Bad Idea For A Forum

[MisterBobbyPin]

What are some ideas you seen been used in a forum? I've seen forums use to many sections for topics and end up confusing people.

 

[Shortie]

I myself especially when I was first starting out with forums made so many mistakes which I had to learn from but as I say, we all have to learn somewhere and starting is the best way to learn. Some of the mistakes I have noticed in the past with forums is having too many sections when they start out, especially too many sections which could have been put into just one section which then as you say, leads to confusion. Another mistake I have seen in the past is forums opening without any solid rules and ending up filled with spam and other nonsense posts that are not in topic with the forum they are running. That can always lead to potential new members and even current members being put off from wanting to use your forum.

 

[Cory]

Some board owners have installed codes that give the board fake statistics to make the board seem more active. I think this can be deceiving and not really helpful in bringing in more content. Also, while we’re speaking of codes, some people bloat their forum with way too many codes, which bogs down the board.

 

[Heatman]

Some board owners have installed codes that give the board fake statistics to make the board seem more active. I think this can be deceiving and not really helpful in bringing in more content. Also, while we’re speaking of codes, some people bloat their forum with way too many codes, which bogs down the board.

Being honest to yourself about your forum's stage and your members is something that's going to be very helpful to you on the long run. If your prospective new members were to find out your forum statistics are bloated, they will never trust your board and that's one member lost.

 

[Cory]

Honesty is indeed the best policy. Any sort of deceiving features or lying is deemed to turn away members. They may even feel they want their account deleted because they can't trust you with their personal data.