discussion Has the Forum Culture Changed, or Is It Just Me?

[MapleDotsMapleDots is verified member.]

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.

 

[HelmutsHelmuts is verified member.]

If that’s the case, should we just get rid of all traffic lights and keep them green all the time? Wouldn’t that make driving faster?

You caught me here .. ahh, the imperfect nature of a spoken word

I meant - I don't believe in restricting people posting on marketplaces (as long as there is no scam and no duplicate content). There are investors with 100 domains and investors with 600k domains - all need to be able list as many domains as they wish.

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btw, I was having a call with @DNF Admin about this > and he will start working on a new idea on the marketplace category that will look even more like a marketplace (and still, a forum) .. Prashanna is also busy with Afuzu (we are giving it a new superpower), with Maria Pay and now this

.. and @birajst is busy with 2 cool things (can't be announced yet) > 1st one should be live in "alpha" today or tomorrow