skeletor
Chosen of the Omnissiah
Yes.
Xenforo Feedback Thread
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pkkumarcool
Game & anime Lover
What are they busy doing? Can't even spare time for so much active forum.
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TheSloth
The Slowest One
HOW DARE YOU speak this way about the Digit Gods!!!!! Us mere mortal do not have the rights to ask such questions about the Gods and should refrain from such blasphemy.
sling-shot
Wise Old Owl
Follow the money.
Digit must be struggling considering that print publications are declining. Particularly for a technology magazine it is paradoxic that the very technology that Digit covers is killing its revenue.
Digit is sort of becoming like MTV, forgetting its main purpose and getting distracted with entertainment content. So the main readership is leaving. Also their distribution is subpar these days. They were previously available in every corner but now it is difficult to find.
Forum ads probably do not provide enough funds to sustain. So resources are not deployed to fix issues here.
Digit must be struggling considering that print publications are declining. Particularly for a technology magazine it is paradoxic that the very technology that Digit covers is killing its revenue.
Digit is sort of becoming like MTV, forgetting its main purpose and getting distracted with entertainment content. So the main readership is leaving. Also their distribution is subpar these days. They were previously available in every corner but now it is difficult to find.
Forum ads probably do not provide enough funds to sustain. So resources are not deployed to fix issues here.
OP
Digit is NOT a magazine, neither is it a website. It's a brand that wants to help people in India learn about tech, excel at it, and buy smartly.
"Your Technology Navigator"
We're not the type to try and force-fit solutions on people. Almost ALL of the people on this forum are in WhatsApp groups chatting away in real-time and not bothering to come to the forums. So let's get this straight... The forum was my baby. It was almost single-handedly run by me, all in extra time (no one in Digit has "free" time, we work 12 hour days minimum). I sacrificed spending time with my wife and family to stay in office well past midnight to keep the forum updated and running, troubleshooting server errors and updating and adding on features, or migrating to new software as and when demanded.
It's the forum members who abandoned the forum to go elsewhere, leaving only very few people left here. The forum never made us any money. If all we do is "follow the money", then the forum wouldn't even exist. Not for a single month – even in the heyday of the forum with 10k hits about an earthquake – did the forum make enough from adsense (or whatever) to even cover the server costs.
What we have done is follow the people. This is true.
Because to be "Your technology navigator" we need to be where you are...
I'm eternally grateful to the mods and few old members on this forum for managing it and keeping their passion for it alive by posting, even if it is for dwindling numbers of people. As far as I'm concerned, they're the real heroes of the forum. And the only reason this forum has not been shut down is because of them, and for them.
That said, I'm all ears to hear suggestions about how we might get the numbers in here...
What people seem to need more-and-more these days is buying advice. Should the forum be completely rethought to offer that to the masses? A few experts teaching the masses how to buy smarter?
Or are there other suggestions for how this space can be put to good use to actually help the millions of Indians who need help with so many different aspects of tech? I can tell you that keeping it the way it already is... is not going to do any of that... And perhaps Xenforo is too limiting itself to be able to give us anything but what it already is... which is not much...
sling-shot
Wise Old Owl
Ultimately for long term stability one needs money. As it is running a forum of this magnitude will need manpower and server costs. Nobody should be expected to do it for free.
I was under the impression that a particular company owns and operates Digit managazine, the website and forum as part of its presence. I did not know that the forum part was a voluntary endeavor. Thank you @Raaabo
I understand the user migration part. Personally I have been reading Digit magazine for many years now and went from a casual buyer at corner stand to being a subscriber. Recently majority of the content in the magazine is of no interest to me and the news part is widely covered by online media. I still continue to subscribe because I want to support what Digit is doing.
May be an alternative way of funding and keeping alive the forum could be found? Digit seems to already be doing something such as tie up with AMD?
I would even suggest that an extension into automobiles would also be welcomed as India does not have a freely accessible automobile forum now. Team-bhp is a walled garden.
I was under the impression that a particular company owns and operates Digit managazine, the website and forum as part of its presence. I did not know that the forum part was a voluntary endeavor. Thank you @Raaabo
I understand the user migration part. Personally I have been reading Digit magazine for many years now and went from a casual buyer at corner stand to being a subscriber. Recently majority of the content in the magazine is of no interest to me and the news part is widely covered by online media. I still continue to subscribe because I want to support what Digit is doing.
May be an alternative way of funding and keeping alive the forum could be found? Digit seems to already be doing something such as tie up with AMD?
I would even suggest that an extension into automobiles would also be welcomed as India does not have a freely accessible automobile forum now. Team-bhp is a walled garden.
RumbaMon19
Feel Pain.
Automobile, Cyber-sec, Cyber-Law, scams, and things of this sort have few forums out there, especially Indian ones. These should be focused to increase the forum's life.
@Raaabo while what you say is right. I also think more can be done. The forum actually has a PR issue in my opinion. For example the link to the forum is not easily accessible from the main digit home page which might prevent new users from even knowing it exists.
Another thing to promote the forum is to find the right niche. For example we have members who are experts in the field of PC build, peripherals, laptops and mobile phones. So, Digit can be a good community for people looking for buying advice. But it really needs publicity every now and then, especially on social media. The featured threads in the magazine helps but some users were complaining that the shortened URLs get expired after sometime.
Also the forum needs more digit branding like change the xenforo logo with the digit logo. I think the default xenforo logo seems very alienating for new members.
Another thing to promote the forum is to find the right niche. For example we have members who are experts in the field of PC build, peripherals, laptops and mobile phones. So, Digit can be a good community for people looking for buying advice. But it really needs publicity every now and then, especially on social media. The featured threads in the magazine helps but some users were complaining that the shortened URLs get expired after sometime.
Also the forum needs more digit branding like change the xenforo logo with the digit logo. I think the default xenforo logo seems very alienating for new members.
pkkumarcool
Game & anime Lover
But how much effort does it take to change xenforo to digit logo?
SaiyanGoku
kamehameha!!
This is what I got from developer options in chrome:
*geek.digit.in/community/styles/default/xenforo/xenforo-logo.png
If the styles/default/xenforo page is accessible, then I think it can be changed to something else (as the logo has alt text set to "Digit Technology Discussion Forum")
bssunilreddy
Chosen of the Omnissiah
Bois
It can be changed to original Digit Logo since everybody is busy so weren't taking any effort to see to this CHANGE I think so.
Just we need to wait...
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Things @Desmond David has suggested are good suggestions.
Logo change is a paid feature hehe we are not paying for it that's all I think.
Logo change is a paid feature hehe we are not paying for it that's all I think.
Welp. I guess this is the next best solution:
*geek.digit.in/community/threads/xenforo-feedback-thread.200208/page-13#post-2394632
bssunilreddy
Chosen of the Omnissiah
But using scripts is not a best option until the logo is changed because Digits own identity lies with its Logo and scripts are like cheat codes for games and I don't recommend them.
I started buying PC components in 2000 when I saw Digit & Skoar magazines and fell in love with them.
Even Chip magazine used to be good in those days.
My 1st games was a demo version from Digit magazines CDs which I used to wait patiently every month and it was " Submarine Titans"
And I played it like he'll in those days.
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pkkumarcool
Game & anime Lover