Your forums first month

[mindbuster]

My forum is one month today, and im pretty satisfied with the number of signups and posts.

Threads: 474
Posts: 6,213
Members: 313

How does this compare to your first month ? is it any good ?

[BIGMONAY2K]

that's not bad...might wasn't that good.

after 6 month.


Threads: 8,915, Posts: 57,729, Members: 3,560
Welcome to our newest member, reek124

[Vtec44]

After 2 years

Members: 548
Threads: 1,921
Posts: 24,315

But it may have something to do with the site using UBB Classic for the past 2 years. I have over 100 new registrations since the switch to VB just about a month ago.

[Dean C]

That's pretty good stats. I'm assuming most of those 300 members are active as you have lots of posts too. The challenge is to keep them active and wanting to stay on your site ;)

[HexOnxOnx]

Well, after 2 1/2 years, I have a whopping Threads: 357, Posts: 889, Members: 109

It was fairley active about a year ago untill I announced that I was going to probably close the forum because I wasn't interested much anymore. When it came down to it, I couldn't close it. Now I have people joining but they just join to grab content then leave. It began as a classic rock forum then I changed it to a U2 fan forum in November. Maybe I'll change it back to classic rock sometime.

[TheMusicMan]

I'm pleased with my 1st two years;

Threads: 12,135, Posts: 226,296, Members: 4,082
Welcome to our newest member, rick_the_baritoneplayer (http://www.themouthpiece.com/vb/member.php?u=4086)

[eva01]

five months i believe can't remember o_O

Threads: 827, Posts: 16,424, Members: 208

[patriotcow]

Since december 7th:
Threads: 229, Posts: 640, Members: 188

[MHS_admin]

2 weeks...not looking pretty.

Threads: 48, Posts: 210, Members: 16

What did you find is the best way to get the word out?

[Joseph777]

2 weeks...not looking pretty.

Threads: 48, Posts: 210, Members: 16

What did you find is the best way to get the word out?

google - adsense (name what you are willing to pay per click and set a limit)

[Umbreonmaster]

Well, I'm just about to purchase it so, yeah.

[mindbuster]

What did you find is the best way to get the word out?

Well, it was quite easy here, my site is for a mmorpg i have been playing for 2 years, at grand opening i simply went to the official IRC channel for the game and announced it, 46 posting members within a couple of hours ;)

2 Weeks later the community representive for the developers of the game signed up and got his own private forum for official announcements, he then posted about my forum on their official site for the game, a couple of hundred more members within a week that way.

Then "mouth to ear" method from the other players which is still going.

From i started this thread 5 days till now there has been another 1000 posts, currently at 7238 posts :)

Not something you can do with any forum ofcourse.

[Crucial_Lee]

Threads: 11,393, Posts: 133,203, Members: 60,904
Welcome to our newest member, kitty

http://www.peerweb.org

[gregsbaby64]

We're a chatty bunch of women.

Threads: 82, Posts: 743, Members: 20

Since February 12, 2005. :)

[Laurie]

Threads: 8,576, Posts: 98,725, Members: 1,588

The website has been in existence for nearly five years now and still has a lively and loyal gaming community. Mainly because of the MP aspect and it's Viking theme. People still make mods, maps and all for it. It got good reviews in the PC gaming mags and, best of all, by word of mouth while in development and after it's late 2000 release. It could have had a larger community count if we allowed more Hotmail and Yahoo accounts though.

Every computer game forum draws it's fair share of trolls and "kiddies" who spam the boards, flame and threaten to do something "nasty" (or did) We admins just got tired of this and so did the community. So the main Admin/owner banned the two addresses for a couple of years. Finally lifted the ban early last year. To secure the forums better, we both began manually validating all new registerees for the last three.

Sometimes, as admin, you have to walk a fine line between quality and quantity with getting people to find the site and register. I found the original site because of my interest in Vikings and any computer games dealing with this theme back in Feb 2000. Later I was asked to help co admin the site by the owner. Had no idea what I was getting into by agreeing to help. Oh, I had been gaming for some time and been on other game forums, both good and bad. Rather different when you are doing the "overseeing" though.

I am in my early 50s and far older than most of the people there. Learned alot more about computers and gaming from the community. Great bunch there but also found myself embroiled with some jerks too. You find yourself being a friend, parent, buddy, psychologist, mediator/arbitrator too. That is when you are not gleefully hacking, bashing and slashing them in the MP servers...or getting the same done to you. Payback is fun, you know. :)

Being the all powerful, beautiful but frightful Goddess who gives rewards or punishments.... kind of reminds me of Galadriel's brief transformation when confronted with temptation with the One RING of Power.

Admins can go through similar temptations too.

The site recently had an overhaul by it's new host's webtechs. Since upgrading to vB 3.05, after the previous vB 2 series had crashed last month, we have been getting a small but steady stream of newcomers. Word of mouth is still one of the best modes of advertising.

[Chrissicom]

That's a pretty good start, I only have close to 3000 members on my board after a year :-)

[mindbuster]

My forum is one month today, and im pretty satisfied with the number of signups and posts.

Threads: 474
Posts: 6,213
Members: 313

How does this compare to your first month ? is it any good ?

My forum is now 1½ month old, and passed the 10k post mark. :D

Threads: 720, Posts: 10,385, Members: 400

And....*drumroll*.... this is with NO moderators at all, only moderator i got is the community representive of the game, one of the devs, but he's hardly around and only got 9 posts himself, and havent moderated anything.

The members are behaving real well ;)

I'll stop bragging for now :p

[ckmarkhsu]

After 2.5 years

Members: 26000
Posts: 170,000

a student forum:)

[Bulent Tekcan]

We have Threads: 73,073, Posts: 774,485, Members: 80,655 since 16-12-2003

Also we have 400 new member for daily average.We support satellite receiver and also software :)

TurkeyForum (http://www.turkeyforum.com/satforum)

[KimmiKat]

My members like to post a lot! The board started off slow until I merged it with another board last November and it has grown since. The board has existed for a few years and switched to vB from IPB a year ago.

Threads: 2,216,
Posts: 34,358,
Members: 167

[mindbuster]

That's pretty good stats. I'm assuming most of those 300 members are active as you have lots of posts too. The challenge is to keep them active and wanting to stay on your site ;)

Now ten months later...

Threads: 8,872
Posts: 115,438
Members: 3,611

:)

[Vtec44]

Now ten months later...

Threads: 8,872
Posts: 115,438
Members: 3,611

:)

That's awesome! :D