With the ever increasing number of specific niche based forums, you must ask yourself, what the point of a general forum is.

A general forum is basically an online community which has posts focused on various topics and discussions. While specific niche based forums are essential in case you are seeking selective information as they can often be a great way for interacting with others and for discovering content which you otherwise may not have seen, or even thought of. Moreover, a general forum will often be a place which is more relaxed as well as enable you for taking part in Forum games, Humor, Topical debates, current affairs and quite much more. If you have a burning desire for getting something of your chest or even simply wish to find out what others do think about a particular topic, they prove to be a great place to ask.

Just like the case with any other online community, there will be few guidelines that have to be followed for example- being rude or argumentative with other users.

Several friendships have been formed over the years in within these type of forums, and new friendships are there that still wait to be made.

Some of the few benefits of joining a general forum are:

1.     You do not have to be an expert in a specific field

2.     The topics are wide and varied. Thus there is always something new to get involved in.

3.     Usually, people tend to be more relaxed and are there for fund and frolic

4.     Moderation is generally laid back

5.     General forums do usually offer varied features like Arcades and Galleries.

In terms of niche content, such kinds of forums are truly difficult to market for. After all, what is there to market? However, you  must remember that general forums don’t usually sell you anything.