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REFT.io - NEW General Forum - Thrift - Jan 21, 2020
I have been working on a little project, it is called REFT.io
This forum is NEW, and there are no threads or posts as of right now but I will be planning on introducing SEO and advertisement down the line once a small user base comes in and we weed out all the bugs, and issues.
This is a general forum and currently has no specific niche. I understand that forum requires a specific niche to gain popularity, but I feel as once a userbase comes in, categories will be added and the niche will go in the area of the community. I just want to stress that this is a community-based project, and I want people interacting and making friends.
Either way, I thought I would showcase my forum and see what everyone thinks about it. Now please understand, this will never be a finished product and currently has some visible bugs. I plan on introducing features regularly, and updates frequently.
Thanks! I can't wait to hear your opinions.
REFT.io
RE: REFT.io - NEW General Forum - Nachfolger - Jan 21, 2020
I think it's neat that every technical person goes through a phase of creating a forum, and then slowly watches it die. The design is fine, the utility is nil. Just another forum on the net. Nothing new.
cc Charger
RE: REFT.io - NEW General Forum - Charger - Jan 21, 2020
(Jan 21, 2020 06:05 PM)Nachfolger Wrote: I think it's neat that every technical person goes through a phase of creating a forum, and then slowly watches it die. The design is fine, the utility is nil. Just another forum on the net. Nothing new.
cc Charger
Been there, done that. Except I did it ~30 times under different domains. Forums are a dying medium. As things like Discord and Telegram rise, forums dwindle to nothing.
RE: REFT.io - NEW General Forum - Thrift - Jan 21, 2020
(Jan 21, 2020 06:05 PM)Nachfolger Wrote: I think it's neat that every technical person goes through a phase of creating a forum, and then slowly watches it die. The design is fine, the utility is nil. Just another forum on the net. Nothing new.
cc Charger
Thanks, I definitely do not mind a low pop forum. I really enjoy the interaction and having insightful conversations with other people. If it dies, oh well at least I had some fun making it and chatting with the people helping me or the people conversing on the forum.
(Jan 21, 2020 06:10 PM)Charger Wrote: Been there, done that. Except I did it ~30 times under different domains. Forums are a dying medium. As things like Discord and Telegram rise, forums dwindle to nothing.
Definitely! I understand they are a dying platform, but that doesn't really bug me. I really enjoy the concept of a forum.
RE: REFT.io - NEW General Forum - vyactor - Jan 21, 2020
To create a successful forum, you'd need to have good amount of budget to keep it running. If you ever thought of making it gain profits instantly after releasing and thinking people will invest or buy some kind of packages on your forum, that's absolutely non-sense. You'll need to have patience to keep it running facing many problems.
What would I actually prefer for the color is to make the board names as white as they're what supposed to be highly concentrated and the descriptions as the light grey. Removing useless things like Calendar may reduce the forum load imo. Also, I wouldn't keep a full-stop on a site title like you've kept.
The theme looks good at all. I've always been a fan of dark themes and this is what I prefer. Although, I feel like I've seen the theme somewhere. You sure you just made it or grabbed theme and made edits?
RE: REFT.io - NEW General Forum - Thrift - Jan 22, 2020
(Jan 21, 2020 06:58 PM)vyactor Wrote: To create a successful forum, you'd need to have good amount of budget to keep it running. If you ever thought of making it gain profits instantly after releasing and thinking people will invest or buy some kind of packages on your forum, that's absolutely non-sense. You'll need to have patience to keep it running facing many problems.
What would I actually prefer for the color is to make the board names as white as they're what supposed to be highly concentrated and the descriptions as the light grey. Removing useless things like Calendar may reduce the forum load imo. Also, I wouldn't keep a full-stop on a site title like you've kept.
The theme looks good at all. I've always been a fan of dark themes and this is what I prefer. Although, I feel like I've seen the theme somewhere. You sure you just made it or grabbed theme and made edits?
I have a pretty large budget, if all goes well I don’t mind spending more. Profits are currently not even in my radar, this is purely for the social aspect.
Thank you for the suggestions, I will play around with it and see what colors work best. I appreciate the theme compliment, dark themes are superior.
RE: REFT.io - NEW General Forum - N1ghtm4re - Jan 22, 2020
Isn’t that the theme from/for Eternal.is ran by Sweets previously before shutting down?
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You even copied the boards & layout he used or them? Lmfao huuuuuuh
RE: REFT.io - NEW General Forum - Thrift - Jan 22, 2020
(Jan 22, 2020 10:52 AM)Nightmare～っ☆ Wrote: Isn’t that the theme from/for Eternal.is ran by Sweets previously before shutting down?
Edit:
You even copied the boards & layout he used or them? Lmfao huuuuuuh
I was part of the forum (dev/mod) when it was open, I have contacted Sweets multiple times with no response for partnership or copyright license.
RE: REFT.io - NEW General Forum - SIM-2848601 - Jan 24, 2020
Let me know if you need any moderator and poster for your forum. Add me on discord Charles#0412
RE: REFT.io - NEW General Forum - Aeowulf - Jan 24, 2020
Looks awesome! I signed up.
I'm one of those weirdos that prefers forums over social media anyway.
RE: REFT.io - NEW General Forum - Thrift - Jan 24, 2020
(Jan 24, 2020 05:28 PM)Aeowulf Wrote: Looks awesome! I signed up.
I'm one of those weirdos that prefers forums over social media anyway.
I am the same! I saw your forum a while ago, was actually why it sparked the idea for me.
RE: REFT.io - NEW General Forum - Aeowulf - Jan 24, 2020
(Jan 24, 2020 05:35 PM)Thrift Wrote: I am the same! I saw your forum a while ago, was actually why it sparked the idea for me.
Well shite. 😝 Creating competition that outshines by a fkin mile! 🤝
RE: REFT.io - NEW General Forum - Application - Jan 26, 2020
Looks nice altought it's just Another forum
RE: REFT.io - NEW General Forum - Fivio - Jan 26, 2020
You talking about "once a userbase comes" but how will you achieve that userbase coming to your forum?
RE: REFT.io - NEW General Forum - The One And Only - Feb 21, 2020
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