Running a forum is not a job for one person. It is wiser to share responsibilities amongst several admins who have sufficient understanding of how to sort out the basic issues when they arise. Atleast one admin needs to have the skills for the serious technical details. Each admin should have their own specific area of responsibility so that no admin is overwhelmed.
Eugene was pretty clear in his comments that it is preferable to divide up the areas and manage them independently. Photos on one server, documents on another, and forum discussions on yet a third. I am assuming this should be feasible with the appropriate forum software. Yes if the forum goes down we are SOL, but if set up properly, members could access each server through a back door entrance for data retrieval.
I’m not the one to set this up, as I lack the skills and knowledge required to do a proper job. I do know enough to get myself in trouble though
Les Burt
Montreal
'75 Eleganza 26'
Eugene was pretty clear in his comments that it is preferable to divide up the areas and manage them independently. Photos on one server, documents on another, and forum discussions on yet a third. I am assuming this should be feasible with the appropriate forum software. Yes if the forum goes down we are SOL, but if set up properly, members could access each server through a back door entrance for data retrieval.
I’m not the one to set this up, as I lack the skills and knowledge required to do a proper job. I do know enough to get myself in trouble though
Les Burt
Montreal
'75 Eleganza 26'
