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  • hotcheff
    Registered User
    • Sep 2007
    • 35

    #1

    Who here owns a forum

    and is it successfull?
  • Ice
    Confirmed User
    • Nov 2002
    • 26053

    #2
    I'd say we do
    icq 1904905

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    • hotcheff
      Registered User
      • Sep 2007
      • 35

      #3
      well ya but its lensman that "owns" it ;) and i already know the answer to it being successfull :P

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      • Rochard
        Jägermeister Test Pilot
        • Dec 2001
        • 75733

        #4
        Originally posted by hotcheff
        well ya but its lensman that "owns" it ;) and i already know the answer to it being successfull :P
        Nay Nay!

        Hef owns it!
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        Brooklyn, NY

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        • hotcheff
          Registered User
          • Sep 2007
          • 35

          #5
          Well if you wanna get all technical about it :P

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          • CyberHustler
            Masterbaiter
            • Feb 2006
            • 28754

            #6
            I own one. I make a decent amount of money off it. Not as active as GFY though. What qualifies as successful?
            “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.”

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            • baddog
              So Fucking Banned
              • Apr 2001
              • 107089

              #7
              We own several. I would have to say half are successful, but I guess successful is a relative term.

              Put it this way, when I was asked to renew licenses yesterday, I went for lifetime rather than annual.

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              • SilentKnight
                Megan Fox's fluffer
                • Oct 2005
                • 24812

                #8
                A big No No
                Last edited by Eric; 10-19-2007, 10:37 AM.

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                • F-U-Jimmy
                  Confirmed User
                  • Apr 2006
                  • 6853

                  #9
                  Me me me me me me me me i have two open since 1998
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                  • pornask
                    So Fucking Banned
                    • Aug 2006
                    • 6518

                    #10
                    Got a few, They're successful, though I don't have em loaded with advertising so I'm not making any money at them. If monetary gain is what you consider success, then I'm not that successful with forums, if it's happ0y members and healthy growing forum, then I am successful.

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                    • webgurl
                      Confirmed User
                      • Aug 2002
                      • 7954

                      #11
                      I have a local mainstream one for my city and it is Unsuccessful
                      at the moment

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                      • Extreme John
                        Confirmed User
                        • Apr 2002
                        • 1475

                        #12
                        We have a few of them 2 adult and 1 mainstream.
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                        • Phil
                          Confirmed User
                          • Jan 2004
                          • 7659

                          #13
                          1. and very much so yes.
                          Ask Phil

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                          • georgeyw
                            58008 53773
                            • Jul 2005
                            • 9865

                            #14
                            i've got a fair few and i'd say 2 are successful. Forums are by far the most difficult site to get off the ground.
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                            • galleryseek
                              Confirmed User
                              • Mar 2002
                              • 8234

                              #15
                              run the most popular "spore" forums / site. nearly 100,00 posts, based around a game that isn't even out lol.

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                              • baddog
                                So Fucking Banned
                                • Apr 2001
                                • 107089

                                #16
                                Originally posted by georgeyw
                                Forums are by far the most difficult site to get off the ground.
                                Our mainstream consumer forum has almost 2,000 members since February.

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                                • Jai
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • May 2005
                                  • 6915

                                  #17
                                  forums are hard nowadays, if u started it long ago then it worked

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                                  • georgeyw
                                    58008 53773
                                    • Jul 2005
                                    • 9865

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by baddog
                                    Our mainstream consumer forum has almost 2,000 members since February.
                                    good stuff - hope the activity is up with the forum members too
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                                    • rvincent
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Feb 2005
                                      • 431

                                      #19
                                      yes and not yet :-)
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                                      • CyberAgeGary
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Jul 2004
                                        • 2869

                                        #20
                                        I put one together about a year ago but never did anything with it..

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                                        Last edited by Eric; 10-19-2007, 10:38 AM.
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                                        • Dirty F
                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                          • Jul 2001
                                          • 59204

                                          #21
                                          I own one thats doing extremely well. Its one of the best if not the best in its niche. And im proud of it knowing how hard it is to get a forum going. Google just put me higher in the list resulting in a total of 100 new members a day

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                                          • baddog
                                            So Fucking Banned
                                            • Apr 2001
                                            • 107089

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by georgeyw
                                            good stuff - hope the activity is up with the forum members too
                                            I would guess that 40% have at least made a post.

                                            Threads: 592, Posts: 2,501, Members: 1,985

                                            We have incentives for people to at least introduce themselves.

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                                            • pornask
                                              So Fucking Banned
                                              • Aug 2006
                                              • 6518

                                              #23
                                              Earlier this year I started a social experiment - I installed a forum script, made sure it's perfectly functional, disabled email verification and account approval and abandoned the board. I came to check on it now few months later and the forum has following stats:

                                              Our users have posted a total of 2524 articles
                                              We have 2864 registered users
                                              Most users ever online was 16 on Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:22 pm

                                              The forum - no surprise - is a spam heaven of doom, but I only invested a little time into it and to a random stranger it will look like it's alive and kicking

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                                              • baddog
                                                So Fucking Banned
                                                • Apr 2001
                                                • 107089

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by pornask
                                                Earlier this year I started a social experiment - I installed a forum script, made sure it's perfectly functional, disabled email verification and account approval and abandoned the board. I came to check on it now few months later and the forum has following stats:

                                                Our users have posted a total of 2524 articles
                                                We have 2864 registered users
                                                Most users ever online was 16 on Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:22 pm

                                                The forum - no surprise - is a spam heaven of doom, but I only invested a little time into it and to a random stranger it will look like it's alive and kicking
                                                Yeah, we block spammers, otherwise the numbers would be quite different. I have an adult forum for surfers that got pretty bad before I added some prevention tools.

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                                                • Mefo
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Jun 2002
                                                  • 6169

                                                  #25
                                                  I've got a vintage surfer forum 40k members now and busy as hell

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                                                  • georgeyw
                                                    58008 53773
                                                    • Jul 2005
                                                    • 9865

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by baddog
                                                    I would guess that 40% have at least made a post.

                                                    Threads: 592, Posts: 2,501, Members: 1,985

                                                    We have incentives for people to at least introduce themselves.
                                                    Still kind of supports what I said before - forums aren't easy to setup and that's not trying to shit on your forum at all.

                                                    Originally posted by pornask
                                                    Earlier this year I started a social experiment - I installed a forum script, made sure it's perfectly functional, disabled email verification and account approval and abandoned the board. I came to check on it now few months later and the forum has following stats:

                                                    Our users have posted a total of 2524 articles
                                                    We have 2864 registered users
                                                    Most users ever online was 16 on Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:22 pm

                                                    The forum - no surprise - is a spam heaven of doom, but I only invested a little time into it and to a random stranger it will look like it's alive and kicking
                                                    I did the same by accident, built a forum and got tied up with a whole lot of other projects. Stumbled across it 12 months later and there were 100k of spam posts, couldn't believe it. So just deleted the whole thing.
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                                                    • camchoice
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Dec 2003
                                                      • 1267

                                                      #27
                                                      Now now lets follow the rules
                                                      Last edited by Eric; 10-19-2007, 10:38 AM.
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                                                      • CIVMatt
                                                        Amateur Pimpin
                                                        • Aug 2004
                                                        • 13075

                                                        #28
                                                        I have one that gets a bunch of traffic, but I'm having spam problems If anyone wants to mod it you can spam your own things as much as you want, I just dont have time for it.
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                                                        • kaktuz
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Sep 2004
                                                          • 2422

                                                          #29
                                                          i own 3 big azz forums

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                                                          • Basic_man
                                                            Programming King Pin
                                                            • Oct 2003
                                                            • 27360

                                                            #30
                                                            I do! I created one for my promotion at university and there is alot of people using it!
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                                                            • baddog
                                                              So Fucking Banned
                                                              • Apr 2001
                                                              • 107089

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by georgeyw
                                                              Still kind of supports what I said before - forums aren't easy to setup and that's not trying to shit on your forum at all.
                                                              Oh I know. This particular forum network has 100+ niche specific forums in it. Some are definitely more active than others, and there are still a couple that have not been posted in yet.

                                                              But considering it has only been active to the public for 8 months, I am happy with the progress. I am confident that it will reach snowball proportions and easily reach the 100 new members a day Franck is getting.

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                                                              • Malicious Biz
                                                                So Fucking Banned
                                                                • Mar 2005
                                                                • 4575

                                                                #32
                                                                I started one a couple months ago and it seems to be picking up steam slowly but surely. forums are a pain in the ass.

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                                                                • Emil
                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                  • Feb 2007
                                                                  • 5655

                                                                  #33
                                                                  I own one with close to 5000 members. But I don't know if I would call it successful.
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                                                                  • Tim
                                                                    AffiliateManager for Hire
                                                                    • Feb 2002
                                                                    • 19199

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Did any of your guys with successful/busy forums use one of those forum populating/posting services at the beginning?

                                                                    They strike me as pretty vague and non-specific so I wondered if any of them actually would be of any real benefit.
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                                                                    • CyberHustler
                                                                      Masterbaiter
                                                                      • Feb 2006
                                                                      • 28754

                                                                      #35
                                                                      Originally posted by Tim
                                                                      Did any of your guys with successful/busy forums use one of those forum populating/posting services at the beginning?

                                                                      They strike me as pretty vague and non-specific so I wondered if any of them actually would be of any real benefit.
                                                                      I created about 15 fake accounts and had conversations with myself. Sounds corny but it worked to get the ball rolling.
                                                                      “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.”

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                                                                      • adultfora
                                                                        Confirmed User
                                                                        • Sep 2005
                                                                        • 498

                                                                        #36
                                                                        Let me state the rules again...

                                                                        1. No spamming other boards! We don't spam other boards about GFY. We need the same courtesy!
                                                                        Last edited by Eric; 10-19-2007, 10:39 AM.
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                                                                        • RawAlex
                                                                          So Fucking Banned
                                                                          • Oct 2003
                                                                          • 9465

                                                                          #37
                                                                          Man, this is turning into the "people who may get banned" thread. Nice

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                                                                          • pornask
                                                                            So Fucking Banned
                                                                            • Aug 2006
                                                                            • 6518

                                                                            #38
                                                                            Originally posted by Tim
                                                                            Did any of your guys with successful/busy forums use one of those forum populating/posting services at the beginning?

                                                                            They strike me as pretty vague and non-specific so I wondered if any of them actually would be of any real benefit.
                                                                            I'd be actually interested to know whether someone can recommend such service from positive experience in the past. Anyone?

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                                                                            • baddog
                                                                              So Fucking Banned
                                                                              • Apr 2001
                                                                              • 107089

                                                                              #39
                                                                              Originally posted by pornask
                                                                              I'd be actually interested to know whether someone can recommend such service from positive experience in the past. Anyone?
                                                                              Contacted 2, tried one. Would not recommend either.

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                                                                              • halfpint
                                                                                GFY's Halfpint
                                                                                • Jun 2007
                                                                                • 15223

                                                                                #40
                                                                                Originally posted by CIVMatt
                                                                                I have one that gets a bunch of traffic, but I'm having spam problems If anyone wants to mod it you can spam your own things as much as you want, I just dont have time for it.
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                                                                                • pornask
                                                                                  So Fucking Banned
                                                                                  • Aug 2006
                                                                                  • 6518

                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  Originally posted by baddog
                                                                                  Contacted 2, tried one. Would not recommend either.
                                                                                  That's why I feel uneasy about trying one out. Unless someone had a seriously positive experience and can 100% recommend

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                                                                                  • CyberHustler
                                                                                    Masterbaiter
                                                                                    • Feb 2006
                                                                                    • 28754

                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    Originally posted by pornask
                                                                                    That's why I feel uneasy about trying one out. Unless someone had a seriously positive experience and can 100% recommend
                                                                                    The guys over at relinksoftware.com are working on one. I think it was them that was offering beta tests for it but I can't find the thread. Could have been someone else with similar software.
                                                                                    “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.”

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                                                                                    • baddog
                                                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                                                      • Apr 2001
                                                                                      • 107089

                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      Originally posted by pornask
                                                                                      That's why I feel uneasy about trying one out. Unless someone had a seriously positive experience and can 100% recommend
                                                                                      As stated above, our network has 100+ niche specific forums. The inability of outsourced help to follow instructions was more trouble than it was worth.

                                                                                      Then there was the issue of these outsourced guys deciding they could get into arguments with the owners . . .

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                                                                                      • pornask
                                                                                        So Fucking Banned
                                                                                        • Aug 2006
                                                                                        • 6518

                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        Originally posted by baddog
                                                                                        As stated above, our network has 100+ niche specific forums. The inability of outsourced help to follow instructions was more trouble than it was worth.

                                                                                        Then there was the issue of these outsourced guys deciding they could get into arguments with the owners . . .
                                                                                        Damn, that sucks dude. Did it cost you anything? Did they take money up front?

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                                                                                        • Adult Insider Dave
                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                          • Jun 2005
                                                                                          • 533

                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          forums are fun to run but it was a lot of work to get started when i did it years ago. Good luck to you mate if you proceed ;-)
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                                                                                          • germ
                                                                                            ( o Y o )
                                                                                            • Oct 2002
                                                                                            • 3108

                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            Originally posted by galleryseek
                                                                                            run the most popular "spore" forums / site. nearly 100,00 posts, based around a game that isn't even out lol.

                                                                                            spore looks awesome, but im convinced it was just a joke and will never actually happen.

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                                                                                            • baddog
                                                                                              So Fucking Banned
                                                                                              • Apr 2001
                                                                                              • 107089

                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              Originally posted by pornask
                                                                                              Damn, that sucks dude. Did it cost you anything? Did they take money up front?
                                                                                              Yeah, it wasn't too much, part of some introductory offer.

                                                                                              As they say, it takes money to make money, and we give out Amazon and Visa gift cards every month, so I just chalk it up to one of the expenses of growth.

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                                                                                              • Bama
                                                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                                                • Nov 2001
                                                                                                • 2727

                                                                                                #48
                                                                                                There is a new board - though it hasn't "officially" launched (and I won't tell you the url here) - but there's nothing in the rules that states that I can't mention the features of the board...

                                                                                                Preferences Mod
                                                                                                • When a member ignores another member - no thread started by the ignored member shows up in the threads for them.
                                                                                                • Prevent an ignored member from posting in any thread started by the member who ignored them. No more thread sabotages!
                                                                                                • Allow a member to remove any post from any member (other than an admin) that has been posted in a thread they have started. It's your thread - moderate it!
                                                                                                • Allow a member to lock & unlock a thread they have started.


                                                                                                Thread Mod
                                                                                                Threads posted will be in the main webmaster forum topic and we would like to be able to sort these by offering "sub-topic" choices when making a post (and as a board reader) choosing which of these to read from the user control panel. For example, the poster may create a "would you hit it" thread. You, as the forum viewer can choose in your control panel to see (or not see) "would you hit it" threads.

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                                                                                                You are allowed 1 banner to start with that you will share advertising space with us 50/50. The more you post, the higher % of the time your banner shows over ours and the number of your banners you can have in rotation. Your participation in the forums drives revenue - so shouldn't you be allowed to advertise in your own threads for free?

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                                                                                                • Barefootsies
                                                                                                  Choice is an Illusion
                                                                                                  • Feb 2005
                                                                                                  • 42635

                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  I have a few of them, and yes, they are successful for us.

                                                                                                  What YOU call success may vary, but they do drive sales for our site(s) they are attached to.
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                                                                                                  • d-null
                                                                                                    . . .
                                                                                                    • Apr 2007
                                                                                                    • 13724

                                                                                                    #50
                                                                                                    10,000 posts per month is only the beginnings of success in my opinion. Even at that, things could still easily go the other way and fizzle out.

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