I would reach out to the moderators of some gaming subreddits. I was able to promote Gex Forums on r/gex since I asked the head moderator if I could and he gave me the go to. He even joined my forum as well too!
I'd love to own a platform like Quora, to have a large community where people are asking questions to anything and everything with others sharing their knowledge. I think we have a few platforms like this already, so I've never really tried my hand at making one. Still would be cool. Honestly I...
I always end up going to the front page of Thee Zone to see who replied to what threads. That way I can reply to new threads or posts. As for my other forums, I just scroll down and see what conversations are going on and dive in to each one.
I think team leaders do play an important role on some communities. It helps the admins keep the site running smoothly while other staff can make sure each respective team is running smoothly. I'm a team leader assistant on Forum Promotion, and both I and the team leader on the package team...
Thank you for sharing links to promotional friendly sub reddits! There used to be r/forums that I promoted some old sites, but it hasn't been maintained and so you can't post new threads without approval unfortunately so I didn't know exactly where I could promote my websites.
I've never been to the mountains, so I think I'd go with that option! I don't like the heat and honestly I'm not a fan of going to the beach because I'm paranoid I'll get stung by a jellyfish. :V The city is alright at times, but it can get stressful.
I think every niche forum now days should have a off topic section. It's a place for those to unwind and talk about things other than the niche. Though what I did recently on my latest forum was to make the off topic section available to those with 10 or more posts. This is to ensure there's...
I've been managing communities since 2009. Back then I had no clue what I was doing though. :V I feel like at times I still don't but I know a lot more than I did now than then of course!
If you really want to do this, I recommend getting free hosting on Infinity Free so you can get a feel for self hosting. This is what I did when I first decided to try self hosting, though I went with 000 webhost. From there you can get a free forum script, go over the steps on how to install it...
I don't think having moderation logs public is a good idea, since you might get backlash from other members. It should be kept private between staff, I don't think I ever joined a forum that had moderation logs public.
I usually just have a section for members to post their feedback. I think a good approach would be to take surveys but have them linked to your suggestions area, and I might start doing this on my communities.
I always have my announcement sections at the top of the board, same with the suggestions area and introduction section. A off topic section is definitely a must too especially if your forum is based around a specific niche. These are the sections every forum needs, doesn't matter the niche...
I do try to read every post on my communities, I'm also subscribed to almost every topic I've replied to so I get notifications whenever someone replies to one of those threads.