So I have my new Discourse forum up and running with data from old forum imported in. Just wondering is there any advice/tips for things we should be doing with a new forum ?
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The discussion revolves around tips for new Forum Admins on Discourse. paultaylor asks for advice on how to effectively use the platform to engage users and organize content, beyond technical setup. Remah and ondrej suggest consulting the Admin Quick Start Guide and exploring the How-To Admins category. ondrej shares helpful blog posts on launching and building a successful Discourse community. paultaylor clarifies that while Discourse is great for community interaction, it may not fully replace a blog. cjk77 recommends a post on blog-style formatting in Discourse here.
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Did you read the Admin Quick Start Guide?
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Like me, just get used to the basic in’s and out’s of Discourse and admin panel, what everything does. Browse this category to find out more. Also just ask!
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All good advice, but i suppose I didn’t mean so much the technicalties of how to do things (create backups etc) but more what to do to use it in the sense of making it easy for users, encouraging users to be active etc
For example I am thinking of converting some of my blog posts into a series of faq posts on Discourse because it is so much easier to create/format them nicely and link between them, but I am still undecided exactly how to organize things.
I guess I am rambling somewhat, and therefore rather difficult to answer my question.
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Hello,
sorry for being far too technical 
I hope a little reading is OK
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Thanks, good links, also answers another question, I was wondering if Discourse could replace my Blog, but it appears not.
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Have you looked at this?
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Interesting, thanks Chris
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