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Customizing SMF => Building Your Community and other Forum Advice => Topic started by: TheBrothersArm on February 01, 2018, 02:38:31 PM

Poll
Question: Is San andreas still playing by people ?
Option 1: Yes votes: 1
Option 2: Yes, but only SA:MP votes: 1
Option 3: I don't know votes: 0
Option 4: Nope votes: 2
Option 5: Yes and No, it's an old game votes: 1
Title: Question about forum subject
Post by: TheBrothersArm on February 01, 2018, 02:38:31 PM
Hi there. My forum is about gta san andreas. But still inactive after all hardwork. I have one question. Is gta san andreas still playing by much people ? Should i keep my forum about gta san andreas or change it ?

Title: Re: Question about forum subject
Post by: d3vcho on February 01, 2018, 02:40:10 PM
Only thing related to San Andreas that is still active nowadays (AFAIK) is SA:MP.
Title: Re: Question about forum subject
Post by: Gwenwyfar on February 01, 2018, 03:12:02 PM
Maybe you could change it to be about GTA in general, or you're just not reaching out to the possible public.
Title: Re: Question about forum subject
Post by: TheBrothersArm on February 01, 2018, 03:18:12 PM
Quote from: Gwenwyfar on February 01, 2018, 03:12:02 PM
Maybe you could change it to be about GTA in general, or you're just not reaching out to the possible public.
Can you suggest me, to reach more people, should i change my forum to another subject ? If yes, please suggest me something
Title: Re: Question about forum subject
Post by: Gwenwyfar on February 01, 2018, 04:35:58 PM
Maybe you should read on some topics around this board. No matter what topic you choose you first need to attract members to participate in it.
Title: Re: Question about forum subject
Post by: Steve on February 01, 2018, 05:24:23 PM

Quote from: Thug Cat on February 01, 2018, 03:18:12 PM
Quote from: Gwenwyfar on February 01, 2018, 03:12:02 PM
Maybe you could change it to be about GTA in general, or you're just not reaching out to the possible public.
Can you suggest me, to reach more people, should i change my forum to another subject ? If yes, please suggest me something

She already did T.C. ... broadening your subject to all of GTA would vastly improve your membership I think ...

If you want to get out of the GTA subject arena, then do as she last suggested:

Quote from: Gwenwyfar on February 01, 2018, 04:35:58 PM
Maybe you should read on some topics around this board. No matter what topic you choose you first need to attract members to participate in it.

:)
Title: Re: Question about forum subject
Post by: SaltedWeb on February 05, 2018, 11:27:00 PM
Point to note just about any forum has to be able to grow with the topic they choose, unless that topic has huge staying power.

Case in Point.  A forum to talks about Super Bowl in 2018 will end its use end of the year. However a group discussion Super Bowls Past and present
could go on inventively. ( providing copyrights are Ok with the topic chosen )
People like fresh and new, say a fishing forum would go on for ever because in that industry things change monthly.  Which leads me to the next
you have to be current on your info.  You have to be the GTA guy thats got the info.  Just watch TV by midnight news at 2pm is old news.
SW
Title: Re: Question about forum subject
Post by: landyvlad on February 18, 2018, 11:56:52 PM
Based on another of your topics I just answered it looks as if you are trying to build a forum for the purpose of making money.

If indeed that is your aim, then you are wasting your time. There are MUCH easier ways to earn money than trying to extract money from forum users....

Aside from that - nobody here can tell you what your forum should be about. Forums are usually born from passion. I run a motorcycle forum because I'm passionate about a particular bike.

Forum members have donated some money to keep the forum ticking along (covering expenses) but there's certainly no profit in it and that is not my intention anyway.