Do you allow guest posting on your forum?

[BassMan]

Hello XenForo members!

I'm thinking about guest posting for one of my forums, but I'm not sure about it.

What are your experiences with guest posting if you allow it? Do users engage more because they don't have to register?


Thank you for your opinions and for participating in the poll.

Kind regards,
BassMan

 

[ŽivaAkcija]

very bad idea, first you recieve lots of spam and stupid comments, next what happens people will start ignore your forum becouse of crazy people.

 

[BassMan]

I agree, but if you moderate it... I know, you suddenly have a lot of work

 

[ŽivaAkcija]

Trust me, people are worst, i give you example, i open new forum about air conditioner where people share experience about it, couple crazy ones attack other user very badly, why they buy Chinese air conditioner, why you not buy japanese fujitsu, that is so stupid and this is continue every day

 

[BassMan]

For now, the results are as expected in the poll.

 

[AbuGhaith]

no it's a bad idea, can be a forum for questions, but to post topics no,

 

[BassMan]

One vote for Yes and I notice increase in user engagement. Interesting...

 

[Anthony Parsons]

very bad idea, first you recieve lots of spam and stupid comments

Rubbish. I have guest posting enabled and get zero spam, and everything goes through moderation. I get zero spam because I use the stop human spam add-on and have it tweaked to perfection from years of use. Guest posting creates additional dialogue, and many guests are engaged, thus they register to become active members.

I have found one simple trick to keep people happy with forum engagement -- make everything super simple. Accessibility should be super simple, catering all frames of mind and moods, you merely have to use commonsense on what you allow to go instantly live.