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I don't know enough about them, but guess it depends on what you want on what's best. I think we want one that is hassle free and not necessarily flexible or cheap. Maybe it's best for that, but given we basically need one persons expertise I'd hope theres something else out there that doesn't need any tech expertise at all.
Formed 10 years ago and no new members in the past week !
I'm with Keni., The site is a little antiquated but still functions well with good functionality.
A quick look at the options mentioned (Discord and XenForo) and Discord doesn't look anything like a forum, more like Twitter ! XenForo is probably too expensive (£1,000 a year without extras or migration fees).
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SCM currently uses XenForo I think?
Ah yes it does (just noticed - bottom left of the page). So we are paying that much? I didn't think we raised that much last fund-raising.
Another option is to run 6CM on my home server lolz.
I had the same concerns about discord. I've actually managed to make it look and feel a lot like this place.
My concern with discord is the barrier to entry, i.e. that the core users on here, myself included will move over, but not everyone would, and the site already feels like a bit of a closed shop, for better and worse.
Perhaps that's being antiquated though, the average age of this place is half dead. Discord might give it an occasional half-term vibe, as the kids don't say.
Perhaps that's being antiquated though, the average age of this place is half dead. Discord might give it an occasional half-term vibe, as the kids don't say.
Yeh i looked at that with my effort. Was playing more than anything else.
Created forums. Liked they should be.. And added channels for match days..
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Discord will basically mean - 6CM will be banished to a deep hidden treacherous cave up in some remote mountains far, far away.
And only the most courageous, hardcore, diehard fan will be able to find us. And by fan i mean new members.
I don't want to be locked up with the loons for the rest of my life. We've already lost so many good posters and hardly had any new people join in the last few years.
And only the most courageous, hardcore, diehard fan will be able to find us. And by fan i mean new members.
I don't want to be locked up with the loons for the rest of my life. We've already lost so many good posters and hardly had any new people join in the last few years.
Is there really a barrier to entry? If anything it could drive more users if that's what we wanted. You can make public and tag it accordingly.
The downside is obviously discord has a much younger market if you open it up to the public. You are talking tweens upwards.
I think discord could work with forum channels..
It a marmite solution.. You either love it or hate it .
You may attract kids to the site, Which is fine for all you groomers that post here anyway. [emoji6]. [emoji102][emoji490][emoji135][emoji3553][emoji2539]
To note any spamming can be a royal pain in the arse, if your site becomes popular
Though discord has got better managing this over the years .
It a marmite solution.. You either love it or hate it .
You may attract kids to the site, Which is fine for all you groomers that post here anyway. [emoji6]. [emoji102][emoji490][emoji135][emoji3553][emoji2539]
To note any spamming can be a royal pain in the arse, if your site becomes popular
Though discord has got better managing this over the years .
Exactly. Public is only public within discord.
But you won't get any traffic coming into discord from the rest of the internet e.g. if any fan google search 6CM, they won't find us. Unless you leave a webpage with a discord link on there, but even then you'd have to spend a bit on SEO to bump the site up to at least the first 2-3 pages of Google.
Also, there's no guarantee they will click to join your discord link. There are many who don't even have an account.
But you won't get any traffic coming into discord from the rest of the internet e.g. if any fan google search 6CM, they won't find us. Unless you leave a webpage with a discord link on there, but even then you'd have to spend a bit on SEO to bump the site up to at least the first 2-3 pages of Google.
Also, there's no guarantee they will click to join your discord link. There are many who don't even have an account.
Yes security bots are a must. They call them raids.
Yes that's one thing some have suggested for now. Put the discord link as a redirect if the forum falls over.
Realistically. How many people will actively search for 6CM as a new member? Very very few.
How many new members will search for a new forum? Probably only if theirs falls over I.e. a RAWK or a est1982 for example.
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Yeah but where are you going to put the link ?
Even if you create a simple page with the same domain name (6CM) with the discord link on it, why would any new fan want to visit us, assuming he/she hasn't got a clue who we are in the first place ?
Unless maybe the page is littered with screenshots of memorable posts/discussions from the Vault as part of the marketing ploy. Not sure that'll work though.
Even if you create a simple page with the same domain name (6CM) with the discord link on it, why would any new fan want to visit us, assuming he/she hasn't got a clue who we are in the first place ?
Unless maybe the page is littered with screenshots of memorable posts/discussions from the Vault as part of the marketing ploy. Not sure that'll work though.
just to add.. Tapatalk is not supported on the new xenforo
It's not needed anyway. As the be xenforo is far more mobile freindly then the existing set up
It's not needed anyway. As the be xenforo is far more mobile freindly then the existing set up
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You would use social media to advertise it . Tiktok, Facebook etc etc..
I mean i got one a million hits a while back, from falling over in tik tok..
It went completely viral..
It went completely viral..
Oh i'd love to see who will volunteer to do them promo videos. That'd be our new comedy material.
Could use this to advertise.
Meme to SCM.. fell over. Reborn or something
Meme to SCM.. fell over. Reborn or something
Some cracking comments in it. I mean over 100k favourites and over 10k bookmarks..[emoji16]
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