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12:42 pm
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February 11, 2012
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I’m looking for suggestions here. What are some things that can be done in a forum to make it a fun place to be? There are a lot of forums out there and people are only going to sign up and be active in a handful.
What are some things SNES Hub can do to encourage people to sign up and participate for the long term?
1:16 pm
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May 12, 2012
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Cant really help you with this. Ive come to only contribute when i actually only have something important to say, or have something to ask etc. People more often than not ignore what i have to say in most forums. Perhaps other more imaginative and social members can pitch in here.
I have Asperger's Syndrome, which means i can come across as rigid and overly argumentative. Please try and look past this and contact me if you have a problem with what/how i type. I type and read very literally and use no undertones. Thank you for trying to understand. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.....r_syndrome
3:39 pm
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This contest sure helps. It would be nice to have different contests a couple times a year, with different themes.
Currently looking for the following SNES games:
Chrono Trigger
EarthBound
Final Fantasy II (Final Fantasy IV)
Secret of Mana
Illusion of Gaia
Super Castlevania IV
Super Mario RPG
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
TMNT IV
Contra III
3:54 pm
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February 12, 2013
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Perhaps improving load time on the site, but that’s about it. I’m not sure that qualified as fun lol!
7:40 pm
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t3tr1s said
Perhaps improving load time on the site, but that’s about it. I’m not sure that qualified as fun lol!
Are you experiencing slow down when on the site?
11:04 am
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February 12, 2013
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I actually switched to the sky blue theme and load times improved drastically. The only other thing I’ve had trouble with is quoting people. It never works, but it opens up the reply window instead.
12:26 pm
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t3tr1s said
The only other thing I’ve had trouble with is quoting people. It never works, but it opens up the reply window instead.
Press the quote button of the post you want to quote and type what you want to say in the reply window that opens. After you typed in what you want to say, you can make any edits to the quoted post as needed. Once that’s done hit reply and boom! there you go. 
12:27 pm
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I’ve never had a problem with quotes on this site however I did notice some slight slowdown last night but that was probably due to the flood of posts being made simultaneously.
12:33 pm
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t3tr1s said
I actually switched to the sky blue theme and load times improved drastically.
GhostSweeper said
I did notice some slight slowdown last night but that was probably due to the flood of posts being made simultaneously.
I did some modifications to the server today, so maybe the load times will feel reduced now.
1:10 pm
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Sounds good, I still can’t get the quote button to work.. Ah well, could be the browser I’m using on my phone.. Opera
8:17 am
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Masamune said
t3tr1s said
I actually switched to the sky blue theme and load times improved drastically.
GhostSweeper said
I did notice some slight slowdown last night but that was probably due to the flood of posts being made simultaneously.
I did some modifications to the server today, so maybe the load times will feel reduced now.
t3tr1s said the sky blue theme improved load times, and GhostSweeper noted slowdowns might’ve been from heavy post traffic. Server tweaks were made, so performance should feel better now. For smoother performance, consider a price dedicated server from HostNoc if needed.
9:24 am
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Great topic! Making forums more fun really comes down to creating a space where people feel engaged, valued, and entertained—not just informed. Some ideas that have worked well in communities I’ve been part of include gamification (like badges, ranks, or challenges), community shoutouts, creative threads (like “design a logo in 10 minutes” or “SEO meme of the week”), and of course, active moderation that encourages positive, respectful conversation.
That said, having the right digital strategy behind your forum also plays a huge role in how engaging it becomes. At DevSphere Technologies, we’ve seen firsthand how a well-thought-out digital marketing approach—including social media integration, targeted content, and SEO—can drive the right audience to your forum and keep them active.
Whether you’re running a niche community or a large-scale discussion board, our team at DevSphere offers custom digital marketing services, SEO, and full-stack web solutions to help forums grow in both traffic and user engagement. It’s all about building a space people actually want to come back to—and we can help with that from both a technical and strategic standpoint.
Happy to share more ideas if anyone’s interested!
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