What you want from a forum?

[paaaaaaaaaa]

Im the owner of a new web design forum. Which I'm looking to make popular. So ofcourse Ive started like most people. With some SEO stuff.

Im in the process of adding it too directories etc. Ive also modded the code to rewrite the URL of threads to static pages, though it still needs improving.

The main thing what I will be working on soon though will be to write an in depth article on what a community wants out of a forum. First I need to do some research to find out the answers. So this question goes to all you reading. What do you want from a forum?

Hopefully then I will have a great understanding of what people want from their forums and I can incorporate it into my forum.

Key subjects to discuss would be:

look
Does the forum you visit need to be pretty to look at?

speed
Is it important to have a fast loading forum?

community
Ofcourse the forum needs a good friendly community but do people prefer a large community or a close and tight community? City or village?

content
Does the content have to be focused on the a main small subject matter or a wider more open subject.

features
finally do you want extra features on your forum site? Things like points systems, virtual money systems, easy accessible relevent tools etc

 

[Fkrule]

look?
yessish

speed?
very important

content?
something that i know

special features?
not really

 

[alanpaladka]

Look is very important. The content should be helpful to others. Overall, it sholud be simple and helpful.