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[Skyon Archer]

Awesome poem, Jane.

Sandy, your sites activity, or lack thereof, has nothing to do with your access to your forum.

It's hard to make a forum a success in these modern days, you are competing with the likes of Facebook and Instagram.

Some thoughts:

If you have friends that are online and have similar interests, you can e-mail or instant message them to let them know you have have a forum. If you have your own website or blog, you can make a post to announce the existence of your forum to your readers. If you are already active in other forums, you can add a link to your forum in your signature. Search online for other forums that are related to your niche. Start contributing to discussions there and add a link to your signature.

It's important to consider the niche of your forum. Maybe it's too broad. I used to have a forum about the state of Louisiana. It was a dead zone of activity. I revamped it to be specific to the parish (county) I lived in and it suddenly grew to an average of over a thousand online all day and night. Another example, if you make a forum about cars and have categories for all makes and models, that will be overwhelming to the average user and won't take off. However, if scale it back to a forum about 80's Chevrolet trucks, you will have more chance of active participation.

Also, you have to consider the theme, or look, of your forum. Is it appealing to more than just you? Do you have brand recognition happening? A Coca Cola can, in any language, is easily identified as a Coke.

These are just some thoughts.