Hardest part in maintaining a forum?

[xpl0iter]

What do you think is the hardest part in running a forum?
Is it getting the members or is it getting ideas for new topics?

Or is it something else?

 

[Jason1]

Coming up with new Ideas, then making members to part of it.

 

[xpl0iter]

Coming up with new Ideas, then making members to part of it.

New ideas for the posts/topics or new ideas for making some big changes on your forum?

 

[Jason1]

Not new posts/topics, but some new and different idea/niche to make it more interesting.

 

[tunescool]

members, if you have members, theyll talk about stuff and make threads

 

[22_22]

The hardest part could well be thinking of new ideas in general, to make the forum unique aswell as bringing in your first few members. This can be tough, very tough if you have no unique ideas whatsoever.

I've seen alot of forums open who want to be as big as their 'rivals' but there is nothing new about it, usually the same userbase with the same topics being discussed but with a different person in charge.

 

[AlkHolic!©]

I've seen alot of forums open who want to be as big as their 'rivals' but there is nothing new about it, usually the same userbase with the same topics being discussed but with a different person in charge.

I completely agree with the quoted comment i think too many people see a successful forum and want to emulate, this is basically impossible it will never happen and i actually think a lot of people fail because of that, you have to be unique you have to add your own personality into the project and create a unique community, do that and you will be successful.

 

[goodboy133]

Maintaining the community, maintaining the activities is the hardest things ever.