | 0 Comments
As part of the 90 9 1 theory of forum participation, getting visitors to convert to being a registered member (the 90) is one thing; once a visitor has registered then the challenge is to convert them from being a... (Continue reading)
Converting the visitor into a member
Written on 29 Nov, 2009 at 3:43 in 101 Tips and Ideas, Forum Promotion | viewed 7,756 views times | 0 Comments
As part of the 90 9 1 principle or theory of forum participation, one of the strategies is to convert the visitor to the site into a member (ie convert them to the 90). Getting the visitor by a variety... (Continue reading)
The Welcome Committee to engage the newbie’s
Written on 25 Nov, 2009 at 19:23 in 101 Tips and Ideas | viewed 2,176 views times | 0 Comments
On the forums I admin, all new members get an automated welcome email and a welcome PM (private message). As part of that, they are encouraged to stop by the Introductions Forum to introduce themselves and make their first post... (Continue reading)
The 90-9-1 Principle Applied to Forums
Written on 18 Nov, 2009 at 20:15 in Forum Promotion | viewed 7,121 views times | 0 Comments
Essentially, the 90-9-1 rule states that in a social community, 90% are lurkers, 9% contribute a bit and 1% contribute a lot. Jake McKee is a strong proponent of the theory and has a whole site devoted to it. Some... (Continue reading)
What do you do about competing forums?
Written on 2 Nov, 2009 at 21:16 in Member Management | viewed 4,081 views times | 0 Comments
What do you do when one of your moderators or one of your valued members departs on good terms (or even bad terms) and starts a forum that is competing with yours? What do you do if they start recruiting... (Continue reading)
First Amendment and the “Freedom of Speech”
Written on 2 Nov, 2009 at 1:23 in Legal | viewed 2,488 views times | 0 Comments
How often have you had someone try to claim their First Amendment and their “Freedom of Speech” rights? They usually come in response to something like the closing of threads or deleting of posts. Most of those who try to... (Continue reading)
Would you delete a user on request?
Written on 25 Sep, 2009 at 4:47 in Member Management | viewed 2,915 views times | 0 Comments
Alongside the issue of who owns forum posts, is the issue of what do you do if a member wants to have all their posts and their account deleted. More and more people are increasing their consciousness of their internet... (Continue reading)
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