When do you call it quits?

[Shawn Gossman]

When do you call it quits on running a forum?

Thinking about forums you have quit running in the past, what made you call it quits?

What would make you call it quits today with your current forum?

Are you taking steps to prevent wanting to quit it?

 

[AWS]

I got sick. Spent almost a year in treatment before I got a clean bill of health. I kept the sites running for a little while then it got to hard so I shut them down.

I didn't want to shut them down. I just couldn't keep up with treatments and the site.

As long as I can I will keep the forums going.

 

[Mike30]

Live change events made me stop my first forum many years ago. (divorce)
Also, I didn't know better what I was doing. But it definitely helped me improve my English a ton.

What could make me quit the current? I really don't know. It must be something terrible that happens to me
because this one is more than a forum to me, it's a long life personal goal and I am using the forum to
make it come true and it's already happening Quitting the forum would be quitting a dream and I don't
see it happening, even with another divorce.

 

[~ True Legend ~]

I got sick. Spent almost a year in treatment before I got a clean bill of health. I kept the sites running for a little while then it got to hard so I shut them down.

I didn't want to shut them down. I just couldn't keep up with treatments and the site.

As long as I can I will keep the forums going.

You surefire run a LOT of sites. I hope you are in better health now

I’m just curious about what motivated you to run so many tech forums that served a common purpose?

 

[Shawn Gossman]

I got sick. Spent almost a year in treatment before I got a clean bill of health. I kept the sites running for a little while then it got to hard so I shut them down.

I didn't want to shut them down. I just couldn't keep up with treatments and the site.

As long as I can I will keep the forums going.

That was me about 10 years ago.

I shut down AAF 1.0 and everything to try to amend my health and figure out life.

It was sad but really for the better of me.

Now that I've figured it all out, I'm back with a vengeance

I told myself I wasn't going to open a lot of forums. I however have done just that. I'm not overwhelmed by them all, I'm letting them grow on their own and just keeping them as hobbies. Before I was too into vanity metrics and getting huge forums. Now, I just want to make friends and enjoy talking about my passions.

I think that will keep me invested in it forever!

 

[~ True Legend ~]

That was me about 10 years ago.

I shut down AAF 1.0 and everything to try to amend my health and figure out life.

It was sad but really for the better of me.

Now that I've figured it all out, I'm back with a vengeance

I told myself I wasn't going to open a lot of forums. I however have done just that. I'm not overwhelmed by them all, I'm letting them grow on their own and just keeping them as hobbies. Before I was too into vanity metrics and getting huge forums. Now, I just want to make friends and enjoy talking about my passions.

I think that will keep me invested in it forever!

Yeah tbf it’s hard to go beyond good acquaintances at best on big boards

 

[Tracy]

For me, when I got out of the niche and realized that I (who was the main contributor) would not be able to contribute valuable content.
Yes, I could probably have sold the site. But I didn't want to as I may always come back into that niche/hobby.
My current site has been an interest since 2018 (with a hiatus while I figured out what the hell I was doing)... so I am pretty sure it will continue. The others were more a fad type deal as with the recumbent bikes. I got into it because my spouse could not ride a normal bicycle, but when she got out of it I moved on to other interests since it was not a major one of mine.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

For me, when I got out of the niche and realized that I (who was the main contributor) would not be able to contribute valuable content.
Yes, I could probably have sold the site. But I didn't want to as I may always come back into that niche/hobby.
My current site has been an interest since 2018 (with a hiatus while I figured out what the hell I was doing)... so I am pretty sure it will continue. The others were more a fad type deal as with the recumbent bikes. I got into it because my spouse could not ride a normal bicycle, but when she got out of it I moved on to other interests since it was not a major one of mine.

I too didn't get into my forums with the intent of selling them.

I typically close things down without even think about selling.

 

[Bawse]

I usually go hard working/promoting my site for a few days before I need to recoup, and relax before I get back to work. I like to always maintain an active presence in my forum, so quitting is not the right word.