Forum Formation Tutorial

[Andrew Workman]

Forum Formation

This tutorial is copyrighted to PBS and cannot be used and / or posted on any other forum or website without the expressed permission of Sirius Wolfsbane. Anyone found in violation of this copyright will be put into as much trouble as I can possibly get you into. You have been warned (copyright notice changes depending on what forum this has been posted on).

What is said in this tutorial is only a recommendation. My views on forum formation might be different from yours, so don't take word for word what I say. If you do, and you don't like the outcome, do not blame me, as I have told you the following is only recommendations.

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Forum formation is actually quite fun, if you have the time and patience for it. One thing you'll want to have, though, is a good knowledge of the theme you're basing your board on. For example:

Taking these two people into consideration, who is the better? Would you rather have a poorly planned out forum with beautiful graphics and coding, and a good forum, lots of content and members with a well thought out layout, though not good graphics and coding? You choose, then take this into mind:

• Graphics and coding aren't everything. If you can't do either, keep to the bare minimum. You'll still be able to make a wonderful design.
  
• If you're having trouble with content, just go with what you have in your head. If people don't like it, they will tell you, and you'll always be able to change it.
  
• If your graphics are bad, it really shouldn't matter. Whatever looks good to you is good, and somebody elses opinion shouldn't matter.

I hope this small tutorial helps you out. Sometime before August, there will be a longer one, including an example of a forum layout, appropriate codes for a forum, examples of good/bad color schemes, etc.

It was suggested I post my tutorials over here, too. I've heard they're pretty good. For the time being, I'll post them all in GT until I find a proper home for them.

[Inkjet]

Very interesting, and by the way, it's copyrighted to you, not PBS.

[Andrew Workman]

inkjet said:

Very interesting, and by the way, it's copyrighted to you, not PBS.

Who cares.

Thanks.