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Tom_F

Member Since 31 Mar 2002
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In Topic: IP.Board & The Forum Will Be Dead Within 5 Years

11 April 2012 - 04:24 AM

Google+ will have such domination that I might actually see new posts on my feed that aren't from 2011 ?

The message board was going to be dead with the advancement of HTML, PHP and other technologies about 10 years ago. I remember almost similar threads.

All I can see from you post is you want the board hacked so it shows how many people have liked stuff?  If you are struggling to get members then might I suggest that its because you are focusing too much on social media integration and not on making your board busy, interesting with a good fix of daily content.  It's easy for me to say that with a board that's been running since 1997 you might argue but actually it's because the board is well run, fast, well moderated and busy with 1000-1500 users on-line at any point. More members, more content, the more they'll return. It's a simple, effective, rule that's worked from a time when comic sans was trendy.

Social media sites and fads come and go (as mentioned, myspace) - message boards have and always will have their place on-line, they will always evolve. Just go and compare IPB 1.3 to 3.3.. http://www.dutchforc...forum/index.php