Overused Forum Ideas
- Thread starter Uphoreka
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Can't disagree with anything posted thus far. I would also say "new ideas" are overdone for a short period. You will see users come up with new ideas and everyone tries to run with it without any knowledge of the subject or any content to really go with. That new territory feeling really makes a lot of forum owners run with ideas that they are not experienced in or have no interest in whatsoever.
If it's new, unique, and has a chance of a decent userbase many admins will just hop on a new market and see what happens. Can't say I blame them though, everyone wants an active community and some established markets are way too difficult to compete in.
If it's new, unique, and has a chance of a decent userbase many admins will just hop on a new market and see what happens. Can't say I blame them though, everyone wants an active community and some established markets are way too difficult to compete in.
My opinion can be found here: viewtopic.php?f=22&t=36246
Lee Lawson
Seasoned Veteran
Well my opinion is, the more the merrier as Midnight mentioned, as were would our forums be without those forums we have today. There is no law, not saying that you have said that but there is no law that there can only be 1 forum of each category, sports & recreation, RPG, promotion et cetera. I think perhaps some forums are overused but how many of these promotion forums become a success and offer different things - none. Forum Promotion is probably the only unique forum that offers the first ever services created, and how many gaming forums do you see with different things but allowing them to edit there profile to something customable. I myself can't speak for graphic designing as I do own and found my own graphics forum, but I try to make it the odd one out with adding different features and priviledges for members to enjoy and not abuse. But now how many general discussion forums do you see without having pretty much the same boards just a different organization.
I myself is taking to sides to this rant.
I myself is taking to sides to this rant.
Lawson+ said:
What? A very large assumption. FP wasn't the first promotion forum, and I highly doubt the services were first created here. It most likely derived from paid posting on forums, and reviews aren't unique at all.
Gaming forums, a new forum directed towards Nintendo or Sony would be easier to go with, but every thinks if it's general gaming, it'll do better. 
General forums are overdone and almost impossible to start too, that's probably the hardest to cover since the biggest forums on the internet fall under that category.
General forums are overdone and almost impossible to start too, that's probably the hardest to cover since the biggest forums on the internet fall under that category.
NBK*Twitch
Seasoned Veteran
General Discussion for sure.
el canadiano
Paragon
I don't get why there are so many promotion forums, particularly those running phpBB 3 on Christian Bullock's absolution style.
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