During the month of
September, I started a poll on my site that asked the question, “
Should I add forums to this site?”
9 people voted
NO while
6 people voted
YES. Which means that I will not be adding forums to the site anytime soon. However, after giving it some thought, I began to realize that perhaps, the differences between a forum and my blog are minimal. Let me explain.
Those of you who are familiar with the way forums work, you have
Threads or Posts, Replies, Subscriptions, Ongoing discussions across multiple topics,Moderators, ect. Let’s see if I can graphically display how both a forum and my blog are alike.
One thing that really separates forums from a blog is that a blog is somewhat defined by one person’s voice. A forum gives users the ability to create ongoing discussions about various topics. I think I may have found a solution to this problem through a plugin called
TDO Mini FormsThis plugin creates a
SUBMIT A POST page and provides me with a wealth of options such as
controlling who sees the form and who doesn’t, it’s own administration area to confirm or deny submissions, Ajax widgets to organize how the form looks, and much more.
This plugin solves the problem of only myself being the one to create new conversations. This is an ongoing experiment and I want to see if any of my readers out their would like to contribute to this site by writing a post that deals with the topics the site already covers.
I’d love to hear some feedback regarding this topic.
Similarities Between A Blog And Forum
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