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What users want in a free hosting forum?
- Thread starter elitewebs
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Planning and investing. Thats all I can say 
Zac
Zac
Puffin Host
New Member
A thing that I looked for when I was a consumer was the size of the forum. If it was too large, meaning I scrolled for 3 minutes before I reached the bottom, I didn't like it. I found it overwhelming.
I always liked subforums and a condensed front page board list. But don't go to overboard with subforums because it gets confusing.
I always liked subforums and a condensed front page board list. But don't go to overboard with subforums because it gets confusing.
Quality support and a worthwhile dedicated product which will be around for a while. Both of which you do not provide, so people wishing you luck is in line. Have you figured out how to pay your bills each month? I remember you asking people to buy your company just the other day because you have no marketing plan to earn money...
If its not required, most likely your forums won't be very active unless you have an incentive for posting, like upgrades or such...
JesseGraham
New Member
Definatly A Gaming Section, maybe anime, technology.... and a Points system where users can pushure upgrades with the posting points
You ask "what do people want in a forum?"
For myself, I come to a forum if I want unbiased information and reviews (from users rather than marketers) or if I feel I can offer some information that others might find useful.
I'm at this forum right now, because I'm looking for a free host for a start up website (to sell my "yard sale stuff" - mostly locally, but with shipping if customers find it is still a good buy). I want to get people's reviews/opinions about different free hosts.
By the way, I used freewebspace.net to find a very good free host (atspace.com), and I am still delighted with their service (but my new project would take me over their limit).
I suspect that making posting to a forum an alternative to monetary fees for hosting services would lead to a lot of worthless garbage on the forum. Maybe something like responses to polls on relevant topics would provide more useful information. Good to have a forum to allow commentary, but encourage QUALITY not quantity of posting.
Phil Sidel
home site: http://members.verizon.net/philip.sidel
Climbing Trips site: http://sidelclimbing.atspace.com/PTrips/
For myself, I come to a forum if I want unbiased information and reviews (from users rather than marketers) or if I feel I can offer some information that others might find useful.
I'm at this forum right now, because I'm looking for a free host for a start up website (to sell my "yard sale stuff" - mostly locally, but with shipping if customers find it is still a good buy). I want to get people's reviews/opinions about different free hosts.
By the way, I used freewebspace.net to find a very good free host (atspace.com), and I am still delighted with their service (but my new project would take me over their limit).
I suspect that making posting to a forum an alternative to monetary fees for hosting services would lead to a lot of worthless garbage on the forum. Maybe something like responses to polls on relevant topics would provide more useful information. Good to have a forum to allow commentary, but encourage QUALITY not quantity of posting.
Phil Sidel
home site: http://members.verizon.net/philip.sidel
Climbing Trips site: http://sidelclimbing.atspace.com/PTrips/
You ask "what do people want in a forum?"
For myself, I come to a forum if I want unbiased information and reviews (from users rather than marketers) or if I feel I can offer some information that others might find useful.
I'm at this forum right now, because I'm looking for a free host for a start up website (to sell my "yard sale stuff" - mostly locally, but with shipping if customers find it is still a good buy). I want to get people's reviews/opinions about different free hosts.
By the way, I used freewebspace.net to find a very good free host (atspace.com), and I am still delighted with their service (but my new project would take me over their limit).
I suspect that making posting to a forum an alternative to monetary fees for hosting services would lead to a lot of worthless garbage on the forum. Maybe something like responses to polls on relevant topics would provide more useful information. Good to have a forum to allow commentary, but encourage QUALITY not quantity of posting.
Phil Sidel
home site: http://members.verizon.net/philip.sidel
Climbing Trips site: http://sidelclimbing.atspace.com/PTrips/[/QUOTE]
For myself, I come to a forum if I want unbiased information and reviews (from users rather than marketers) or if I feel I can offer some information that others might find useful.
I'm at this forum right now, because I'm looking for a free host for a start up website (to sell my "yard sale stuff" - mostly locally, but with shipping if customers find it is still a good buy). I want to get people's reviews/opinions about different free hosts.
By the way, I used freewebspace.net to find a very good free host (atspace.com), and I am still delighted with their service (but my new project would take me over their limit).
I suspect that making posting to a forum an alternative to monetary fees for hosting services would lead to a lot of worthless garbage on the forum. Maybe something like responses to polls on relevant topics would provide more useful information. Good to have a forum to allow commentary, but encourage QUALITY not quantity of posting.
Phil Sidel
home site: http://members.verizon.net/philip.sidel
Climbing Trips site: http://sidelclimbing.atspace.com/PTrips/[/QUOTE]
