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We found 3 For Sale topics per day was a sufficient number
It allows members to showcase their better domains without flooding the forum with dozens of low grade domains.
We also implemented a GROUP prefix which specifies there is more than one domain for sale in the listing.
On small niche forums everyone behaves because ccTLD members are usually from the same country and understand the rules. So Acorn Domains would not have the same issues as DNForum because everyone on Acorn speaks the same language and understands the rules. It's when multiple languages come into play that issues become more complicated.
Also 100 dollars for us are just 100 dollars where in other countries 100 dollars are more significant, so those members try and make multiple listings hoping for a 100 payday.
I actually had a forum similar to DNForum called NamePost and I ran it back to back with DN.ca. I much preferred the more niche dn.ca because the competition in the .com space is crazy and with so many languages at play the moderation is constant.
I have always been a fan for niche communities and Acorn found it's niche perfectly. However DNForum is evolving into something much bigger than a forum and I am fortunate to be a part of it and watch the change as it happens. If you look at the available tools on DNForum you can clearly see it is starting to become a one stop shop for domainers.
So there is no right and wrong, it is more of an evolution as forums try new things to engage and from what I see DNforum is trying more new things than any other forum site.
It allows members to showcase their better domains without flooding the forum with dozens of low grade domains.
We also implemented a GROUP prefix which specifies there is more than one domain for sale in the listing.
On small niche forums everyone behaves because ccTLD members are usually from the same country and understand the rules. So Acorn Domains would not have the same issues as DNForum because everyone on Acorn speaks the same language and understands the rules. It's when multiple languages come into play that issues become more complicated.
Also 100 dollars for us are just 100 dollars where in other countries 100 dollars are more significant, so those members try and make multiple listings hoping for a 100 payday.
I actually had a forum similar to DNForum called NamePost and I ran it back to back with DN.ca. I much preferred the more niche dn.ca because the competition in the .com space is crazy and with so many languages at play the moderation is constant.
I have always been a fan for niche communities and Acorn found it's niche perfectly. However DNForum is evolving into something much bigger than a forum and I am fortunate to be a part of it and watch the change as it happens. If you look at the available tools on DNForum you can clearly see it is starting to become a one stop shop for domainers.
So there is no right and wrong, it is more of an evolution as forums try new things to engage and from what I see DNforum is trying more new things than any other forum site.
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