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  1. Shawn Gossman

    General Annoying things about other forums

    As a forum owner visiting a forum that doesn't belong to you, what are some annoying things about other forums or pet peeves that you have? Do you give feedback about these things to the forum owner, or do you keep it to yourself?
  2. Shawn Gossman

    General Suicide and Self-Harm Threats

    Ah, I see. I'd just share the information and say I was reporting suspicious activity. I don't really think they can do much to the reporting party unless the report was falsified.
  3. Shawn Gossman

    Use of "hemp"

    Never tried it back when I smoked. I smoked a lot of different kinds of weed, though, before it was illegal. Now I don't do anything but coffee and hot tea, LOL.
  4. Shawn Gossman

    Tools Social Media Presence

    Some of the, yes. Some of them, no. Typically I do for my blogs, not so much my forums. You have to go where your audience is, as others have mentioned. It helps if you research first and look around to see how active your audience is on various popular social media platforms. All my Hiking...
  5. Shawn Gossman

    General Why do people buy forums and just leave them to die?

    It was when everyone kept getting that bad batch online. I think it was because people were getting it from countries with no QA requirements.
  6. Shawn Gossman

    What is the creepiest thing to have ever happened to you?

    I've never been able to do that again. LOL. Nowadays, 11:00 PM and I'm dead tired lol Haven't stayed up to celebrate the new year for quite a few years!
  7. Shawn Gossman

    General Suicide and Self-Harm Threats

    If they're faking it, they deserve to get in trouble. There are a lot of people out there that need help, that really need help. Someone faking suicidal tendencies, IMO, is like someone pranking an emergency hotline (like 911 here in the States).
  8. Shawn Gossman

    Closed December Site of the Month Contest - Time to Vote!

    Voted :)
  9. Shawn Gossman

    Long outdoor weekend!

    Long outdoor weekend!
  10. Shawn Gossman

    General Sacking of staff

    That's why I typically am the only admin. I'd be happy to make a Community Manager (lead moderator) or something like that as a higher position. Still, I shy away from giving anyone else full admin authority over a community that I pay for.
  11. Shawn Gossman

    General How many forums have you had (and what where they)?

    I've done some digging and used the heck out of the way back machine. :D I've had a few admin forums over the years. ForumSeed.com in 2007. AdminQuest.com in 2008. I wonder if I merged those two. I really can't remember. Is that a sign of old age?!?!? I had a website called Kruzzen once. I...
  12. Shawn Gossman

    Engagement Do you like doing post exchanges?

    I've always enjoyed doing them because I work hard to make really good ones, even if the exchanger doesn't do good ones in return. I've always had a reputation for being a good post exchanger, and I take pride in that. :)
  13. Shawn Gossman

    What is the creepiest thing to have ever happened to you?

    The only ones I've had were from LSD and mushrooms back when I was a teenager, LOL. Well, I take that back... When I was a coal miner, I was up once for 4 days straight with not even a minute of sleep. I was driving home at 3:00 AM and kept seeing shadows of people running down the interstate...
  14. Shawn Gossman

    General Creating fake members to jumpstart community: yay or nay?

    If you're too lazy to work on getting real members, then you're probably going to be too lazy to make your fake members look convincing. If they are convincing, you might need a government check and a hospital visit. :P
  15. Shawn Gossman

    What's the last domain your purchased?

    That's too bad! I love text-based games. There used to be one called Lord or something like that. And then they made another and it had graphics but really cheap one but it was still awesome!
  16. Shawn Gossman

    General Why do people buy forums and just leave them to die?

    Back when I vaped (glad I eventually quit right before everyone started dying from it), I had VapingForum.com, and my community got pretty active on it. I sold it to another person, and they converted it to a different software and kept it going for a short time, and then it completely...
  17. Shawn Gossman

    How much have you spent on your website or forum in terms of USD?

    That's pretty expensive, but great that your income exceeded it. I'm paying around $200 a month for my VPS but my blogs are paying for it and also giving me profit. Your strategy is best, if you can earn more than you're paying to be online, you're on the right strategy.
  18. Shawn Gossman

    How do you insult someone without swearing?

    What does that even mean? lol
  19. Shawn Gossman

    Team Building What Perks Do You Give to Your Staff?

    If I were to make money with a forum, I might consider "performance bonuses" for staff members. But we'd need to make enough to let the forum pay for itself and then some. In the past, though, I've given gift cards out and even bought and sent things to my staff around the holidays. I think...
  20. Shawn Gossman

    Conflicts Is Publicly Shaming Rule-Breakers a Good approach?

    I don't practice this. I think it's a great way to encourage retaliation, gossip, slander, and potentially more abuse. It's a good way to turn your forum into a toxic environment and get other people mad at you. I think all disciplinary action, for the most part, should be done in private.

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