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dojo
Joined: 03 Sep 2005
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Location: Romania, Timisoara
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 Posted: 9/9/2005, 5:44 am Post subject: What's the first thing you do after installing the forum? |
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I MOD the theme, install some mods and immediatelly start new topics. Seems like I am quite talented in this matter 
I have no wishes to welcome my visitors with a fresh forum installed not branded and empty categories, since I would stand to chance.
What do you do after installing the script?
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Patrick
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Location: Harbinger, NC, U.S.A.
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Truestar
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| Posted: 9/10/2005, 11:41 am Post subject: |
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I create my forums and categories first. I'm wondering if I made a mistake making this method? Do your users like coming to a completely ready forum? Or don't they mind? I should change my methods if they arem't as effective.  |
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Patrick
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marc
Joined: 10 Sep 2005
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Location: UK
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| Posted: 9/10/2005, 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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The site is built, customized etc. offline, on a local server.
So I guess once the site is online, up and running, the first thing I do is test make sure everything is working as it should, then turn the monitor off, grab a beer, and relax after many hours/days/weeks of hard work.
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Triumvirate
Joined: 10 Sep 2005
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Location: New York, USA
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| Posted: 9/10/2005, 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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| marc wrote: |
The site is built, customized etc. offline, on a local server.
So I guess once the site is online, up and running, the first thing I do is test make sure everything is working as it should, then turn the monitor off, grab a beer, and relax after many hours/days/weeks of hard work.
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Sounds similar to my method...except change the beer to a Mountain Dew. |
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Truestar
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Location: New York, United States
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| Posted: 9/10/2005, 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Patrick wrote: |
You should have it completely ready before you launch.  |
Well, now my Community can be improved. It usually is ready, but I don't install MOD's until after.
Thanks for the opinion. |
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Keith
Joined: 10 Sep 2005
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dream_th
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| Posted: 9/10/2005, 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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I am runing only one forum, i have installed others but i only maintain mine.
At the beggining i just installed it, add and mod a theme, create categories that i find that should be OK then start few topics, call my friends so they can put a word or start topics. After that is a different story, i modificate it alot according to feedbacks or just by see whats missing and whats the need for. Apply mods, create more categories or even delete any etc etc... |
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Dragonfire
Joined: 14 Sep 2005
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: 9/14/2005, 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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| I configure it, make the forums/categories, and post all the rule posts along with other topics. I do the modding later on. |
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