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Originally Posted by Tony G

The only way to keep the edge is to write your own hacks and not share them. But I don't see why thats important - hacks don't make the forum, never have and never will. Concentrate on other things such as style and content - things that aren't easily copied or installed.

i disagree. example: if you have a forum with let's say a million games then you're likely to have an audience that came to the forums for the games, stick around for the games and post inbetween.

great hacks make forums accessible to target audiences. great communities negate the need for great hacks.