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  1. Shawn Gossman

    Mistakes

    I've made a few in to nearly 25 years of running forums, haha. I had a fallout with another member back when I ran AAF. It eventually led to us not being friends. We eventually made up and now we're friends again. I was in a bad place health wise and that essentially was the start of me leaving...
  2. Shawn Gossman

    Ever used lesser known software to run your community?

    Maybe back in the day. I ran a community with PhpNuke once. It included a PhpBB2 integration into it. I ran it when everything else was way more popular than PhpBB. Nowadays, I just stick to XenForo. I've considered making forums with other software just for fun but I need to not overload...
  3. Shawn Gossman

    How many alerts?

    I check the What's New more than the alerts to be honest. I usually go through all the engagements listed on the alerts page without checking the alerts. But there are usually 20 or 30 showing at a time. I'm kind of a motormouth on forums and I tend to post a lot lol
  4. Shawn Gossman

    Signature Limits

    I try not to create too many signature limits. I don't mind links (no adult or spam) but I don't want it to look like a skyscraper of links down there. I've seen signatures that are way too big. Some that flash so much they want to make a healthy person seize. I think its important to be...
  5. Shawn Gossman

    Recovery time?

    I tend to recover from sickness quickly, like in 24 to 48 hours, even the flu. In early 2019, I got sick for about a week. Worst flu I ever had, Lost my taste and smell for 3 months... And of course a month later, we found out what that sickness was... But physical injuries take a while for...
  6. Shawn Gossman

    Legal Trouble

    Just little threats of getting sued and what not after banning problem members. I usually just ignore them at that point.
  7. Shawn Gossman

    Govt. controlled internet

    I think we will see portions of control being used. We already do. Social media will place fact check notices on content for specific topics, rules on social may automatically get your content removed, governments can access your private information through various acts with very little probable...
  8. Shawn Gossman

    NYE Plans?

    We go for a hike New Year's eve and usually pick up trash on trails. Then we go for a unofficial organized hike on New Year's day with some buddies. End the year hiking, start the next year hiking. Been doing that for quite a few years now :)
  9. Shawn Gossman

    Taliban Revives Mass Whippings

    I just hope no one is shocked by this. In a since that they would restart it, I mean. I hope no one thinks that the "new Taliban" is going to be better than their old system. And now you have ISIS/ISIL and Taliban killing each other on the streets because they're two bad guys that can't work...
  10. Shawn Gossman

    Mr. Bean, anyone?

    My girlfriend does not enjoy Mr. Bean. I grew up watching him and love his work. I still think his shows are a hoot to watch, too. I think the cultural difference made it funny for me to watch. His little car. Him trying to put on a bathing suit under his suit in front of the blind person LOL...
  11. Shawn Gossman

    Dangerous neighborhoods in your city?

    Technically my address city is "Metropolis," and yes, it's the official home of Superman. You'd think crime would be ZERO lol But in reality, I live out of city limits in the country. We don't have crime. It isn't a place for strangers to be in, and they know it. It's farmers and country folks...
  12. Shawn Gossman

    Iran Begins Executing Protesters In Effort To Stop Protests

    So, when you're having a hard time in your country, for whatever reason (unless of course it's worse than), just remember that Iran is killing people in the public for protesting against their flawed government system. They are a country that will throw rocks at a woman until she is deceased for...
  13. Shawn Gossman

    Not being able to use a forum due to having adblock

    I think that isn't very nice. I use Google Adsense on my popular blog. I make quite a bit a month from it. But if I found out someone was using ad block, it wouldn't bother me. It's your choice what you want to see or not, but of course, it is also the choice of the forum owner to display...
  14. Shawn Gossman

    Forum Admin Forum

    Forum Admin Forum https://www.forumadminforum.com/ A message forum made for forum admins to discuss everything about running a forum. Once upon a time, I ran a forum called AAF, which stood for Another Admin Forum. I really enjoyed that forum, and I miss it. My hope is to make FAF like AAF...
  15. Shawn Gossman

    Ever been hacked - Forum

    I have a few times. Back in the old days, I was fascinated by turnkey scripts. Many of those were coded very badly, with many unintentional or even intentional backdoors. It led to defacing episodes of my websites. They were difficult to fix, but I managed to fix and restore everything. I'm...
  16. Shawn Gossman

    Why is additional staff needed on small forums?

    I always look for a #2 from the start to help keep the forum active and the two of us work to make it a community. After that. I usually won't entertain the idea of a new additional staff member until after a few hundred members.
  17. Shawn Gossman

    Step down from staff?

    I have a few times. But I try to limit how many forums I volunteer to help out on. Right now, aside from my forums, I'm just staff on Forum Promotion, but I'm the marketing team lead, so that has extra responsibility.
  18. Shawn Gossman

    Cell phones in the workplace

    I don't think it will help. The cultures of today are hooked on their phones. I think employers should take advantage of it, honestly. For example, let's say you work in a factory and have to enter part/lot numbers on a sheet for every unit you make. Most old factories are going to be using...
  19. Shawn Gossman

    Dips in activity

    For sure. I dip in activity, lol. Holidays and vacations mean time off work and more time outside for me. I learned a long time ago, you have to take breaks or you'll burn out. I burned out from forums after doing them for 15 years. I left them for quite a while. I'm back but I know how to...
  20. Shawn Gossman

    Contests

    I've done them in the past. Usually, one person participates or someone cheats in some way to get the prize. Referral contests were always the hardest. I'd love to do them again with maybe some branded tees just to weed out those who just want "something" when it'll be something but with my...
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