# \#community-strategy

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## [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)

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**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 7:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-grow-a-discourse-forum-without-product-or-service-behind-it/399943 "2026-05-18T19:41:09Z")

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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…

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## [Hello from Danielle + Supporting Community Initiatives](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hello-from-danielle-supporting-community-initiatives/393248)

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**Author:** [@Danielle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Danielle)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 4:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hello-from-danielle-supporting-community-initiatives/393248 "2026-01-29T04:42:37Z")

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Hey everyone! Danielle here. :smiley: Some of you may know me from the Customer Success team, community webinars, or office hours over the past few years. I’m excited to share that I’ll be stepping into a more active ro…

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## [Introduction / Welcome Topic -- examples?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introduction-welcome-topic-examples/379776)

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**Author:** [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2025, 6:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introduction-welcome-topic-examples/379776 "2025-12-07T06:59:28Z")

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I’m curious to see how well an “Introduce yourself” topic works. I might have been inclined to make a category or subcategory – but I see recommendations to just make it an ongoing topic. I’d love to see some examples o…