# Community Building **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/community-building/65.md?ascending=true&page=2 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [\[RFC\] Native Data Provenance & Fact Mapping for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rfc-native-data-provenance-fact-mapping-for-discourse/392842)
**Author:** [@Thefacto](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thefacto)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [21 mei 2026 om 23:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rfc-native-data-provenance-fact-mapping-for-discourse/392842 "2026-05-21T23:43:32Z")
Hello Discourse Community, I’d like to introduce myself — I’m a system designer currently exploring the Discourse ecosystem. While I’m not yet an expert in Discourse’s internal architecture, I chose this platform for my… --- ## [Discourse for small town government](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-small-town-government/403146)
**Author:** [@Architect](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Architect)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [19 mei 2026 om 11:16 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-for-small-town-government/403146 "2026-05-19T11:16:13Z")
Good day, This platform seems like it could potentially work well for a small town community for public outreach communications, and I can pitch this idea to my own home town government at public council meetings. The … --- ## [How to Grow a Discourse Forum without product or service behind it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-grow-a-discourse-forum-without-product-or-service-behind-it/399943)
**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [18 mei 2026 om 19:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-grow-a-discourse-forum-without-product-or-service-behind-it/399943 "2026-05-18T19:41:09Z")
Four years in, around 4,000 registered users, and I’m still the primary driver of forum activity. The forum averages somewhere between 5 and 15 new topics a week and around 65 active users (including my activity which va… --- ## [Wibiblio Discourse based community building for libraries at Re:publica Berlin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wibiblio-discourse-based-community-building-for-libraries-at-re-publica-berlin/403219)
**Author:** [@Thomas\_Rother](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Rother)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [18 mei 2026 om 08:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wibiblio-discourse-based-community-building-for-libraries-at-re-publica-berlin/403219 "2026-05-18T08:47:37Z")
To whom it may concern: Today at 16:45 CEST, Ralf Stockmann, Director for digital development at the central Berlin State Library, will present their new, Discourse-based community building project at the Re:publica2… --- ## [The risks of scaling too late vs. too early](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-risks-of-scaling-too-late-vs-too-early/402717)
**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [15 mei 2026 om 00:57 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-risks-of-scaling-too-late-vs-too-early/402717 "2026-05-15T00:57:20Z")
It is never too early to start planning for future growth. Once you’ve ascertained whether you’re building a library or a coffee shop, you can start designing adaptive strategies. We conducted some research into our cus… --- ## [Enterprise Readiness Checklist](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enterprise-readiness-checklist/402718)
**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [11 mei 2026 om 23:59 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enterprise-readiness-checklist/402718 "2026-05-11T23:59:58Z")
I took a first stab at a “readiness for scaling” checklist. It’s very much a WIP so feedback is encouraged. What would you add to this list? Structure Is the information architecture designed for scalability and disco… --- ## [What are some signals that a community is moving beyond early-stage?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-some-signals-that-a-community-is-moving-beyond-early-stage/402715)
**Author:** [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [11 mei 2026 om 23:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-some-signals-that-a-community-is-moving-beyond-early-stage/402715 "2026-05-11T23:47:41Z")
Continuing the discussion from What does "Enterprise-Ready" look like in your view? (Hot takes welcome!): Most communities aren’t designed for scale. They grow into it, accumulating operational complexity along the way.… --- ## [How do you reconfigure a community for a new product launch?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-reconfigure-a-community-for-a-new-product-launch/401562)
**Author:** [@Bryce\_Oishi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bryce_Oishi)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [5 mei 2026 om 03:02 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-reconfigure-a-community-for-a-new-product-launch/401562 "2026-05-05T03:02:33Z")
Hi Everyone - We launched a new product and I want to be able to reconfigure our current community to support that. If there has anyone who has had a similar experience, I would love to chat about how they went through t… --- ## [Age requirement for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/age-requirement-for-discourse/401602)
**Author:** [@ice.d](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ice.d)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [4 mei 2026 om 23:21 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/age-requirement-for-discourse/401602 "2026-05-04T23:21:18Z")
Hello im here with a small question On a forum im a part of it recently became a topic of interest that discourse requires you to be 13+ to use it as stated i think somewhere in the TOS? which is not uncommen many sigh… --- ## [Welcoming new users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcoming-new-users/402151)
**Author:** [@spdegabrielle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/spdegabrielle)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [4 mei 2026 om 20:06 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcoming-new-users/402151 "2026-05-04T20:06:43Z")
I’d like to make it possible for community members to welcome new users. The relatively new Chat functionality seems ideal for this. The idea is to encourage (by example) community members to @mention new members and e… --- ## [What do your users think of your Discourse interface?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/que-penses-vos-utilisateurs-sur-votre-interface-discourse/401141)
**Author:** [@gilles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gilles)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [1 mei 2026 om 15:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/que-penses-vos-utilisateurs-sur-votre-interface-discourse/401141 "2026-05-01T15:19:48Z")
My Discourse instance is private and focuses on board games. I invited about ten people to test it and see if everything works, and some of them say: “Discourse still feels a bit old-fashioned, like something from 2010–2015… --- ## [Accessing Discourse DB with DBeaver](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessing-discourse-db-with-dbeaver/401507)
**Author:** [@Milton\_Htsin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Milton_Htsin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [25 april 2026 om 06:28 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accessing-discourse-db-with-dbeaver/401507 "2026-04-25T06:28:26Z")
The built-in Data Explorer is fine for quick queries, but if you want to use a real GUI like DBeaver or TablePlus, you have to jump through a few hoops since Discourse’s Postgres is locked inside the Docker bridge. Here… --- ## [What does "Enterprise-Ready" look like in your view? (Hot takes welcome!)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-enterprise-ready-look-like-in-your-view-hot-takes-welcome/401413)
**Author:** [@jpishgar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jpishgar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [24 april 2026 om 15:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-enterprise-ready-look-like-in-your-view-hot-takes-welcome/401413 "2026-04-24T15:49:43Z")
I’d like to pose a question for the professional community operators here which I’ve seen discussed in other venues at the surface-level, but never really dug into in terms that would satisfy the definition. What, to yo… --- ## [Doing an AMA using Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/doing-an-ama-using-discourse/12103)
**Author:** [@PabloC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PabloC)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [22 april 2026 om 21:50 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/doing-an-ama-using-discourse/12103 "2026-04-22T21:50:18Z")
Hi mates, In one of my communities, we want to do an AMA (ask me anything). As you know, this is one of the things more interesting that you can find in Reddit, and the threaded discussions, in some way, helps to do it … --- ## [Tracking LLM Crawler Activity: Can we identify which topics are being indexed/crawled most frequently?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-llm-crawler-activity-can-we-identify-which-topics-are-being-indexed-crawled-most-frequently/401083)
**Author:** [@noahl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/noahl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [21 april 2026 om 05:26 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-llm-crawler-activity-can-we-identify-which-topics-are-being-indexed-crawled-most-frequently/401083 "2026-04-21T05:26:30Z")
We’re looking to identify which specific topics are being indexed/crawled most frequently by AI crawlers to ensure our most “cited” content isn’t feeding LLM hallucinations. Is there a way with Data Explorer to attribute… --- ## [Zijn er updates over de beste manier om een HTML-archief van een statische site te maken?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-updates-on-the-best-way-to-create-a-html-archive-of-a-static-site/373808)
**Author:** [@justin\_gordon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin_gordon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [16 april 2026 om 19:05 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-updates-on-the-best-way-to-create-a-html-archive-of-a-static-site/373808 "2026-04-16T19:05:53Z")
Update! Dit is mogelijk het antwoord: Ik heb gekeken naar: Het verbeteren van het statische HTML-archief van Discourse. Het is oud. Ik ga https://forum.talksurf.com/ met pensioen sturen. Ja, ik ga een back-up archiveren. Maar wat als ik gewoon wat wil... --- ## [How is your forum using custom profile fields?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-is-your-forum-using-custom-profile-fields/400191)
**Author:** [@one1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/one1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [8 april 2026 om 05:55 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-is-your-forum-using-custom-profile-fields/400191 "2026-04-08T05:55:01Z")
Our forum is considering adding a “Languages spoken” field. How is your forum taking advantage of custom fields? Bad experiences? Good experiences? Advice? --- ## [Why isn't my forum showing up in Discourse Discover?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-discover/400115)
**Author:** [@ばこん](https://meta.discourse.org/u/%E3%81%B0%E3%81%93%E3%82%93)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [7 april 2026 om 13:37 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-discover/400115 "2026-04-07T13:37:28Z")
I recall hearing somewhere that only active communities are featured. However, when I looked at Discover, I was puzzled to see communities that seemed less active than my own forum. What are the criteria? I'd appreciate it if you could let me know. --- ## [Exploring interest in a remote guest talk about Discourse for university students](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exploring-interest-in-a-remote-guest-talk-about-discourse-for-university-students/394591)
**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [2 april 2026 om 09:21 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exploring-interest-in-a-remote-guest-talk-about-discourse-for-university-students/394591 "2026-04-02T09:21:51Z")
Hi everyone, I’m a second-year Physics undergraduate at the University of Nottingham, and I’ve recently started running a small Discourse instance for my cohort as an experiment in using Discourse for academic coordinat… --- ## [How can I post links to live reports or embed site activity?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-post-links-to-live-reports-or-embed-site-activity/399678)
**Author:** [@alanr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alanr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [1 april 2026 om 14:06 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-post-links-to-live-reports-or-embed-site-activity/399678 "2026-04-01T14:06:04Z")
I am trying to display some site activity metrics on the front page of my website. My forum is hosted on a subdomain. I would like to either post the Site Activity from the About page or post one or more graph reports. I… --- ## [I have a forum, but I'm not sure if it's organized well enough](https://meta.discourse.org/t/eu-tenho-um-forum-mas-nao-sei-se-ele-esta-bem-organizado-o-suficiente/399483)
**Author:** [@paulovbettio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/paulovbettio)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [31 maart 2026 om 17:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/eu-tenho-um-forum-mas-nao-sei-se-ele-esta-bem-organizado-o-suficiente/399483 "2026-03-31T17:19:43Z")
Hello! I have been maintaining the forum for my game, Blokoto, for some time now: https://community.blokoto.com It is basically a space for users to submit suggestions and bug reports at the moment. Login is already integrated… --- ## [Seeking experience: Supporting a multilingual Discourse community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeking-experience-supporting-a-multilingual-discourse-community/399606)
**Author:** [@Lew\_Grothe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lew_Grothe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [31 maart 2026 om 17:01 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeking-experience-supporting-a-multilingual-discourse-community/399606 "2026-03-31T17:01:57Z")
We have a small, private (members-only) Discourse forum that has been growing steadily — roughly 3,000 members, ~200 active — over about 10 years, with a handful of international members. We started out self-hosted and h… --- ## [Celebrating 2 years of my Instance :discourse:](https://meta.discourse.org/t/celebrating-2-years-of-my-instance/399423)
**Author:** [@eisammy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eisammy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [29 maart 2026 om 22:30 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/celebrating-2-years-of-my-instance/399423 "2026-03-29T22:30:54Z")
On April 3rd, 2024, Segredin was born from a conversation among friends and a desire to create something authentic. Looking back today, we celebrate not just 2 years of being online, but the construction of a safe harbor… --- ## [Opinions on the forum I've built](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opinions-on-the-forum-ive-built/399434)
**Author:** [@codixer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codixer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [28 maart 2026 om 11:29 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/opinions-on-the-forum-ive-built/399434 "2026-03-28T11:29:23Z")
So this is an more interesting one, I’ve gotten interested in a game called “Resonite“ and after some smaller community discussion, finally decided “Hey, discord is getting into trouble, seo is non-existent, lets make a … --- ## [Moet Discourse moeite doen om een ​​levensvatbaar commentaarplatform te worden?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-discourse-make-an-effort-to-become-a-viable-comment-platform/274455)
**Author:** [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [25 maart 2026 om 13:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-discourse-make-an-effort-to-become-a-viable-comment-platform/274455 "2026-03-25T13:19:42Z")
Ik heb onlangs een paar posts gemaakt over het gebruik van Discourse als commentaarplatform en het verbeteren van de bestaande functionaliteit voor het insluiten van commentaren: Discourse gebruiken om commentaren aan te drijven in een evenementensysteem of blog? - #29 by simo… --- ## [Listing event invitees with email addresses](https://meta.discourse.org/t/listing-event-invitees-with-email-addresses/399106)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 maart 2026 om 21:59 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/listing-event-invitees-with-email-addresses/399106 "2026-03-23T21:59:35Z")
:bookmark: This is a Data Explorer SQL query that retrieves a list of all users who have RSVP’d to a specific event, along with their primary email addresses. It’s useful for event coordinators who need attendee contact… --- ## [Hoe gaan self-hosted gebruikers hier om met slechte crawlers?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-self-hosted-here-are-dealing-with-bad-crawlers/361280)
**Author:** [@eisammy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eisammy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [21 maart 2026 om 14:02 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-self-hosted-here-are-dealing-with-bad-crawlers/361280 "2026-03-21T14:02:22Z")
Deze thread lezen: Devs say AI crawlers dominate traffic, forcing blocks on entire countries | Hacker News Ik vraag me af hoe het voor zelf-gehoste mensen is om praktisch non-stop met crawlers om te gaan die DDoS-aanvallen uitvoeren, vooral... --- ## [Data Processing and Contact Usage Inquiry](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-processing-and-contact-usage-inquiry/398913)
**Author:** [@lucy.sierracircuits](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lucy.sierracircuits)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [20 maart 2026 om 20:55 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-processing-and-contact-usage-inquiry/398913 "2026-03-20T20:55:36Z")
I wanted to inquire about your data handling practices. Could someone please share the Data Processing Agreement (DPA) and outline how Discourse manages and uses contact data? Specifically, I’d like to understand: Ho… --- ## [Our Elder Forums - How Old is Your Forum?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/our-elder-forums-how-old-is-your-forum/398335)
**Author:** [@LotusJeff](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LotusJeff)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [18 maart 2026 om 13:02 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/our-elder-forums-how-old-is-your-forum/398335 "2026-03-18T13:02:47Z")
Our Elder Forums Forum Years Old Magicball Network 25 Unicyclist 24 LotusElan.net 23 The Mineral Rights 16 tecnoblog 6 If you want to be listed as an Elder Forum, please provide the following informat… --- ## [Waarom wordt Discourse niet vaker aanbevolen als een "communityplatform"?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-isnt-discourse-more-frequently-recommended-as-a-community-platform/221040)
**Author:** [@oshyan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oshyan)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [16 maart 2026 om 18:59 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-isnt-discourse-more-frequently-recommended-as-a-community-platform/221040 "2026-03-16T18:59:41Z")
Ik kwam net deze lange Twitter-thread tegen: Er zijn meer dan 100 reacties, maar de samenvatting is in feite een heleboel stemmen voor Circle.so, een goed aantal voor Mighty Networks, enkele verwijzingen naar "waarom overstappen van Discord?"... [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/community-building/65.md?ascending=true&page=1) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/community-building/65.md?ascending=true&page=3)