Comments on: How forum admins can drive away members

By: Deborah Richmond

Deborah Richmond — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:23:53 +0000

I'm with you on being told you've posted in the wrong section, and the message coming off as blunt. I was happy to contribute and interested in the topic, but now that you've shut me down so fast, I'm probably not coming back to that forum. Some admins are great, others come off as cold and rude. Maybe they don't mean it that way, but they're not good at conveying their emotion in the written word.

By: Deborah Richmond

Deborah Richmond — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:23:53 +0000

By: phaoloo

phaoloo — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:31:52 +0000

They need to know how to be polite before launching their forums. I see some even allow spams in threads because they sponsor their forums.

By: Sebastyne

Sebastyne — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:47:02 +0000

… and that is because there's a lot of people who are not comfortable with the whole online thing. I'm glad my Bdollers don't mind people reading, they have more of a problem with under aged people posting, so now I'm checking people's ages… However, I'm thinking I'm getting rid of that rule, it's just too much of a bother. Maybe I'll just force people to post on the introductions forum first before allowing them in other areas.

By: gooblyglob

gooblyglob — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:18:15 +0000

well actually, I had it so that guests could read posts but not comment before and then people were complaining that they didn't want guests to be reading (privacy blah blah) and slowly more and more threads were viewable by logged in members only and membership got stricter and they wanted to know who was signed in and stuff so this is what has come to be – unless you signed in you get to see absolutely nothing

By: Sebastyne

Sebastyne — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:57:22 +0000

Well, it's understandable people would feel that as ABC Doll Club has existed long before the forum ever did, so people know each other already… And also consists of a lot of people who aren't used to the form of communication and therefore keep in their own comfort zone a lot – not engaging the new people.

You've done a great job, even though the requirement to register might seem standoffish, especially as you can't read anything before registering, so you don't have any idea what you sign up for. (There is an option that you can stop guest/newbie posting even though they still would be able to read, btw.)

By: gooblyglob

gooblyglob — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:08:48 +0000

I was actually horrified that some people think that the ABC Doll Club forum is cliquey – I thought I did my best to make everyone feel welcome and be kind and helpful :/