Giving up a forum

[ZandraJoi]

Have you ever given up your forum? Either sold it to somebody else or called it quits for good & shut it down? What were your reasons?
Was something in your life going on that a forum just didn’t fit in anymore? Maybe it was successful but then the activity died down & you didn’t feel happy with it any longer.

 

[Arantor]

Over the years, yes. Lack of time, lack of interest from users, lack of interest from me in some specific cases, one time the result of poor moderation choices, one time external cultural factors.

 

[Aaron]

I've given up on a couple that were doing OK a few years ago due to mental health. I look back and wish I didn't but it was the best thing for that time.

 

[Cory]

I was forced to give up my board owner rights on one board I used to own for a period of time due to me making a critical, stupid mistake when I was younger.

I've shut down a handful of boards that I either lost interest in or wanted to pursue something else.

I've never sold a board, however.

 

[Cedric]

I have given up on forums numerous times before. I'm not proud of it as it was in many cases because I gave up too easy and didn't fight for the community. Or found something that sparked my interest more.

 

[Nomad]

I have not given up my forums, however, I might sell some of my forums provided I get good offers.

 

[Heatman]

Over the years, yes. Lack of time, lack of interest from users, lack of interest from me in some specific cases, one time the result of poor moderation choices, one time external cultural factors.

This is one of reasons why most people give up on their forum. It's not that the forum isn't working but they lack time to carry it along and if they insist, it's going to affect the overall performance and productivity of the community. I can remember when @Ash had to give up on his forum discussionhub.io as a result of not having the time to run it.

 

[Ravenfreak]

I've done this a few times. It's usually because I end up not having enough time to dedicate to my forum, and thus I can no longer post nor work on the community and then I shut it down. I usually don't make database backups either, but in rare cases I will back up the community just in case I wish to bring it back at a later date.

 

[Ken]

Numerous times in the past I did gave up due to personal problems.

 

[Jason]

I sold a math forum. Other forums have also been abandoned. I hope my drumming one lasts and considering what is involved it's very probable.

 

[Cory]

I semi-recently gave up on my Yu-Gi-Oh marketplace forum (again). It's something I don't really have the patience to promote/market being the very specific niche it is. I would rather stick with my coding resource board which is much easier to find members for and is much more helpful to those in need.