Stubborn82:
We love it like this, it is not boring, and for the most part I like it bcoz it hide our identity. Its similar to reddit

Goldmynemaniac:

Lol, it can still hide identity in style. Reddit is rich in features and functionalities and they keep innovating and improving.

For example, Reddit has comment grading system (upvote and downvote). Also, its way of presenting a quoted comment/response is conventional practice for communities such as Quora, Stackexchange, Github even twitter. This is in keeping with modern best practice.

Additionally, there is user ranking according to impact or contribution made to the communities(this is for forums). Reddit calls it karma. Plus you can gift a user if you find their response satisfactory.

There is a saying in the tech world that it's either you innovative or die.
I daresay that Nairaland is still relevant and retains membership for lack of worthy competition.

Stubborn82:

You are welcome

YoungCabal:
Lol! There is no competition you say ?

Goldmynemaniac:

I don't know any. Please help with their names.

Goldmynemaniac:

I don't know any. Please help with their names.

YoungCabal:
Nairaboard.com is similar to NL but has more features

Bigajeff:

Naijafans.com

Goldmynemaniac:

Seriously! Please give me something that is at least as bad if it won't be better.

YoungCabal:
how do you mean ? Like in terms of design ?

Goldmynemaniac:

Overly copycat-ish. There can only be one Nairaland. A real competition must bring a unique ideology and implement it uniquely.

YoungCabal:
I disagree, the site distinguish itself from Nairaland in design and internal features, besides, the current design Nairaland is using was based on babylon theme of simple machines forum so, nairaland itself is a copycat for your information ! We wey old know the story

And BTW! There are lots of foreign forum sites that use the same design and thrive, what matters is content. It's why people visit facebook, twitter and tiktok on daily basis even when they can just stick to one app. You are just looking for a new design to see, people like you still get tired after few days, You problem is boredom not a platform design issue.

Goldmynemaniac:

Lol. I know you know you're joking, right?

Goldmynemaniac:

If your app adds boredom to my boredom, bet there are many others bored away just like me.

Can't we have both great content and design?

Seun found a good forum's template for that time, and tweaked it good.(Seun, ngbo?). Only that time has caught up with it.

Still try put in the diligence to find something that resonates with the tech and style of the age we live in.

Nairaboard? Even the name... (copy, yuck). I know it's not easy but please just try and be real. No need for another Nairaland if it's just going to be a terrible copy without solving any problem.

And for you sales majors, it's not just content that sells a product, packaging matters, too. Ask publishers on Amazon, a great cover will sell your book even if content sucks.

You're welcome
(What are you supposed to say? )

Bigajeff:

Yes I'm joking out of your blank page, You'll definitely see how funny Naijafans.com. will be, just wait for it. If you don't gerrit, forget about it.

YoungCabal:
Okay, kiddo ! Off you go.

And FYI ! That forum nairaboard will continue to exist with that same design, the goal was to create a spin off of nairaland, your opinion won't count

Goldmynemaniac:




Guys don't be taking it personal. You can definitely do better.

I give you 'E' for effort but nothing more.

YoungCabal:
Lmao ! I built Nairaboard entirely from scratch myself. If you had created an account and explored some of the additional features added, you will know that I am capable of building something else entirely, the choice to keep it similar to nairaland was intentional, I didn't set out to build something completely different from what people were used to.

My goal was to create a forum that loads as fast as wikipedia and provides quality information for anyone searching from google. In the end, I can monetize the traffic or use it as a medium to promote my next line of apps

Rest and stop feeling like Mr. I too know, nobody searching for information on google checks the site design as long as he or she can read the content there, I'm even willing to sell the site script to anyone who needs it to create his or her own forum.

It's not a do or die for me, it was just a side project !

Goldmynemaniac:

I truly would've loved to explore your site, but, I still, for the life of me, can't figure out what I need another Nairaland for.

But what do I know, I'm just a 'kiddo' after all.

Goldmynemaniac:
bigajeff and youngCabal,

The same reason people are still on Nairaland, Facebook and all their old haunts is the same reason they won't migrate to any of its cheap copy.

Fact is they are tired of those old horses but for the content and memory accumulated on there over the years they would've left. Good luck attracting them with nothing other than the semblance of same things they're barely tolerating.

YoungCabal:
Your problem is that you lack the ability to comprehend things clearly.

I already specified that I wanted to build a forum that loads as fast as wikipedia to serve as a source of information to anyone in distress, anyone can just query it directly or discover it from google search, I never said I wanted it to be the next facebook where you and your family members can clutter it with personal pictures and stories that nobody will ever find useful.

You are really clueless in this, I will advice you swallow your pride and admit it. A lot of people discover nairaland from google, they get forced to register when it's finally time for them to inquire more about a topic they see and then end up engaging with other members or continue visiting the forum to source new content.

Rest, I have been in this game for a very longtime and I know more than you.

Bigajeff:


Young Cabal ill advise you not to engage this guy Goldmynemaniac anymore because your tech IQ and motive is far beyond what he can comprehend. You owns him no explanations, his opinion can't stop or draw you back in anyway, just do you. If he did understand what goes into web tweaking alone not to talk of developing a website from scratch, he will atleast drop some respect emoji for the effort. Fire on @YoungCabal

Goldmynemaniac:
@ Bigajeff and YoungCabal,

A closed mind detests honest criticism. You'd rather I praised your below average, copy and paste work. Learn to use criticism to become better. Brands call for criticisms of their products, some even pay for it, because they know the value. Talking of beta tests for products and services and all other tests.


Enough of derailing. Please keep discussion focused on topic.

Bigajeff:

Criticism is not about downgrading people's effort or try to playing down on people's project. Criticism should highlight what to work on and should come with recommendations not just mere negative vibes. More importantly Criticism is accepted from someone that is an expert about the subject matter not just a thread starter.

As regards this subject matter, the main criticism should base on:

1. Mordern forum features comparison
2.Mordern User Interface
3. What's make this forums unique

Forget about popularity for now, talk about the above 1,2,3