About The Forum SA

The Forum SA is primarily a South African business discussion forum and networking website, with a touch of politics and life. Over the years it has also developed into a valuable information resource for South African citizens from all walks of life. The Forum SA was launched in May 2006 with the primary purpose of helping South African business owners and managers understand and navigate all the red tape that has become such a big part of doing business in South Africa. The core princi...

The Forum SA seems to have grown to the point where it needs a clear advertsing policy to avoid confusion about what is acceptable advert posting practice on the site.

There are a few factors to consider in setting this policy.

• The primary purpose of the site is to promote discussion and understanding of business related issues in South Afrca.
• The costs of operating the site is financed entirely by paid advertising.
• The site's advertising agents ensure the ads are appropriately

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Any group develops its own characteristics, habits and personalities. If you are new to using forums, the following guide is aimed to help you feel at home as quickly as possible...

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If you have ever wondered about words like RSS, Atom, and Feed, you can now get a quick 3.5 minute explanation in plain English.

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I came across an article, "How To Keep Hostile Jerks From Taking Over Your Online Community" on Seth's blog. It is really relevant to anyone...

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I'm going to tell you a bit about getting started at The Forum SA. Hopefully once I'm done you'll be a forum expert and know how to get the most out of...

One of the innovative new features on vBulletin 4.0 Publishing Suite is the cross-publishing "Promote to Article" functionality. In the spirit of promoting content discovery, we wanted to create features that will allow content to flow between Forums, Blogs, and Articles. For example, there might be a really popular post in the forums, but unfortunately it is buried inside page 13 of a thread. We will now have an option (if you have permissions) to "promote" a forum (or blog) post as a new ar...