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[BoltsFogs]

Okay everyone, I have created a dedicated message board to Dwarf Fortress, and I encourage you all to come join up and talk about Dwarf Fortress! http://dwarffortress.proboards84.com/index.cgi

[JimmyJ]

I'm the second member  

[Xeirxes]

isn't that what THIS board is for?

[BoltsFogs]

Good point. But some people like to have many places to hang out in to discuss things. This is just another example.

[DR]

I don't mean to be mean here BoltsFog, but I sincerely doubt that forum is going anywhere. You've made just about every mistake that it's possible to make with a forum, I'm sad to say.

Firstly, you're advertising this forum, on a forum that currently does the same thing, only much better. There's very little incentive for people to cross over and start using yours. Having "many places to hang out and discuss things" probably isn't going to be a draw for most people, your forum has no content, and no community, while all the other Dwarf Fortress discussion places do.

Next: the structure of your forum.
1. It's on a free-host. That'll dissuade a lot of people. Proboards is not a great message board system, and while the one used here isn't exactly great either (¬_¬), it'll be a turn-off for a lot of people.
2. It has ads. People hate ads.
3. There are too many subforums. If you look at the way succesful forums do it, the organisation of the place is usually spurred on by community demand, creating new areas to talk about something that has proved and extremely popular and distinct subject in another subforum. Your forum is divided up into too many little bits, each one of them will be very low content, and it'll make the forum look even less active than it is.

A lot of people think it would be cool to run a forum, but unfortunately in most cases, it just ain't gonna' happen. This is one of those cases.

[Slartibartfast]

quote:Originally posted by DR:
<STRONG>I don't mean to be mean here BoltsFog, but I sincerely doubt that forum is going anywhere. You've made just about every mistake that it's possible to make with a forum, I'm sad to say.

Firstly, you're advertising this forum, on a forum that currently does the same thing, only much better. There's very little incentive for people to cross over and start using yours. Having "many places to hang out and discuss things" probably isn't going to be a draw for most people, your forum has no content, and no community, while all the other Dwarf Fortress discussion places do.

Next: the structure of your forum.
1. It's on a free-host. That'll dissuade a lot of people. Proboards is not a great message board system, and while the one used here isn't exactly great either (¬_¬), it'll be a turn-off for a lot of people.
2. It has ads. People hate ads.
3. There are too many subforums. If you look at the way succesful forums do it, the organisation of the place is usually spurred on by community demand, creating new areas to talk about something that has proved and extremely popular and distinct subject in another subforum. Your forum is divided up into too many little bits, each one of them will be very low content, and it'll make the forum look even less active than it is.

A lot of people think it would be cool to run a forum, but unfortunately in most cases, it just ain't gonna' happen. This is one of those cases.</STRONG>

Sadly, I agree  

[Tylui]

quote:I don't mean to be mean here BoltsFog, but I sincerely doubt that forum is going anywhere. You've made just about every mistake that it's possible to make with a forum, I'm sad to say.

Firstly, you're advertising this forum, on a forum that currently does the same thing, only much better. There's very little incentive for people to cross over and start using yours. Having "many places to hang out and discuss things" probably isn't going to be a draw for most people, your forum has no content, and no community, while all the other Dwarf Fortress discussion places do.

Next: the structure of your forum.
1. It's on a free-host. That'll dissuade a lot of people. Proboards is not a great message board system, and while the one used here isn't exactly great either (¬_¬), it'll be a turn-off for a lot of people.
2. It has ads. People hate ads.
3. There are too many subforums. If you look at the way succesful forums do it, the organisation of the place is usually spurred on by community demand, creating new areas to talk about something that has proved and extremely popular and distinct subject in another subforum. Your forum is divided up into too many little bits, each one of them will be very low content, and it'll make the forum look even less active than it is.

A lot of people think it would be cool to run a forum, but unfortunately in most cases, it just ain't gonna' happen. This is one of those cases.

Oddly enough, this post just makes me want to go join his too...