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What do you think makes a forum professional?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by John D, Nov 7, 2005.

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    Hey,
    I'm working on forum that I want to be very professional.

    I am setting it for over 18s only (It's not adult related) and I want it to be very mature and professional.

    What do you think makes a forum professional?
    The design?
    The content?
    The moderation of the forum?

    Let me know your thoughts!
     
    John D, Nov 7, 2005 IP
  2. Peter_Rosado

    Peter_Rosado Active Member

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    I believe a mix of the three, but design is the best for me.
     
    Peter_Rosado, Nov 7, 2005 IP
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    It requires the three but I think it's the content that determines how professional it could get.
     
    digimania, Nov 8, 2005 IP
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    A waiting list to sign up.
     
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  5. Tuning

    Tuning Well-Known Member

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    Good experts and good categorization. :)
     
    Tuning, Nov 8, 2005 IP
  6. Nintendo

    Nintendo ♬ King of da Wackos ♬

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    Being able to get an answer ASAP!!!! ie, be the way DP is!!!!
     
    Nintendo, Nov 8, 2005 IP
  7. l234244

    l234244 Peon

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    Fast, no way I'm going to wait ages for page to load
     
    l234244, Nov 8, 2005 IP
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    Jim_Westergren Notable Member

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    The people in it.
     
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    Nintendo ♬ King of da Wackos ♬

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    It took you less than 12 hours to get all of these replies. Thats what you want instead of a dead board where after 12 hours this thread would be dead with no reply. Heck, it only took nine minutes to get the first reply!!!
     
    Nintendo, Nov 8, 2005 IP
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    Must be as more is possible specific theme targeted. That make forum "pro".


    I don`t mind how much I will wait page to load, or does it nice or not, if I expect to read something very usefull and helpfull.
     
    _vlada_, Nov 8, 2005 IP
  11. GeorgeB.

    GeorgeB. Notable Member

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    All three of those plus plenty of backlinks and recommendations from other sites who respect it.
     
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    Absolutely agree:cool:
     
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    But that doesn't really distinguish a "professional" forum from an "amateur" one. Quality of answers would probably be preferred over speed, I would think. These are probably people who don't have time to check the site 18 times a day. They're probably looking for the best answer as opposed to the fastest answer.

    I think the design would help a lot - something more conservative probably, although that depends on the topic. High quality and professionally designed, of course (again, that depends on the topic - accountants probably wouldn't care much about what it looks like!). I think having the right people at the start and setting the tone in your own posts would be really important. Using professional language, with good grammar and spelling. The type of language and attitudes that would be expected in professional circles. And, of course, real professional members who know what they're talking about!
     
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    SEOchat has alot of good info but I got fed up with the speed the pages took to load.
     
    l234244, Nov 8, 2005 IP