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Post by mamafrito on Jan 29, 2020 10:41:29 GMT -5
How do you manage or feel about people across the world? What I mean is, say there are members who only post while you are asleep. I'm really new to thinking about having my own site, and this is one of my fears. What if people do something I can't fix while I'm in bed? But also, what if people want to chat happily with me and we are on opposite schedules? That all stops me from making a forum and it's upsetting.
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Post by bigballofyarn on Jan 29, 2020 10:55:28 GMT -5
Most small forums are created by people who aren't in the spotlight and start out with activity from the forum creator and their friends. Those friends invite their friends, and yes, you end up with a group of people who are on similar schedules and speak the same language. However, there will be people who join from other countries. It's interesting to process that right now, it's 5:55 on Wednesday morning in Honolulu while it's 4:55 on THURSDAY morning in Auckland. Because most of my members are in the USA, Canada, and Europe, there is a 14-hour range when my forum gets the most activity.
I'm not necessarily that worried about what happens when I go to bed. Restricted signups are enabled. Staff members don't have powers to change anything that I can't fix in the event that they make a mistake. What can be a little frustrating to see is when people who post outside of the "active window" make a topic, and then have to wait a little while for other members to get out of bed and reply. It's not something that you or I can control though. Having to wait a little bit for a reply doesn't mean a forum is a failure. All forums will have active periods and quieter periods.
If you are thinking about using Proboards, you have a LOT of options available to you to protect your forum. You can also have staff members who are in different time zones and help you while you are asleep.
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Post by mamafrito on Jan 29, 2020 11:02:39 GMT -5
That's intuitive. You must have a lot of experience.
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Post by OfficiallyJayy on Jan 29, 2020 11:05:05 GMT -5
There are things like that that you have to worry about when you have a site, but the fears go away as you become more comfortable.
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Post by mamafrito on Jan 29, 2020 13:23:26 GMT -5
Thanks. CrazyBoy, I think you have a forum. What's your advice?
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Post by CrazyBoy on Jan 29, 2020 14:16:18 GMT -5
Thanks. CrazyBoy , I think you have a forum. What's your advice? I don't think it's a problem if you're confortable so do See the difference of times in this site ! Tunisia,U.S.A,Check,... If you have an account in the support forum so you can get a lot of opinions
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Post by Bubbles on Jan 29, 2020 14:27:10 GMT -5
I think you have to relax about things you have no control over. You could always lock the forum over night if you really wanted to.
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Post by graceunknown on Jan 29, 2020 14:33:20 GMT -5
You probably will have anxiety when you first make the forum, but as you get used to being "in charge" and stuff, I think the fears will fade.
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Post by UseOnce&Destroy on Jan 29, 2020 15:23:47 GMT -5
Be prepared to hold the emotional responsibility to take care of a lot of people. It seems like it can be a lot in the beginning, but I think you can handle it.
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Post by Queen of Hearts on Jan 30, 2020 8:03:03 GMT -5
I was worried about this when I used to have a knitting blog. I was scared about how people would comment or interact late at night or that people overseas wouldn't be able to interact with all my US friends, but it didn't end up being an issue.
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Post by purplecoconut on Jan 30, 2020 8:04:35 GMT -5
I guess I live somewhere in the middle and time zones don't affect me much.
It's 8:00 where the admin is and 13:04 here. But I suppose it's super late in Australia/NZ.
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Post by CrazyBoy on Feb 4, 2020 11:22:56 GMT -5
mamafrito why not making a site and see if that works ? I'd like to know why you said that you're worry
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Post by mamafrito on Feb 4, 2020 11:25:50 GMT -5
mamafrito why not making a site and see if that works ? I'd like to know why you said that you're worry I'm scared I won't be able to handle the pressure and the stress of having to keep things safe and happy for everyone.
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Post by CrazyBoy on Feb 4, 2020 11:36:48 GMT -5
mamafrito why not making a site and see if that works ? I'd like to know why you said that you're worry I'm scared I won't be able to handle the pressure and the stress of having to keep things safe and happy for everyone. It's not like you think It takes some time to make the site then it will control itself Do you think that this forum isn't happy and safe ?
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Post by mamafrito on Feb 4, 2020 11:47:06 GMT -5
I'm scared I won't be able to handle the pressure and the stress of having to keep things safe and happy for everyone. It's not like you think It takes some time to make the site then it will control itself Do you think that this forum isn't happy and safe ? This site is very nice and friendly, but Christina does a good job. I don't know if I could do the same.
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