On some forums that I visit, everyone is on a first name basis and the atmosphere is very friendly and relaxed. On others, there is more of a stand off type attitude and it seems there is no real connection between the ...
As admins and moderators, it's always possible to have a favorite member(s) on forum. And, that bias could lead to favoritism such as allowing those members to get away with more than needed. How can we as forum owners...
Sometimes, on my forum, a discussion goes off track when someone asks a question out of context. So I just split off the post to become a new discussion.
When merging forum threads, do you make a note where posts from the merged thread start that the post was merged with another? Such as edit that first merged post to say, 'thread merged from (link). I have seen this do...
On my little forum, we get a few new members a week. And, I'm always so happy when we get new members and posts. My forum is my labor of love and I really want great things for it, but just happy on days when we get ma...
Sometimes when doing my forum posting gigs, a forum that I'm posting on will be down with database errors, so I can't get onto the site and complete the gig. This is not related to anything I can change as I don't own t...
I have set my site as one of my start tabs on Firefox so it loads when I first go online. That way I will always be sure to see my forum as one of the first things in the morning. I am already logged in, so I can see a...
My forum is hosted for free on a free forum site which does not allow me to ad Adsense or banners. (The banners are on the forum, but not mine, they belong to the host company). Is there any other way to monetize a fre...
How do you deal with duplicate posts? Do you merge or delete the posts? Or, do you leave up the posts?
Is it possible to create a high quality forum on a free host that will last for many years? Or, is this only available for someone willing to pay for hosting/domain?
Which earns more money on your forum; Adsense or actual ad sponsorship, such as where someone purchases a static ad spot from you on a monthly basis.
What gifts or incentives do you give to forum donors who contribute money to the upkeep of your forum?
Do you have any forum supporters or those or donate money to your forum so that you can pay operating expenses? Does this amount exceed your forum advertising revenue? And, how is the money spent?
How much money do you have invested into your forum? For instance, maybe you invested into a year of hosting or domain name. Do you earn enough advertising revenue to make up for the investment?
How much money do you earn monthly from your forum? And, do the expenses outweigh the profit?
When you are ready to leave your favorite forum, do you always log out, so that others can access your account via your computer? Or, do you shut the tab down without logging out so you will be logged in the next time y...
Do you ever see heartbreaking memes on Facebook; the ones that ask you to 'like' or comment as a reaction? Do these memes bother you emotionally to the point that you feel compelled to like or comment? What's your reac...
Is there a way to manage or admin a Facebook page without associating with my current Facebook profile?
How many times can your post or image be shared with others on Facebook? For instance, is there a limit to daily shares of a post? Or, is this unlimited?
Do you use the search function before making a new post to ensure you are not posting duplicate threads?
Do you have a dally goal for how many new discussions you will post on your own forum? For instance, maybe you will post five new discussions.
For a forum response it can take me up to a minute or more to write a short response. And, much more time for a more detailed response. But for a forum thread, it takes up to five minutes to create each thread as I do ...
What should you do about forum threads/discussions that add no real value to the forum or are wrong niche for the forum?
What's the most controversial or flammable topic ever started on your forum?
Should free speech belong on a forum? How far do you allow your forum members to go when expressing their opinion on controversial subjects?
Hi I am just creating a service, i have 2 gif files in description area with a description of my services but I am getting the following message "Errors prevented your service from being saved. You there, halt! This a...
Sometimes, when I'm off forum and away from my computer, I'll get an idea for a new discussion. But by the time I get back to the computer, it will have slipped my mind. Does that ever happen? And, how do you keep tra...
Do you have some super long threads that go on for hundreds of pages? What is the longest thread on your forum? And, what's it about?
I'd like to post some news excerpts on niche subjects such as SEO/webmaster, etc. Which subforum would be best for the news to be posted in?
Do you offer any special perks for members such as site games or social networking features (profile page/guest book, etc)?
Did you ever post something on a forum in anger, maybe like a rant, only to be sorry for it later. But maybe you could not delete the thread?
Have you used a news bot to add niche news to your site?
On some niche forums, the same questions/problems get addressed repeatedly. Just wondering if all this repeated content is a good thing or if members should post once and then move on to cover new things?
How do you increase activity during times when people are offline, such as holidays or summer time? What activities can draw members back into the forum to post?
Many really good forums are lost due to hacking. And, even if the owner gets the forum back, there is always lots of damage clean up. How can you keep a forum from being hacked or minimize the possibility that a hacker...
Do you lock a thread after a certain number of responses or leave it open indefinitely?
The trash category is usually for deleted/spam topics that have been moderated and only visible to staff. Do you have a trash category? And, how often do you check to see what has been deleted?
When I first started my forum, I did a few post exchanges and it helped generate a lot of good content and a few regular members. Over all the experience was very positive. Have you tried post exchanges for your forum?
Do you have hidden subforums where you offer content to loyal forum members who have minimum post count? For instance, maybe you have a premium downloads section for anyone with more than 100 posts or those who post reg...
Do you have a minimum standard of post quality such as for length, punctuation, grammar, etc? What if a member is very sloppy with their posts? Do you edit or delete?
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| SELECT * FROM categories_faq WHERE seo=? | 1 | SELECT CATID, seo, name, metatitle, h2header, metakeywords, metadescription, metaheader, parentid, image_name FROM categories_faq WHERE seo=? | /opt/clerks-staging/docroot/libraries/adodb5/adodb.inc.php 1899 CacheExecute() GetCategoryInfoFromTypeSeo() |
| SELECT * FROM categories_faq WHERE CATID='52' | 1 | SELECT CATID, seo, name, metatitle, h2header, metakeywords, metadescription, metaheader, parentid, image_name FROM categories_faq WHERE CATID='52' | /opt/clerks-staging/docroot/libraries/adodb5/adodb.inc.php 1899 CacheExecute() GetCategorySeoFromType() |
| SELECT * FROM questions A, categories_faq B, seoclerks.members C where A.status='1' AND A.catid=B.CATID AND A.userid=C.USERID AND B.seo='forum-administration' LIMIT 1 | 1 | SELECT count(A.quesid) as total FROM questions A, categories_faq B, seoclerks.members C
where A.status='1' AND A.catid=B.CATID AND A.userid=C.USERID AND B.seo='forum-administration' LIMIT 1 | /opt/clerks-staging/docroot/libraries/adodb5/adodb.inc.php 1899 CacheExecute() () |
| SELECT * FROM questions A, categories_faq B, seoclerks.members C where A.status='1' AND A.catid=B.CATID AND A.userid=C.USERID AND B.seo='forum-administration' ORDER BY A.sticky DESC, A.date_asked DESC LIMIT 480, 40 | 1 | SELECT A.*, C.username, C.userlevel FROM questions A, categories_faq B, seoclerks.members C
where A.status='1' AND A.catid=B.CATID AND A.userid=C.USERID AND B.seo='forum-administration'
ORDER BY A.sticky DESC, A.date_asked DESC LIMIT 480, 40 | /opt/clerks-staging/docroot/libraries/adodb5/adodb.inc.php 1899 CacheExecute() () |
| SELECT * from questions as A where A.status='1' AND CATID=54 | 1 | SELECT count(A.quesid) as total from questions as A
where A.status='1' AND CATID=54 | /opt/clerks-staging/docroot/libraries/adodb5/adodb.inc.php 1899 CacheExecute() () |
| SELECT * FROM answers as A, questions as Q where A.status='1' AND A.quesid=Q.quesid AND Q.CATID=54 | 1 | SELECT count(A.ansid) as total
FROM answers as A, questions as Q where A.status='1' AND A.quesid=Q.quesid AND Q.CATID=54 | /opt/clerks-staging/docroot/libraries/adodb5/adodb.inc.php 1899 CacheExecute() () |
| SELECT * FROM members_ledger WHERE (script='/opt/clerks-staging/docroot/faq.php' OR script='/opt/clerks-staging/docroot/viewfaq.php') AND added>=UNIX_TIMESTAMP(NOW())-1200 GROUP BY USERID | 1 | SELECT USERID, username FROM members_ledger
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| SELECT * FROM categories | 1 | SELECT * FROM categories | /opt/clerks-staging/docroot/libraries/adodb5/adodb.inc.php 1899 CacheExecute() parseRedundantQueriesCache() |
| select * from categories_software order by name asc | 1 | select * from categories_software order by name asc | /opt/clerks-staging/docroot/libraries/adodb5/adodb.inc.php 1899 CacheExecute() insert_GetSoftwareCategories() |
| select * from categories_wanttobuy order by name asc | 1 | select * from categories_wanttobuy order by name asc | /opt/clerks-staging/docroot/libraries/adodb5/adodb.inc.php 1899 CacheExecute() insert_get_wantcategories() |
| select * from categories_wanttotrade order by name asc | 1 | select * from categories_wanttotrade order by name asc | /opt/clerks-staging/docroot/libraries/adodb5/adodb.inc.php 1899 CacheExecute() insert_get_tradecategories() |
| SELECT * FROM seoclerks.members WHERE USERID='147' | 1 | SELECT profilepicture FROM seoclerks.members WHERE USERID='147' | /opt/clerks-staging/docroot/libraries/adodb5/adodb.inc.php 1899 CacheExecute() getUserProfileImage() |
| SELECT * FROM seoclerks.members WHERE USERID='77426' | 1 | SELECT profilepicture FROM seoclerks.members WHERE USERID='77426' | /opt/clerks-staging/docroot/libraries/adodb5/adodb.inc.php 1899 CacheExecute() getUserProfileImage() |
| SELECT * FROM seoclerks.members WHERE USERID='59331' | 1 | SELECT profilepicture FROM seoclerks.members WHERE USERID='59331' | /opt/clerks-staging/docroot/libraries/adodb5/adodb.inc.php 1899 CacheExecute() getUserProfileImage() |
| SELECT * FROM seoclerks.members WHERE USERID='59328' | 1 | SELECT profilepicture FROM seoclerks.members WHERE USERID='59328' | /opt/clerks-staging/docroot/libraries/adodb5/adodb.inc.php 1899 CacheExecute() getUserProfileImage() |
| SELECT * FROM seoclerks.members WHERE USERID='59055' | 1 | SELECT profilepicture FROM seoclerks.members WHERE USERID='59055' | /opt/clerks-staging/docroot/libraries/adodb5/adodb.inc.php 1899 CacheExecute() getUserProfileImage() |
| SELECT * FROM seoclerks.members WHERE USERID='59947' | 1 | SELECT profilepicture FROM seoclerks.members WHERE USERID='59947' | /opt/clerks-staging/docroot/libraries/adodb5/adodb.inc.php 1899 CacheExecute() getUserProfileImage() |
| SELECT * FROM seoclerks.members WHERE USERID='21811' | 1 | SELECT profilepicture FROM seoclerks.members WHERE USERID='21811' | /opt/clerks-staging/docroot/libraries/adodb5/adodb.inc.php 1899 CacheExecute() getUserProfileImage() |
| select * from categories_faq order by name asc | 1 | select * from categories_faq order by name asc | /opt/clerks-staging/docroot/libraries/adodb5/adodb.inc.php 1899 CacheExecute() insert_GetFaqCategories() |
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