Bad idea!.
Both of these were abused in the past by someone, who is thankfully, on summer vacation. 'He' would change the thread title after being called out. Or, 'he' would stay logged in so 'he' could come along and add that stupid shit about being right again when someone would post a rebuttal or call 'him' out.

Sorry dude, this is a bad idea and it has been abused in the past.


I would suggest that you get auto logged out after 'xx' minutes though. There is no reason someone should be logged in for hours a day. To quote The Psychedelic Furs, "there's a world outside".

'He' lmao...

For as long as you can edit the thread, you can also edit the title...

Just click edit post, then select the little box that says 'advanced options; and the thread title is available to edit along with the text of the post...

Can't agree with the auto logout though... I mean my mac stays on 24 / 7 regardless of if Im sat at it or out and about. GFY is in one of my tabs. Why log me out?

I agree, auto logout is a bad idea.

I would suggest making it an all around cam/clip/industry model forum, tons and tons of models won't go near the cam sites these days due to the fact that they are full of disrespectful idiots... there has been a huge shift too in the way content is delivered these days and the sites like manyvids/adultcentro/onlyfans is where all the good content is...

I would also make a separate or sub-forum that is semi-private, a place for the models to congregate and interact with legit webmasters/affiliates/promoters without dealing with tons and tons of lewd and crude BS... make it a badge of honor on GFY to be allowed in there to interact with the models and ban everybody for life from it if they act like idiots in there... there has been a huge push of government forced censorship on the social media sites and girls are going out of biz and losing all their revenue sources... they are also scared to open their own instagrams due to the disresepct that is rampant right now...

basically they need their own forum where they are all treated like a human being and not a piece of meat...

thanks for the input Mikey, noted. Feel free to add me on skype if you like to talk further on this.

I like this, or at least what some private CPA networks do with business references, etc. I only say that because there's a few who prefer anonymity that browse here often, but would never do the video call thing... while owning some of the biggest traffic networks in adult.

Nobody wants to talk about real business ideas / strategies with a bunch of beer money (if that) trolls around. :2 cents:

I second that motion. Barter and also JOINT VENTURE

Yeah, my fitbit does this now and it's a pain in the ass.

I used to just refresh the page I was in, and get updated details. Now, say if I wanna enter my weight, after the first poo of the day, I click weight, but get to a login screen instead...

My login details are stored, so I don't have to type them, but I do have to click login. This takes me to the main dashboard, then I select weight again. Then I get where I wanted to be to begin with....

Thats a big enough delay to be a pain in the ass once a day. Heaven help the user experience on gfy if you wanna read / reply to a thread, click it and get to the login, which then takes you to the main page, from where you need to find the threads again, and then open it, and then.... Nahhh...

No Auto Logout please...

I agree. I like this idea of a VIP subforum. But it might be better to connect it to the upcoming reputation system than requiring IDs from people.

Auto-logout:
I think this feature already exists. When you log in, do not check "Remember Me".
I personally like not having to log in all the time. It's no problem on a device that's secure.

Edit posts & thread titles for an unlimited time:
Not a good idea in my opinion either. Too much room for abuse. People can edit their 5 year old posts and put false information there. Would be hard to verify at that point.
If it's really important to change something later, people can always just PM an admin to do it.

How about an international section with country threads? I recall a forum that used to have it and was helpful for webmasters that don’t speak english that well etc

No subforums in different languages. Hard to keep track of for yourself as forum owner and people in this industry will communicate in English anyway. If people do not speak english when they start, they definitely learn and catch up.

Yeah, not a fan of separation by countries or languages

What Stefan said. I think breaking it up by language/country is not a good idea.

Adult Forums are deleting most of the subforums to make one section more active.

I don't think it's a good idea to create more subforums.

I get what you all say, though I would like to hear the perspective of non english speakers, especially the ones coming from countries with no awm communities. I know a lot of webmasters that dont speak english or are very shy about it and gfy isnt an easy place as we all know.... I think it would be useful for them and also for country specific offers. I didnt had many subforums in mind for this, just one with country threads. In order to work needs content of course and traffic of course, the same like the educational series. Just an idea.

Keep the suggestions coming as next week the dev process is about to start finally, things are about to change big time...

Please hire more moderators, make sure they are reachable, and actively enforce all forum rules.

agree totally.

I like this....

Perhaps a translation add on, if available, would be a better solution.

I agree, big sigs are a interruption..

Gracias . . .

Sounds like a great idea, there are many non English speakers on here :thumbsup

Same here.

And another suggestion: have a like button such as what XBIZ does.

That way you can have less of these types of posts.

I pay $99/mo. for this forum https://stmforum.com.
$20/mo. for this one https://afflift.com

Both of these forums have helped me grow my business. A lot. They help me generate new ideas and the vendors are constantly providing discounts on their services.

Other than connecting with a few industry people here GFY has been worth about what I pay for it.

If you want to breathe new life into GFY you will have to kill the "remember when" culture that seems to be so prevalent and start focusing on people making more money today.

Exactly.

You pay because its an equitable exchange of value.

The vast majority of people in this biz have zero clue whatsoever what actual marketing looks like. It's insane that someone from Bangladesh, Pakistan or India on a few of the other big mainstream forums can put together a compelling announcement and presentation, with incredibly well designed graphics and very well thought out pitch, making you exclaim "holy shit, i need to try that tool, that looks fucking awesome!!" and do so while English is their 3rd or 4th language and yet people here can't even master the paragraph or period... much less explain a coherent idea, feature, function or benefit.

People in this biz stood around selling water in the desert and patted each other on the back for years as being "marketing geniuses" and as more people sold water, they started blaming the water for their failure.

And now, here we are once again... for what??

The 20th time?

30th time??

"The ban hammer is out, just try me fuckers!" coupled with "hey we're looking for ideas".

How many times since 2001 has this forum been at that EXACT place?

Each time, all that happened was that it died a little each time. In fact, there is no example of this forum showing increased activity by banning users, by cracking down and by putting out the suggestion box.

How many times has every dying forum done the EXACT same thing before they died?

And because this industry is what it is, no one has asked the only question which MUST be answered,


It will never be answered.

It should be answered from the start... It should be a clear, concise and compelling answer,... but again, it's come down to a half assed attempt at doing "things"... right before the next cycle of neglect and slow decline begin.

If you ask 100 webmasters "what is gfy?" you will likely just get answers like "i go there for the nostalgia", " i go there out of habit", "its 1/2 business and 1/2 shit show" but one thing is for certain, there will no be a consistent answer which expresses with any real clarity, its value to the target market. "The best adult marketing forum online" will never be the answer. In fact, no one even knows what the answer should be.

Asking for suggestions is the most pointless action for any business. It simply exposes a truth... "there is no leadership here and this is not a real business"

Businesses which thrive and endure, do not do "things"

They are not reactive
They don't have a suggestion box
They don't work by consensus
They are not unclear in their focus and offering

Gates, Bezos, Jobs etc etc etc never asked what someone wanted. They built what was needed. They build what WILL BE needed. They had vision. They built. They built with passion. With purpose. They executed. They built what we needed before we knew we needed it. They are never reactive, they are forward thinking. Each thing they create is one small part of a much larger experience and even identity/social status.

This forum will never change because as this thread demonstrates, it will never be treated like a real business, with a real plan, a real vision, with real leadership to bring that vision to fruition etc etc.

It will ultimately, as has always been the case, go back to being an afterthought after the usual week or two of chest pounding, saber rattling and feel good "suggestion" threads.

the more things change, the more they stay the same.
:2 cents:

a old idea i had when porn was great. showcase designers and programmers. we need a central payment system for adult! peer to peer and a way to pay for things. god if i had the money i would get things going. there are still adult sponsors in this game! cam dating paysites pills etc....

I need a job. I am level headed, keep me in mind. Thanks!

I think a GFY chatroom would be fun as hell.

Real-time tech assistance for anyone who needs it. And real-time fucking around.

my suggestion form an other thread:

"an other community i'm a part of has 'thread closing' feature on its forums, meaning, the thread remains there, anyone can read but no further replies can be added. not sure if vBulletin has it as a feature but it is really useful when a thread has already been overdiscussed and all you can further expect is just flame or drive-by shitposting."

Edit: Problem fixed.

VIP forum will just make the normal forum even quieter.. not a good idea in my opinion :2 cents:

I agree that there is currently not enough involvement to warrant a "VIP section." As much activity as possible, within limits, needs to be confined to the main forum to leverage more interaction.

Chicken and egg phenomenon.

I think subsections only works at all when you can marry;

High value (as defined by users) and intense or passionate interest in the topic

What ends up happening is the usual "content forum - discuss content here" or "domain sales" which just ends up being a waste of time as there is no actual passionate interest and value to drive it's success... and simply serves to further divide a small group for no benefit.

Personally, i think it's quite telling that one can actually go to STM right now (mainstream marketing forum) and learn more about adult marketing, traffic brokers, landing pages, ad creation, campaign tracking, campaign setup, tracking software tutorials and find more followalongs and success stories etc etc etc than they can in this forum.

Even funnier is that this industry is so full of degenerates that when you have a place like adultmediabuys.com as a private paid forum, it ultimately devolves into nothing but discussion about what to steal, how to steal and where to steal... and how to download that which was already stolen.

How about a GFY Mastermind Section, this Section will be a pay per course section, this section will have video courses made by Top Industry Earners showing step by step how they generate income (exact steps from start to finish) online in whatever Adult Sector they are in. This section can provide the very much needed training to the industry which will stimulate growth within the Adult Industry within the long run.
These courses can be high ticket prices for high value knowledge.

Which would then be immediately stolen and posted elsewhere... :(

Sorry to sound so negative, but as they say, the road to hell is paved with good intentions... :2 cents:

Your not wrong there, nowadays content piracy is inevitable, the point here is to create more interest in the Adult sector. It's a good thing in the long run if there is more competition, more money can be made for all sides of the equation.

Yes, people will steal and post for free somewhere else online, that's what dmca takedowns are for.

If someone in the Adult Industry that is making 6 figures online was to make a step by step video course so you can literally replicate what they are doing, are you telling me you wouldn't want to learn there secrets.

These courses can even be run through affiliate programs so when you refer other webmasters you can earn commissions on each signup. These courses could start as low as $50 and go up to $1000 + depending on the value of the information.