How to stop a former staff member from establishing a competing forum

Beverly Level X³

April 5, 2013, 12:05 pm

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Is there a way to stop a former staff member or admin from establishing and running a competing forum? This might not seem like a big deal, until they use their connections on your forum to steal your forum members and staff. What are your thoughts?

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angie828

angie828

I do not think that there is a way to stop it. I mean how can you really stop it? If they want to make one, then they have every right to do so.

14 years ago

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ralph101

ralph101

No there is not a way to stop it. I guess if it happens then you will just have to deal with it.

14 years ago

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America

America

Try to address the situation head on by talking with current forum members and asking if they plan to stay on your forum. If they are leaving, you might try to find out what you would have to do to get them to stay.

13 years ago

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blueeyes

blueeyes

Try to address the situation head on by talking with current forum members and asking if they plan to stay on your forum. If they are leaving, you might try to find out what you would have to do to get them to stay.

But if they want to start their own forum, they will do it no matter what. I do not think that there is really any way to stop this at all.

13 years ago

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ralph101

ralph101

But if they want to start their own forum, they will do it no matter what. I do not think that there is really any way to stop this at all.

Very true.

13 years ago

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angie828

angie828

But if they want to start their own forum, they will do it no matter what. I do not think that there is really any way to stop this at all.

Yes I agree you can not stop what they really want to do.

13 years ago

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Beverly

Beverly

Try to address the situation head on by talking with current forum members and asking if they plan to stay on your forum. If they are leaving, you might try to find out what you would have to do to get them to stay.

What would you suggest giving to long time forum members if they would stay?

13 years ago

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Corzhens

Corzhens

Please allow me to tell this anecdote that is not directly related to the topic. My husband has a business partner who was his best friend in high school. When the business was flourishing, he didn’t know that his partner had established his own business that is a competitor. Slowly but surely, the clients of my husband’s business were being siphoned. That can also happen in a forum if a staff member would have his own forum that is a direct competitor. It would be easy for him to pull away some community members into his own forum. But in fairness to that staff, I guess it is okay if he will ask permission and inform the admin of his new forum. At least there is openness so it is up to the admin to boot him out or let him stay with some conditions, of course.

9 years ago

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