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Hey everyone, I am new to the this forum and recently started my own. I am having a very hard time getting users and those that do get on, dont stay because there isnt much traffic. Now I have seen a lot of people trying to prevent or block bots …

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We all had our share: people who are not being respectful to the staff and reply with 'nasty' words. Do you warn? Do you ban?

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my website is about C/C++ << url snipped to comply with forum policy >> how can i get more forums members... i joined some programming groups but could not get much forum members. Any one advise me Saqib

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i have a forum that is all to do with gaming but i have no idea how to drive the traffic to my site. i tried paid advertising but all the members that joined never posted or returned to my site after that i stopped the paid advertising and looked …

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I had setup a web site for a game I was playing a while back. Some time later the forum started getting hit with spam ranging from vitamins to pleasurable company. I was curious about how much effort goes into keeping a site like Daniweb clean of garbage and spam. …

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Hi, I was wondering why this forum did not have a section for forum post exchange. A lot of members here have forums and would like to be able exchange posts with other forum owners. Thanks

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Hi Guys, I was thinking, could I put/host other sites white paper on my site in an effort to get more members? I would download their paper and host it on my site. The reason I ask is because there are websites that give you white papers in exchange for …

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Hi all, I've just spent the last hour or so reading the posts relating to phpbb v vBulletin here. The main issues everyone seems to have with phpbb are security/spam related. I have phpbb installed on my website and I have added a ton of mods to it so that …

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Hello, I'm starting out a forum community, is there anymore suggestions? I'm thinking now to upgrade to vBulletin, but not sure... I've the thought that vBulletin is more Search Engine friendly than SMF.

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Hi, I'm thinking to start again an online community. Before, I had started for a while, but doesn't work well... I just want to have some advices from whoever experienced... There are several factors that I'm always confused: 1. Should I get vBulletin license right away? 2. How can I …

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i have my own website (in sig of course). but the biggest thing that is driving me round the bloody bend is my forum. i have tried my upmost to get members.Postings etc can i !!!. can i hell as like i just dont know what to do its so …

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Please help. I don’t consider myself technically savvy, though I am doing my own web site and have managed it for several years. My husband helps with a lot of the questions that I have and can often figure things out when I cannot. With that said, this is what …

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I was just wondering what everyone's opinions were on deleting members, should they ask? When a user is deleted, are all their posts switched to the Unregistered username? I have a policy where I will never delete a user from the database. If a member requests to be removed, I …

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I am thinking of doing a forum, just have some inquire is the forum software like phpbb free of charge?

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I have an very dynamic idea for a social networking and life organization site. I just do not have the adequate amount of money to get it started or enough web development skills to get it rolling. What should I do? Is there money out there to be granted to …

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What are the best ways of stopping flooding/spamming in a forum by people who use alternate accounts? Are there any ways of banning someone permanently on a forum, other than banning their IP, MAC address, etc...? I have a problem with flooding/spamming on my forum, and I can't ban this …

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hello...me and this guy are two admins of these forums. i was the one who bought the domain name for the site...and the one who bought the license for the forum. he keeps claiming that he is a co-owner of the site, but isnt it just me? i know this …

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Hi and good day to all. I started a Forum Hosting a week ago. But Since then I only have 2 forums hosted. Listed below are the actions that i have taken. PLease tell me other techniques tthat i missed. Here are the actions that I took[LIST=1] [*]Advertise to Google …

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ok i know how to keep my posters once i have them my question is where do i get some more posters i have 26 and have been open for 4 days and we are doing well but i want a bigger active member list i have registered on google …

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Is ipb a good forum hosting site? And did mp3 and image hosting help a programming comunity? What would be the best wy to attract people to join.

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I don't know how many people are familiar with Germany, but it is against the law to collect IP addresses and any personal information from people surfing your website without their permission. I would like to link sites together for the protection of all people around the world. This would …

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Everyone already knows that empty communities are a turn off for potential members. On average how many posts should a forum have before successfully promoting the site. I've heard ball park figures ranging from a couple hundred to well over a thousand.

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Hi, as a new website developer I was curious as to what the average visit duration statistics would be for a pretty well established informative niche website. My stats right now are roughly: 0-30 seconds: 35% of visits 30s-2mn: 12% 2mn-5mn: 12% 5mn-15mn: 10% 15mn-30mn: 10% 30mn-1hr: 10% 1hr+: 10% …

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My sites <URLs snipped> are not taking off so I am thinking that the best route may be to stop trying to create a destination and instead create a service/tool that other websites can incorporate. Below are two examples of photo centric profiles that my web application provides that I …

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Hey everyone, I'm not sure where to post this so feel free to move if needed. A fellow classmate and myself are starting on message board project. I was asked to spec a powerful windows based system, but am unsure of what is most important in a web server? Could …

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I got this idea yesterday to write down everything I do to make a new money making blog from zero. I will post on a daily basis (except for sundays and holidays), recording everything I do to get the site going without spending a dime. As of this time of …

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I've heard many times that it is possible to have thousands of subscribers to your newsletter even if you don't have a website/blog. What do you guys think? I've been searching through ezines and still can't figure it out.

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Hello everyone, Currently my website is not getting much traffic, or registrations on the community. Its been around for about a year and half, has 283 members (none of which post hardly), probably around 200 threads, and 800 posts. I now have a new idea for a website, related to …

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How do you get search engines to show your blogs? Is pinging enough? Do we also have to use meta keywords with blogs just as we should with websites?

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I am trying to encourage members to donate by purchasing a member sponsorship for $5/month. It entitles the member to a bunch of nifty features IMO such as access to a behind the scenes forum and a sponsor badge. It seems that the tried and true method to get donations …

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Hi Everyone, Just so you know where i am, I am a decent site builder but i need some help in the following areas as I have not had much experience here. I wish to add a user review option to my ecommerce site. So that members can post opinions …

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Hi my name is Dennis Yu and I run Social Media Group. I am brand new to daniweb, but hope to find others who are as passionate about helping non-profits do more good. We are a bunch of ex-Yahoo folks who are using our search engine expertise to drive more …

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I recently launched a pet webspot...pet owners create their pets a site that can be used for multiple purposes..anything from cyber friends to finding another your pet a mate.. although I have advertised the website in pet pages it seems as if my results are sub-par.... anyone care to lend …

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I have recently started a forum and was wondering what the best way to drive traffic to it is. I have seen many "pay to post" companies out there, but I am worried that all that will accomplish is filling my board with meaningless clutter. I have not started a …

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What mods for phpbb are the best and most necessary to a new forum and to growing membership? I'm especially interested in forum shops and related items.

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Please posting links pharmacy to pharmacy, medicine and health white catalogues and directories.

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What are you thoughts on SMF as a forum solution as compared to phpBB? I've been seriously thinking about converting my forum from phpBB to SMF. Is it worth it? I've tried it in a local environ. It's very, very powerful and customizable, but the admin interface is very unwieldy. …

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Hey, I created a web application based on a Browser Game (Travian) and it's been growing ever since I opened it to public 2 months ago. I already have some 400 users and I'm getting the webpage translated into the different languages available for the game. The application is basicaly …

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A friend of mine wants a blog site that allow posts on the whole page. I mean, without categorizing by month/year. Is there any?

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Do you allow your member profiles to be guest accessible? Why or why not? Do you allow member contact info (email, IM) to be publically displayed and potentially picked up by spiders?

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hi just opened one medical forum site so need your suggestions so what i'll be doing is go to yahoo msn groups myspace groups and joining medical groups so i get some members .as this is medical forums so people are here not for money so top poster paid posting …

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I am starting to run out of ideas and was hoping i might be able to get some advice on marketing my site/forum but i will give you a quick run-down on what i have done to promote and a little background of the site.. AYW was started 2 years …

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What is an average / target open rate for an HTML-based monthly newsletter? I am measuring open rate based on the number of hits a particular image within the newsletter gets. However, more and more email clients nowadays are disabling emails until the user clicks a link - and how …

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I've discovered a great lightweight forum solution for one of my new projects: it's called usebb and it's available here: [url]http://www.usebb.net/[/url] It's really so easy to theme and template and provides a minimalist yet logical approach to forums so most of the extra features are cut out. The administration interface …

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Hi, I am a newbie here, I used to be a programmer in my previous career. been out of touch for a long time. so I need some help. I have this need to create a website (to sell my services, of course) which will allow a sub group to …

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One of the things is that it reduces the "branding" of your community. When people look at the community the first thing they notice is the visual aspect and appeal of the site. Only then do they observe content. I've seen dozens of communities that use multiple visual themes selectable …

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in my cpanel i have counter called "add to favorite" , and i can't understand how does this counter work , cause after someone bookmark a website or added to my favorites does the browser sends data to the site telling it that it has been bookmarked or added to …

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Hi all. I have made this forum last week The only people who have joined are my friends. What do I need to do to get loads of people on there? Many thanks.

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The topic view on this site is really impressive. I was wondering, how do you do it? I use an IPB2.1.7 forum about Charity and want to do something similar where it looks like bubbles.

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