Creating our own forum
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Well you'll need hosting of some kind, to purchase the software necessary. The funding. And knowing how to use that software, plus maintenance and people to monitor the site. As a non-educated person in this area I still feel certain those are some of the minimum things necessary.
But coming to a forum asking how to make competition may not be the best idea.
Now, assuming you've worded your question wrong, a thread is a collection of posts. Posts are the responses from other users. Threads go into whichever subforums it fits into. So you can make threads in Singles, Family, Teens, etc...
If how to make threads is your intended question, you've already done so by creating this thread.
Though your new threads won't show up immediately. They require approval first, by a mod. To my knowledge there is only one active mod and he logs in twice a day, on average. So it can be minutes or hours before approval, depending on how close your request is to the mod coming online.
But coming to a forum asking how to make competition may not be the best idea.
Now, assuming you've worded your question wrong, a thread is a collection of posts. Posts are the responses from other users. Threads go into whichever subforums it fits into. So you can make threads in Singles, Family, Teens, etc...
If how to make threads is your intended question, you've already done so by creating this thread.
Though your new threads won't show up immediately. They require approval first, by a mod. To my knowledge there is only one active mod and he logs in twice a day, on average. So it can be minutes or hours before approval, depending on how close your request is to the mod coming online.
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Yes. You can establish an account with Xenforo, for example, and have them host your site on their servers. That's one of the easiest ways. If you want your own server then a lot of knowledge is required to go that route.
You'd have to build the site with the Xenforo software, which you can do a practice run on at Xenforo before purchasing anything... so you could find out in advance if you knew enough to build the site. There are other companies besides Xenforo in the business but Xenforo is pretty easy to use.
You'd have to build the site with the Xenforo software, which you can do a practice run on at Xenforo before purchasing anything... so you could find out in advance if you knew enough to build the site. There are other companies besides Xenforo in the business but Xenforo is pretty easy to use.
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A 'thread' is a collection of posts.
A 'forum' is a collection of threads.
'Suggestions' is a forum.
'Miscellaneous' is a forum.
'Christian Chat Forums' is not a 'forum' - it is a collection of forums on a web site.
'Christian Chat' is a web site and not a forum.
There is no proper way to refer to the whole thing (the web site - a collection of forums) using the word 'forum' (singular). However, the word 'forums' (plural) may be used - i.e., "the forums" - as in 'informal' reference.
So - the next time someone says 'forum' (singular), you may appropriately assume that they mean 'forum' and not 'forums' - because, the two are distinctly different. And, if they confuse or conflate the two - then, it is their error and not yours.
A 'forum' is a collection of threads.
'Suggestions' is a forum.
'Miscellaneous' is a forum.
'Christian Chat Forums' is not a 'forum' - it is a collection of forums on a web site.
'Christian Chat' is a web site and not a forum.
There is no proper way to refer to the whole thing (the web site - a collection of forums) using the word 'forum' (singular). However, the word 'forums' (plural) may be used - i.e., "the forums" - as in 'informal' reference.
So - the next time someone says 'forum' (singular), you may appropriately assume that they mean 'forum' and not 'forums' - because, the two are distinctly different. And, if they confuse or conflate the two - then, it is their error and not yours.
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As someone who has done it...
Yes, it's possible. And it's not exceptionally expensive. Xenforo does not require you to use their servers. Their money is made with the add ons and customization. Or if you get a newer version of their software. The older versions are free.
Registration of the domain is yearly and inexpensive. All totaled a private community forum runs roughly $600-$1,200/year to operate once up and running. That isn't including an IT specialist that might be necessary to do some tweaks.
Your bandwidth is the expensive part. And if you don't pay they shut you down immediately.
However, needing the bandwidth is the difficult part. People are the commodity that doesn't come easily or cheaply. It takes literally thousands of dollars worth of advertising to get any traffic....and mostly trolls and robots at that. Running off the people is very easy to do with poor moderators. It takes YEARS to build a successful site with good traffic doing everything right the whole time.
Reddit, Facebook and Quora all have the ability to host a forum and its free...in fact if you get enough traffic they pay you for it all.
Yes, it's possible. And it's not exceptionally expensive. Xenforo does not require you to use their servers. Their money is made with the add ons and customization. Or if you get a newer version of their software. The older versions are free.
Registration of the domain is yearly and inexpensive. All totaled a private community forum runs roughly $600-$1,200/year to operate once up and running. That isn't including an IT specialist that might be necessary to do some tweaks.
Your bandwidth is the expensive part. And if you don't pay they shut you down immediately.
However, needing the bandwidth is the difficult part. People are the commodity that doesn't come easily or cheaply. It takes literally thousands of dollars worth of advertising to get any traffic....and mostly trolls and robots at that. Running off the people is very easy to do with poor moderators. It takes YEARS to build a successful site with good traffic doing everything right the whole time.
Reddit, Facebook and Quora all have the ability to host a forum and its free...in fact if you get enough traffic they pay you for it all.
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