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Ideal number of forums?

Jul 14th, 2005

What is the ideal number of forums to start an online community with?

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Re: Ideal number of forums?

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Is 35 forums too many?

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Originally Posted by kub365

Is 35 forums too many?

It fully depends on the topic but the rule of thumb is to have the least number of forums that you can have. This gives an impression of activity which attracts more users to your site.

If all the 35 forums have just one or two posts then yes it is too much.

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