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    Do you draw first or code?

    I've done both. When I got bored, I used to sketch website designs to get a general idea of what I wanted the outcome to be like.
    Post by: webaficionado, Apr 13, 2013 in forum: Skinning, Design and Graphics
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    Creating fake accounts to advertise

    Have you ever created any fake Twitter/Facebook/etc. accounts to advertise your site, by 'liking' and tweeting different things in your site? Did...
    Thread by: webaficionado, Apr 10, 2013, 5 replies, in forum: Managing Your Online Community
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    How can you punish staff?

    Like I said, this is a step that comes before firing. If you don't want something as extreme as that, because you think that, despite whatever...
    Post by: webaficionado, Apr 10, 2013 in forum: Member and Staff Management
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    Is there a limit as to how many threads a owner should create on a daily basis

    They will be beneficial, but if the admin is the only one who's constantly posting thread after thread, it can get very annoying and it can make...
    Post by: webaficionado, Apr 10, 2013 in forum: Managing Your Online Community
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    Troublesome staff members

    Maybe not... but we all have different standards for greatness :D I never said I had to correct her though, I said we had different views on how...
    Post by: webaficionado, Apr 2, 2013 in forum: Member and Staff Management
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    DogForo - Dog Discussion Forums

    A gallery would look great! That's a pretty good idea. No problem about the contest. Unfortunately, I didn't own my dog when she was a puppy, so...
    Post by: webaficionado, Mar 31, 2013 in forum: Community Showcase
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    How can you punish staff?

    "Punishing" comes after explaining and before firing. Like I said, some people will not learn unless you do something that makes them know their...
    Post by: webaficionado, Mar 31, 2013 in forum: Member and Staff Management
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    Running a contest, and then a competitor does the same

    It happened to me as well. My site got constantly ripped off - graphics, codes, new features, contests, threads, you name it. Luckily, though,...
    Post by: webaficionado, Mar 31, 2013 in forum: Managing Your Online Community
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    How can you punish staff?

    It's not as easy as it sounds. I've had a few staff members that just wouldn't learn. For instance, one of the very few staff rules I had was not...
    Post by: webaficionado, Mar 31, 2013 in forum: Member and Staff Management
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    How many hours a day are you online in your forum?

    Look above. That's the question. I'm kidding. How many hours, in average, do you spend logged in in your site daily? What do you use that time...
    Thread by: webaficionado, Mar 30, 2013, 28 replies, in forum: Managing Your Online Community
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    How can you punish staff?

    Demoting them can be a good idea, or limiting the number of forums they can moderate. You're not exactly firing them, but you're giving them less...
    Post by: webaficionado, Mar 30, 2013 in forum: Member and Staff Management
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    Can your forum survive without post exchanges?

    Agreed. No forum can ever be fully sustained by paid posters or post exchangers only. Once there's no more money or no more time to exchange...
    Post by: webaficionado, Mar 30, 2013 in forum: Managing Your Online Community
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    Do you ban members often?

    Yeah, I do. And I'm proud of it :adminpower: Once my site got lots of new people signing up a day, I had to be more strict. When you manage a...
    Post by: webaficionado, Mar 30, 2013 in forum: Member and Staff Management