Is there enough Banana interest to make a Banana section? We made a Citrus Section after one of the Citrus forums had issues.
We've never monetized this site because we hate ads as much as everyone else.
Apart from many similar groups losing members, siphoned off to other sites like FaceBook, etc., apart from that, a site may not survive if the remaining members do not continue to ask and to answer questions, which tend to keep a group alive. I've noticed this happen to more than a handful of groups. (One other thing that definitely keeps me coming back to TFF regularly is that there are no ads populating the pages and/or replies which I find intrusive, destracting me from the questions and answers.)
We're lucky here on TFF that there are so many active members who pose and answer each others' questions. As long as that remains in sway TFF should remain healthy and active for many years.
PS – I am sure that if a Banana sub-section of TFF were to be set up that it might thrive, but only if it remained active with sufficient activity and interest. If not, then random posts and replies re bananas posted to the existing list here just as they are now done, should suffice.
OK — Just FWIW . . . .
Paul M.
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