If you've got a Forum... What do you offer on it?

[Paulson]

So far, my forums take care of the following.

Limited:
iPod discussion
Computer discussion
Email
TiVo

Wide open:
Off Topic
Music
DJ Equipment
Singing
Top Gear
Rant/Rave

What do you offer on your forums if you have forums?

 

[thejackal1]

Porn
Beer
Food

 

[Nebor]

Why would you need forums other than AT to discuss things that we talk about every day here on AT? Seems ridiculous. Plus it sounds like you're being too rigid and structured with it.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: thejackal1
Porn
Beer
Food

Link? :thumbsup:

 

[thejackal1]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser

Originally posted by: thejackal1
Porn
Beer
Food

Link? :thumbsup:

I'm still working on it.

 

[RossMAN]

GottaDeal.com

Our three most popular forums are hyperlinked:

• Online Hot Deals
  This forum is for the posting and discussion of deals found at online retailers, as well as offers for free items. No advertising, no affiliate links.
• Offline Hot Deals
  This forum is for the posting and discussion of deals that can only be found at offline "brick & mortar" retailers. This includes weekly sale ads.
• Holiday Shopping
  Formerly the Black Friday forum, you may now also use it to discuss all matters related to holiday shopping - sales, tips, gift ideas, etc...
• Grocery Coupons
  This is our newest forum and is dedicated to the discussion, buying, selling and trading of grocery and other retail coupons.
• GottaDeal Daily Deals
  This forum is for discussing the various deals posted every day on the main GottaDeal.com web site. No new threads may be created.
• Deal Finder Service
  This forum allows you to request a specific deal that you are looking for. We will search and reply with several options that match your criteria.
• The GottaTalk Lounge
  This is an off-topic forum where the GottaDeal community can get together and talk. Feel free to discuss anything other than hot deals here.
• Web Hosting & Domain Registration
  This forum is dedicated to both web hosting (including shared, reseller, managed, VPS, et...) and domain name registration.
• Finance Discussion
  This forum is for the discussion of all matters related to finance, including banks, credit cards, mortgages, personal finance and more.
• Discuss GottaDeal.com
  This forum is for our visitors to discuss all matters relating to GottaDeal.com, including the main site and the forums.

 

[Paulson]

Originally posted by: Nebor
Why would you need forums other than AT to discuss things that we talk about every day here on AT? Seems ridiculous. Plus it sounds like you're being too rigid and structured with it.

Well I find more interesting things at tivocommunity.com and ipod lounge because they're specifically for that. AnandTech is specifically for computers.

I don't think I'm too structured, I think you just need to break down different categories.

The main part of my forums are supposed to appeal to those who DJ and need advice and whatnot, or those who want TopGear episodes...

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: Paulson

Originally posted by: Nebor
Why would you need forums other than AT to discuss things that we talk about every day here on AT? Seems ridiculous. Plus it sounds like you're being too rigid and structured with it.

Well I find more interesting things at tivocommunity.com and ipod lounge because they're specifically for that. AnandTech is specifically for computers.

I don't think I'm too structured, I think you just need to break down different categories.

The main part of my forums are supposed to appeal to those who DJ and need advice and whatnot, or those who want TopGear episodes...

There's already a very active Top Gear forum.... Hell, ATOT is a pretty active Top Gear forum.

 

[Francodman]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: Paulson

Originally posted by: Nebor
Why would you need forums other than AT to discuss things that we talk about every day here on AT? Seems ridiculous. Plus it sounds like you're being too rigid and structured with it.

Well I find more interesting things at tivocommunity.com and ipod lounge because they're specifically for that. AnandTech is specifically for computers.

I don't think I'm too structured, I think you just need to break down different categories.

The main part of my forums are supposed to appeal to those who DJ and need advice and whatnot, or those who want TopGear episodes...

There's already a very active Top Gear forum.... Hell, ATOT is a pretty active Top Gear forum.

I know, what is your obsession to get so involved?

 

[imported_Phil]

Running phpBB2 with MySQL for a fairly basic three-forum er.. forum , which acts as a Knowledge Base for our company. Categories are Problem, Solutions and News.
Technical issues are posted in Problems; once resolved, they get cleaned up so, for example, they could be printed and faxed to a customer if they're long-winded, locked against further posts and moved to Solutions.

All in all it works quite nicely, and it's freeee

 

[nsafreak]

Eh nothing too spectacular. Site I run is gaming centric although we do have a Hot Chic of the week/day forum dedicated to hot women pics just still working on getting pics up. Link to site is in my sig.

 

[Injury]

Just one forum for the 10 regular visitors to the forums, then I have 2 or 3 private forums for a couple of the members who wanted them for their personal friends... but they get about 2 posts a month.

 

[Paulson]

Originally posted by: Francodman

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: Paulson

Originally posted by: Nebor
Why would you need forums other than AT to discuss things that we talk about every day here on AT? Seems ridiculous. Plus it sounds like you're being too rigid and structured with it.

Well I find more interesting things at tivocommunity.com and ipod lounge because they're specifically for that. AnandTech is specifically for computers.

I don't think I'm too structured, I think you just need to break down different categories.

The main part of my forums are supposed to appeal to those who DJ and need advice and whatnot, or those who want TopGear episodes...

There's already a very active Top Gear forum.... Hell, ATOT is a pretty active Top Gear forum.

I know, what is your obsession to get so involved?

Ok, first off, the forum isn't really a place for discussion, it's so people can get ftp information and download episodes from my ftp server (I don't have enough bandwidth to whore out to AT so therefore I discourage some people who wouldn't normally get Top Gear or hate it and just want to waste my bandwidth)

Second off, I don't care what other forums are out there that pertain to Top Gear. I'm giving away a free service, not a place to chit chat about it, so all in all it's better than the other top gear forums in my opinion.

 

[LeetViet]

My forum offers more than you can handle! Bwahahah...

And you'll never know the address.

 

[dawks]

I have hot chics, in bikinis, and not so legal stuff.

It rocks.

 

[Supermercado]

I don't really offer anything special on my forums. It's more of a place I put up for my friends to chat about stuff. I've got Off Topic, Sports, TV & Movies, Music, and Computer forums. But nothing really to draw people to it that aren't directly notified by people that I know. I've only got 17 registered users, of which about 7 or 8 post with any sort of regularity.

 

[zerocool1]

I've got one for my fraternity

 

[Ketteringo]

Public: Announcements, General, Movies, Deals, NSFW, Anime and Manga
Tech: Computers, Gaming
Private: Moderators, City where I am from, Downloads, Pr0n
Testing: Test forum

 

[eakers]

the forums i frequent also have a blog and members gallery sections

 

[TallBill]

I can offer nothing by having forums on any of my sites and so I dont have any.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
GottaDeal.com

Our three most popular forums are hyperlinked:

• Online Hot Deals
  This forum is for the posting and discussion of deals found at online retailers, as well as offers for free items. No advertising, no affiliate links.
• Offline Hot Deals
  This forum is for the posting and discussion of deals that can only be found at offline "brick & mortar" retailers. This includes weekly sale ads.
• Holiday Shopping
  Formerly the Black Friday forum, you may now also use it to discuss all matters related to holiday shopping - sales, tips, gift ideas, etc...
• Grocery Coupons
  This is our newest forum and is dedicated to the discussion, buying, selling and trading of grocery and other retail coupons.
• GottaDeal Daily Deals
  This forum is for discussing the various deals posted every day on the main GottaDeal.com web site. No new threads may be created.
• Deal Finder Service
  This forum allows you to request a specific deal that you are looking for. We will search and reply with several options that match your criteria.
• The GottaTalk Lounge
  This is an off-topic forum where the GottaDeal community can get together and talk. Feel free to discuss anything other than hot deals here.
• Web Hosting & Domain Registration
  This forum is dedicated to both web hosting (including shared, reseller, managed, VPS, et...) and domain name registration.
• Finance Discussion
  This forum is for the discussion of all matters related to finance, including banks, credit cards, mortgages, personal finance and more.
• Discuss GottaDeal.com
  This forum is for our visitors to discuss all matters relating to GottaDeal.com, including the main site and the forums.

Lifted that from your Word brochure?

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: RossMAN
GottaDeal.com

Our three most popular forums are hyperlinked:

• Online Hot Deals
  This forum is for the posting and discussion of deals found at online retailers, as well as offers for free items. No advertising, no affiliate links.
• Offline Hot Deals
  This forum is for the posting and discussion of deals that can only be found at offline "brick & mortar" retailers. This includes weekly sale ads.
• Holiday Shopping
  Formerly the Black Friday forum, you may now also use it to discuss all matters related to holiday shopping - sales, tips, gift ideas, etc...
• Grocery Coupons
  This is our newest forum and is dedicated to the discussion, buying, selling and trading of grocery and other retail coupons.
• GottaDeal Daily Deals
  This forum is for discussing the various deals posted every day on the main GottaDeal.com web site. No new threads may be created.
• Deal Finder Service
  This forum allows you to request a specific deal that you are looking for. We will search and reply with several options that match your criteria.
• The GottaTalk Lounge
  This is an off-topic forum where the GottaDeal community can get together and talk. Feel free to discuss anything other than hot deals here.
• Web Hosting & Domain Registration
  This forum is dedicated to both web hosting (including shared, reseller, managed, VPS, et...) and domain name registration.
• Finance Discussion
  This forum is for the discussion of all matters related to finance, including banks, credit cards, mortgages, personal finance and more.
• Discuss GottaDeal.com
  This forum is for our visitors to discuss all matters relating to GottaDeal.com, including the main site and the forums.

Lifted that from your Word brochure?

Nope a simple copy/paste job, added the [ bullet ] and [ li ] took all of 2-3 minutes

 

[SALvation]

I offer free clan forums to anyone that wants 'em.

 

[Pepsi90919]

your forums don't work.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Nope a simple copy/paste job, added the [ bullet ] and [ li ] took all of 2-3 minutes

You go, girl! :lips: