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I'm so dang happy the bugs have been fixed here. Now time to go looking for some staff!

As a fan of Winter, this news doesn't bother me lol. I was more preoccupied with Hedgehog Day yesterday, which was Sonic 3's 32nd anniversary. xD Our springs are usually quite hot, I am sure you understand since you don't live too far from me.

I'm bumping this thread to remind everyone we are hiring and now that the bugs are fixed, I'm going to post a wanted ad over on Forum Promotion, Administrata, etc.

I'm happy to report that Ruben has fixed the issues we were having! You should all be able to upload your own avatar now, and for moderators threads should be able to be moved. I'm going to keep this thread open just in case someone finds another bug. Big shout out to Ruben, you rock!

I focus on forums that match my interests and passions in life.

I love starting communities that talk about those things.

That's what gets me into forums.

The Groundhog saw its shadow.

That means more winter is coming.

Are you a fan of winter, or are you ready for warmer weather again?

What was your first ever forum?

What was it about? What software did you use? Is it still online?

What has been your worst ever experience with a member on a forum you run or have fan in the past?

I'm talking about a problem member or some kind of moderation event.

I currently use a Motorola Moto G 5g 2024. I got this in August of 2024 and I think this is the last year it's getting security updates so I might get a Google Pixel next. I had an iPhone XR prior to this phone.

I have a generic case for my Moto G 5G 2024. I tried looking for a cool case for it but I couldn't find one on Amazon. It gets the job done though.

Well, now I have to take this back. My phone died on my and bit the dust so my husband had to go get me a new phone. I now have the Samsong Galaxy S25. I didn't get the Ultra this time.....I think the Ultra is the one that comes with the stylus. I'm surprised I didn't loose it on my old phone.

My phone case is nothing fancy. It's just a basic phone to help keep my phone protected. I'm not particularly rough on my phone but I do drop it once in a blue moon. The case keeps it from getting destroyed in the rare chance I do drop it.

The biggest drama I've ever had to deal with on a forum I've owned was when I had someone repeatedly pestered me to be a staff member on my forum while he actively spammed my forum. That person was also rude to the other people that worked on my forum. (This was on my first forum and this was years ago.)

Same here. I remember Atrium on Zetaboards (before Zetaboards was bought out by Tapatalk). That's a good example of having a good, active forum on a free forum hosting.

Free forum hosting is a great way to get started and test your abilities as a forum owner, without having to fork over a bunch of money up front.

I currently use SMF for Gex Forums! I like it, IMO it's the best free software. My co admin, Twitchismental created a few themes for the software and he even updated one of his own themes for Gex Forums.

Hey Shawn welcome to Zippy Promotion I hope you enjoy your stay here! I wanted to use a different software for Zippy Promotion. Originally it was on MyBB, but I kept getting spammers signing up constantly even with anti spam plugins installed. I used UBB Threads in the past and wanted to use the software again lol.

One of the staff members on UBB Threads signed up and I made him an Admin so he can help me with the bugs. So hopefully soon we can get to the bottom of these bugs.

I would go with someone I know from another forum that is interested in being a staff member on my forum. Or I'd hire someone who is already a member on my forum that has been pretty active already.

You're taking a chance when hiring some random person....

It sounds like the job you got was a lot better. You get to do what you wanted without having to worry so much about getting hurt on the job.

Samsong Galaxy S20 Ultra

It still works pretty well and runs smoothly.

Yeah it goes slow on my phone but not my laptop and both use Chrome 🤷‍♀️

Welcome!

I wanted to be a police officer.

Then, as I grew older, I wanted to be a homicide detective specializing in cold cases because I feel like those victims are often forgotten.

After I got my B.S. in law enforcement, I decided to pursue an M.S. in Anti-terrorism and counterintelligence studies. I had planned to move to the Langley area and try to get on withthe CIA, DIA, or some other intelligence agency to be an analyst or a case officer.

Long story short, I fell in love where I was born and raised and never left.

I do surveillance for the gaming industry now, and we do a lot of both law enforcement-related work and a whole lot of intelligence work. So, I'm kind of doing what I wanted to do, only not for the US Government, which is probably a good thing right now.

I was going to make a paid forum ($25/yr) for the niche of making money online. A serious forum. But ultimately, I decided against doing it. I just want to keep my forums fun, not a business, and I felt that one would have become a business and been very demanding.

Have any of you used Simple Machine Forum software at all?

I used to use it and enjoyed it very much. In fact, if I were to use free software again, it would likely be SMF. It's mobile responsive and simple.

What do you all think about SMF?