need4speed Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 So I’m looking to start a little forum for my work. What’s the easiest way to go about this? Any info appreciated I know there’s a few IT types on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Probably needed a bit more info.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need4speed Posted September 18, 2022 Author Share Posted September 18, 2022 Just a little forum for couriers in my local area. Since badly injuring my lower back I had change jobs from railway signalling installer to being a courier. A friend raised the idea of starting a little forum for couriers to share info etc. Id have no idea where to start with it. It’s ok if no one can help - I’ll just tell them to Google it. Just thought I’d ask here first to see if there was any pointers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Easier and cheaper to create an invite only group on Facebook or WhatsApp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cackshifter Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Nice to see you back @need4speed,sorry to hear of your injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need4speed Posted September 18, 2022 Author Share Posted September 18, 2022 Thx mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 5 hours ago, Happyoldgit said: Easier and cheaper to create an invite only group on Facebook or WhatsApp. This. Forums have two big advantages - they're good if you want to attract a large group of people who don't already know each other, and it's easy to keep conversations separated into threads and regret y back to them months (or years) later. Doesn't sound like the first of those would apply in your case? So is the threading worth the hassle of running a forum to you, or do you just need somewhere to chat, in which case a WhatsApp group chat is probably the way forward. A private Facebook group offers a middle ground (sort of threads, but a PITA to find anything even slightly older - and you'll start seeing lots of ads for anything discussed in there, just in case you didn't already work out everything you do is monitored and used to sell to you...). Personally I loathe Facebook, but plenty of people seem to love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 That should be "refer back to". Prefictive text did it's finest, and the forum is insisting there's no content to save if I try to edit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Damn that prefictive text ! +1 for Facebook group. For a forum you either need somewhere to host it, or you’re paying for it as a hosted service, or you get a free one which tend to be thick with adverts. There is also the hassle of setting it up and doing the admin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Thick with adverts also applies to the Facebook group... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 They are - but I can easily scroll past them and genuinely don’t find them intrusive, whereas some of the free forums have pop-up adverts - which I hate with a passion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy996 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 I'd suggest a WhatsApp group or a Slack group. Slack gives the admin a massive amount of control and the free offering is OK, (read the limitations slowly). WhatsApp does not scale very well and old information gets lost rapidly, Slack gives the ability to hold standing data and break threads down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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