I always pondered with the thought of adding a forum to Ghacks. A forum would be beneficial in many ways including allowing users to post and discuss topics that are not related to the articles posted at the Ghacks blog. It might also be a good way to create a stronger bond in the community which would be nice as well.
I have created the forum yesterday and it is now live at ghacks forum or by following the forum link in the top nav of the blog. The next days, and probably weeks, will be used to test the forum, make modifications, add new plugins and optimize the forums and practically anything that has to do with it.
I invite you to join the forum and start posting if you like. I can guarantee that the usernames and posts will remain on the forum regardless of the optimization and changes.
The forum comes with a full CMS as well and my initial idea is to offer blogs to members that I trust (e.g. moderators or supermoderators but also regular users) and who “have something interesting to say”. Thinking about revenue sharing options for the forums and blogs as well.
If you have the time look at the forum and let me know, either here or in the forum, what you would change, what you would like to see and what should remain as is. Vbulletin veterans are especially invited to share their must have plugins and modifications.
Hope to see you soon in the forum.
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Awesome addition, Martin. Have hoped for a while you would do something like this.
Registered on forum. I had been moderator on Vbulletin-based forum, but it was long ago.
I hope I have something to say – and answer too.
You’re very brave. I’m sure it will be a great forum.