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Sitaram · Site Admin Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Posts: 1079

I made up a word which could not possibly exist anywhere, and then posted it at my message board, and searched for it every day. I did one post in a Subject line, and a different post with the word in the body of the post. Both showed up in google after a week or so.

The word I used was anekantavadaellada Ellada is the modern Greek word for Greece. Anekantavada is a Jain religious term which means "many-pointedness" or "no one single point of view", which means that any attempt to express the truth of reality will only be a partial expression from one particular angle.

Put them together as anekantavadaellada and it has no particular meaning. It is like the story of Rumplestiltskin (spelling). He thought no one would ever be able to guess his name.

So, make up your own test word (not too obscene please), like wiggywanklerunker (i just made that up). Then, post it at your forum, and google.com search for it every day. It should show up within two weeks.

Regarding message boards and content, it seems to me that a message board should be a means to an end, and not an end in itself. We should have something which we really need to say and want to say. We should not simply have a desire for a message board, and then try to dream up things to post there, to lure and trick people into joining.

The horse should be in front of the cart. Do not put the cart in front of the horse (or donkey) lest you will be percieved as "bass-akwards" (aha, I fooled the censor software).

You should make contacts on the internet who share your interest, whether it be sports, or politics, or crafts, or literature, or whatever. If you only have 10 internet friends who post and perhaps chat in a CBOX, then the existence of your message board is justified. You do not have to have hundreds of members and thousands of posts.

Just some thoughts on the topic.

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