Do Christian/Religious Boards Work
- Thread starter Mozzie
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Look at this one; https://www.christianforums.com/forums/
...It’s super busy.
As with any forum, a new one has the potential to be huge or it will be a flop.
If you’re going to use Zetaboards, don’t count on it becoming active.
...It’s super busy.
As with any forum, a new one has the potential to be huge or it will be a flop.
If you’re going to use Zetaboards, don’t count on it becoming active.
I don't think it has anything to do with what board it is on, my Zeta Boards is active and always has been, i have seen boards that are supposed to be on a popular host dead as a door nail. I think it has everything to do with the Niche, not the hosting.
I know of a few boards that are really active Christian sites, but i see more and more group on Face Book
I know of a few boards that are really active Christian sites, but i see more and more group on Face Book
The one in your signature? It looks pretty dead to me. You only had a small handful of members online today and you only have 54 members in total. Some of your sections haven’t received any replies since last month and one forum (The Library) hasn’t had a reply since August. Your definition of active must be different than mine.
Nebulous i asked about Niche but ill let you hijack this thread, and ill about hosts instead, love to see you board and its activity, you obviously have a board and it is going beyond what is normal. I am actually on CF, i know how busy it is, and in reference to my board well at least i do have some members, not like some, but yours must have a massive amount, let us have a look
I’m not hijacking anything, this thread was asking if a specific niche could be active or not & my responses have been all about activity. There are several factors that contribute to a boards success & failure, and software selection is one of them. I used your forum as an example, it’s very low in activity (no offense) and yet you claim otherwise. My hypothesis is if you decide to open a Christian forum on Zetaboards, you can expect similar results as you’re getting on your current forum.
Hello there everyone.
Why dont we just break the ice and move on?
I personally believe that Christian religious niche isnt as populated as the others and forums and communities have enough space to grow beyond their small boundaries irrespective of what forum softwarw they are using.
Why dont we just break the ice and move on?
I personally believe that Christian religious niche isnt as populated as the others and forums and communities have enough space to grow beyond their small boundaries irrespective of what forum softwarw they are using.
Bluezone777
Dinner Team Leader
I'd say anything can work as long as the board serves the people for which it is intended. More often then not, boards are made not to serve the needs of others but only to serve the ego of the one in charge who simply wants a group of people he or she can rule over or simply something he or she can do to alleviate boredom until something better comes along as I see a lot of that too. I really don't think people outside of board admins really care what the board is using for a host or software. Prejudice for which this board software talk ultimately is serves no one and only harms those who are unwilling to forgo their prejudice against a particular software or host.
I haven't seen that the type of board makes a difference. However, though, some DIY forum software like SMF or phpBB is said to be easier to hack and any board without a domain name (but rather just using a subdomain or something similar) is at a marketing disadvantage.
Nearly every forum on the Zathyus Network is completely dead or low in activity. There are a couple abnormalities, but for the most part they’re all dead or dying. Browse through their directory and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
I’m not saying any of this to be rude, I’ve just analyzed the evidence and reporting back my findings.
Bluezone777
Dinner Team Leader
The directory has been broken for ages and anyone familiar with the service would know this. No boards have been added to it in years and the rankings in the directory haven't changed either because it is broken and they never given any form of ETA when that will change. I don't think you know nearly as much about Zathyus as you think you do.
On top of the directory, every ZN forum I’ve seen advertised here and on other forums is dead/low activity too.
Bluezone777
Dinner Team Leader
Most forums aren't doing well anymore as I don't believe people are all that into forums as much as they used to be. It's not to say there aren't any forums that popular and active but it's far harder to accomplish this today so it's going to be harder to find them like you might have years ago. The options for what you can do online with your time for fun have increased tremendously over the years so there is simply more to do and more options fighting for the attention of those who go online regularly which I believe is part of the reason for the state of forums today.
Any forum can do something with ads and a few posters to make it seem alive. For instance, if you have a gaming forum, you'd need a few posters highly knowledgeable in games chatting with each other constantly, and a regular supply of traffic coming in. In that case, I believe that eventually more posts will come and they might be free ones (not paid writers).
Well we all have our own theories on what contributes to a forum’s success. Some say software doesn’t matter but I happen to think it does.
Just take a look at what’s busy and what isn’t, then take a look at what software is powering the duds and what software is powering the most active communities on the internet.
Someone should compile all that data and create a graph.
Just take a look at what’s busy and what isn’t, then take a look at what software is powering the duds and what software is powering the most active communities on the internet.
Someone should compile all that data and create a graph.
I doubt if any of the software is bad. Instead, it's just forum owners not trying hard at making a forum. Note, though, it could be a case where "free forum software (as in the hosting is paid for)" doesn't attract people who are as serious.
fantanoice
Madly Diligent
If the audience is there then sure (and there are a lot of religious people in the world). Your biggest challenge is making your forum more convenient and enticing than the Facebook groups you're competing with, which is a tough ask when these people already have FB accounts.
With regards to the software talk, singling out ZB is anecdotal given forums across the board are dying out. The benefit to not going with them is that you won't be forced to close if Zathyus shuts down.
With regards to the software talk, singling out ZB is anecdotal given forums across the board are dying out. The benefit to not going with them is that you won't be forced to close if Zathyus shuts down.
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Forums have always been a tricky conundrum for religious people. There are still many church leaders who consider the internet decadent and sinful. Many church leaders and members won't even use Facebook, forums, twitter or any of that stuff. They stick to e-mail for correspondence. The younger ones would find a forum useful or interesting but not everyone can access or tap into that market easily.
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