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Re: Losing passion for your forum
Yep, i'm spending mroe time on PixelRaider making websites, installing MODs and creating phpBB styles than I am chatting with my members and having a laugh with them.
On the other hand, nobody said over £100 a week extra would come easy ~wink~
Yep, i'm spending mroe time on PixelRaider making websites, installing MODs and creating phpBB styles than I am chatting with my members and having a laugh with them.
On the other hand, nobody said over £100 a week extra would come easy ~wink~
Re: Losing passion for your forum
Ive been running one of my forums for a year now and the other for 8 months and I havent lost any interest or passion for either of them. Sometimes I grow tired the occasional problem member or getting overloaded with completing services(on FA). But I have my daily people who I talk to and we have gotten to know each other pretty well so I have to come on to talk to them. Plus I like to meet new people and chat it up with them as well. So overall the good outweighs the bad. -🙂-
Ive been running one of my forums for a year now and the other for 8 months and I havent lost any interest or passion for either of them. Sometimes I grow tired the occasional problem member or getting overloaded with completing services(on FA). But I have my daily people who I talk to and we have gotten to know each other pretty well so I have to come on to talk to them. Plus I like to meet new people and chat it up with them as well. So overall the good outweighs the bad. -🙂-
Re: Losing passion for your forum
I have never lost passion because I will always be passionate about this forum but there have been times where I have not enjoyed administrating it because of problems. They usually do not last long though and then it turns back to service as usual. ~smile~
I have lost passion for other forums though.
I have never lost passion because I will always be passionate about this forum but there have been times where I have not enjoyed administrating it because of problems. They usually do not last long though and then it turns back to service as usual. ~smile~
I have lost passion for other forums though.
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Anonymous
Re: Losing passion for your forum
i hope i wont
i hope i wont
Cloverfield
Madly Diligent
Re: Losing passion for your forum
I have had my forum for over 2 years and I'm definately not bored of it. Definately a 'joy' rather than a 'chore' and I enjoy running it every day 🙂
I have had my forum for over 2 years and I'm definately not bored of it. Definately a 'joy' rather than a 'chore' and I enjoy running it every day 🙂
Bluezone777
Dinner Team Leader
Re: Losing passion for your forum
I can't say I ever truly lost passion for a forum I owned but at times I felt I could use a break from it like I did when I took a break from Madads for a while which I felt I needed.
I don't own this one as I am only an admin and I been running it pretty much solo for a year now which can try your patience especially when so much of what happens on there falls on the admin AKA me such as keeping the services going, hiring staff and watching over things. I doubt there is many who would be dedicated to a forum they don't own as much as I have especially when the owner of it has pretty much left running it to me due to their busy life they have now.
I can't say I ever truly lost passion for a forum I owned but at times I felt I could use a break from it like I did when I took a break from Madads for a while which I felt I needed.
I don't own this one as I am only an admin and I been running it pretty much solo for a year now which can try your patience especially when so much of what happens on there falls on the admin AKA me such as keeping the services going, hiring staff and watching over things. I doubt there is many who would be dedicated to a forum they don't own as much as I have especially when the owner of it has pretty much left running it to me due to their busy life they have now.
roleplaying
Familiar Face
Re: Losing passion for your forum
Same with me. I think the two year hump is what all admins face. If you can still hold a high interest in your forum after two or three years, then you are most likely going to stick with it for awhile.
Though I'm sure their are many exceptions. ~eeeek~
Cloverfield said:
Same with me. I think the two year hump is what all admins face. If you can still hold a high interest in your forum after two or three years, then you are most likely going to stick with it for awhile.
Though I'm sure their are many exceptions. ~eeeek~
Black Angel
Resident
Re: Losing passion for your forum
I admit that I have gotten bored with it at some point, but that was in the past, and because of the host I was on, and the very limited features it offered.. If I thought that a host that I was on was bad enough then I will move to another host.. and start over..
Which is what I did twice. Since having moved to my current host, I couldn't be happier, because not only can I do more, but I also enjoy it more.. when I am not posting there, I am playing there.. I spend a good portion of my lunch hour at my desk, playing in my arcade.. and if I am not playing, then I am probably watching funny videos that my fiance, and members have posted.
I haven't gotten bored with my forum yet, and I think it is because of the features that I have now, that I didn't before. ~cool~
I admit that I have gotten bored with it at some point, but that was in the past, and because of the host I was on, and the very limited features it offered.. If I thought that a host that I was on was bad enough then I will move to another host.. and start over..
Which is what I did twice. Since having moved to my current host, I couldn't be happier, because not only can I do more, but I also enjoy it more.. when I am not posting there, I am playing there.. I spend a good portion of my lunch hour at my desk, playing in my arcade.. and if I am not playing, then I am probably watching funny videos that my fiance, and members have posted.
I haven't gotten bored with my forum yet, and I think it is because of the features that I have now, that I didn't before. ~cool~
Re: Losing passion for your forum
Luckily I haven't lost interest in my own forum, even after a year and a half, I always enjoy talking with my members, some of who are really great friends. Always look forward to it. -happy-
Luckily I haven't lost interest in my own forum, even after a year and a half, I always enjoy talking with my members, some of who are really great friends. Always look forward to it. -happy-
Blue Blaze
Familiar Face
Re: Losing passion for your forum
Yeah, I've been losing passion for my gaming forum Blazers lately. I haven't visited it since a month -D-
Yeah, I've been losing passion for my gaming forum Blazers lately. I haven't visited it since a month -D-
Blue Blaze
Familiar Face
Re: Losing passion for your forum
It does have 1 or 2 guests online sometimes, but no, members don't visit it -D-
That's because it is on phpBB2 which I really hate. I'm waiting for the host to upgrade all the forums to phpBB3. But maybe by that time, I'll shut Blazers down.
It does have 1 or 2 guests online sometimes, but no, members don't visit it -D-
That's because it is on phpBB2 which I really hate. I'm waiting for the host to upgrade all the forums to phpBB3. But maybe by that time, I'll shut Blazers down.
Re: Losing passion for your forum
I'll admit...I have previously lost passion for my site. It was a lot of work posting all the latest gaming news from around the web (done full time for over two months), and isn't an easy task.
Now that the news is automatically posted (thanks to my new RSS feed parser), I enjoy the site again, and can work on getting the forum active.
I'll admit...I have previously lost passion for my site. It was a lot of work posting all the latest gaming news from around the web (done full time for over two months), and isn't an easy task.
Now that the news is automatically posted (thanks to my new RSS feed parser), I enjoy the site again, and can work on getting the forum active.
Re: Losing passion for your forum
I think that ALOT of people lose intrest when the members stop coming in, and it dies down alittle. Most people want an "Instant" money maker, and that cant, and wont happen. Its only the sites that stay open, and stay somewhat active that last.
I have lost interest before, usually I get an itch to make a new site every once in a awhile. That happened with CT, but it wont happen again. BH is here to stay, just over 2 months old and I have no plans of closing it down, even though it did get slow for awhile with the holidays.
I think that ALOT of people lose intrest when the members stop coming in, and it dies down alittle. Most people want an "Instant" money maker, and that cant, and wont happen. Its only the sites that stay open, and stay somewhat active that last.
I have lost interest before, usually I get an itch to make a new site every once in a awhile. That happened with CT, but it wont happen again. BH is here to stay, just over 2 months old and I have no plans of closing it down, even though it did get slow for awhile with the holidays.
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