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Off Topix is a well established general discussion forum that originally opened to the public way back in 2009! We provide a laid back atmosphere and our members are down to earth. We have a ton of content and fresh stuff is constantly being added. We cover all sorts of topics, so there's bound to be something inside to pique your interest. We welcome anyone and everyone to register & become a member of our awesome community.

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  1. Shawn Gossman

    community founders competition

    This^ Back in the old days of forums, a lot of forum owners were aggressively competitive. Most of those forums are gone today. I think aggressive competition helped kill forums in all honesty. With social media, I made a social group and did no advertising and it have nearly 30,000 members...
  2. Shawn Gossman

    How much did you spend to create your forum?

    Just count the costs for a week of eating out. Then only eat at home for week and count that cost. That's what made me change.
  3. Shawn Gossman

    How often do you get a hair cut?

    Maybe twice a year. When it gets so long that hair blows into my mouth while I'm taking a drink outside - then it's time for a trim :LOL:
  4. Shawn Gossman

    Do you miss summer?

    I do miss the summer. I miss wearing shorts. I miss riding my bike. I can ride in the winter but I'd have to put on so much thermal gear that it's annoying. Winter has its advantages but I'd rather sweat!
  5. Shawn Gossman

    Forum Admin Forum

    511 topics and 1,799 posts Latest article: https://www.forumadminforum.com/threads/10-ways-to-monetize-your-forum-in-2023.598/post-1820 Join up if you haven't already. We also created a special rank for Big Board Owners and @Nebulous was the first one to get it :cool:
  6. Shawn Gossman

    Ever used lesser known software to run your community?

    In all honesty, I say try to avoid using those features if you can. If you can make it with the forum core features, use them instead. I say that because I feel like addons take away from the main forum. Resources can be created with sub-boards, prefixes, and custom fields which are all out of...
  7. Shawn Gossman

    Less trolls nowadays?

    This guy has a forum on a free forum host that he uses as a blog. He's just upset about something and needs people to take it out on. He tried doing at TAZ first but there are a lot of old school admins there that will one up him every time. That's when he found me. Easy target until Shawn...
  8. Shawn Gossman

    Forum Admin Forum

    Me too in all honesty! My first choice was my old domain but it's being used as a redirect now. Oh well. FAF has a good ring to it. Lot of new things going on in the forum. Over 500 topics, over 1,600 posts and a steady growing membership. I've posted some helpful articles for forum owners...
  9. Shawn Gossman

    Signature Limits

    Yeah, that one would get under my skin really quick :LOL:
  10. Shawn Gossman

    How many forums do you own?

    Call to action. Basically, it's what you want the consumer to do after reading the content.
  11. Shawn Gossman

    Paid to post forums

    I used to in the past, years ago. I never really made much from it. I can make more freelance writing for a blog one time than I could trying to make a decent amount on one of those forums, at least back then. Forum Promotion is kind of that, though. You posts for points which you use to buy...
  12. Shawn Gossman

    Less trolls nowadays?

    Telling me how much of a failure my forum will be. One of his first complaints was about you promoting your forum in the showcase. He said it wasn't relevant and demanded I remove it. No joke. I told him my mission is to help forum owners not be the best website out there. Every comment...
  13. Shawn Gossman

    Mistakes

    That was a big mistake for me, closing my old admin forum. But it was bitter-sweet. Back then, I was in bad shape and going down a bad road (health wise). I had to step away and really find myself. Lucky for me, I did and I'm better now than I ever have been. But I do miss all the work I put...
  14. Shawn Gossman

    Ever used lesser known software to run your community?

    I so wish they would had! It could had evolved into something allowing you to add more forum software integrations, too. It really had everything a webmaster needed for that time.
  15. Shawn Gossman

    How many alerts?

    31 on here :D
  16. Shawn Gossman

    pressure on your kids to study hard?

    Our daughter was getting Cs and Bs for a while. I told her I'd give her $10 for every A she got with the condition that they must all be A grades. No A- either, I want full As. She has a car now and gas isn't cheap. She is straight A now :) I try to explain to her that not everything in...
  17. Shawn Gossman

    America doesn’t care for Badminton

    It's getting really popular. That and disc golf.
  18. Shawn Gossman

    Used to be popular?

    When I was a kid, we played POGS. That was pretty popular and now it's not. Anyone remember POGS?
  19. Shawn Gossman

    How many forums do you own?

    You're right. You have to offer something. You have to use the right copy in your ad. You have to have the right CTA. You have to "sell your forum" like people "sell their products".
  20. Shawn Gossman

    Why is additional staff needed on small forums?

    Here's my golden rule on staff. I'll start out as the only staff member (the admin) with the intent to eventually bring on other staff (moderators). When I cannot keep the forum active because I have to worry about forum issues, moderation, and staff related things - then I'll add a moderator...
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