forum blues

[Devonian]

(12 January 2015, 21:59)Geordie_Rob Wrote: Dev, regarding no new members. I've clicked to go onto the main site several times over the last week or so & all I get is a plain white screen. If people can't see the site, they can't/won't join.

That's not meant in any negative sort of way, it's just a shame as this is the only forum I visit & it's getting quieter & quieter.

I totally agree, the Main site is rarely accessible these days and that makes it impossible for new members to sign up.

But also by having the entire site visible to non-members, there is no incentive for new members to sign up as they don't need to and so this is also causing the site to slowly die - just my personal opinion

Obviously it's SD's site and it's up to him how he wants it set up, but 2 things I would recommend to try and encourage new members which in turn should help to increase participation would be:

1. Have a simpler sign up process which has nothing to do with the main site.....

2. Restrict access to the majority of the forums to members only

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(12 January 2015, 21:57)Sunna Wrote: could the site just slow down the threads droping off the page , easy answer...

I don't know what you mean about threads dropping off the page??

If you click on 'View New Posts' it will show you the new posts since your last visit.

If you click on 'View Today's Posts' it will show you all posts made in the last 24 hours - if there are few posts here, it simply means people have not made any/many posts, there is no way of making them disappear more slowly!