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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 4:08 pm
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:24 am
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:28 am
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 2:52 pm
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 3:01 pm
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 5:01 pm
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Alright, I'll try to type out my thoughts. If you disagree with anything I say, please speak up. BIG WALL OF TEXT:
This guild was once a spam poll whore guild and has been a discussion poll whore guild for a long time.
Becoming a discussion guild basically did one thing. We move all spam threads to the FoS (Forum of Spam). We have the same type of discussion threads that we had before the split. And we have less spam threads because people don't use the FoS.
I try to create odd poll threads in the FoS. I notice that whenever I do, the same couple people post in that forum and not many people take the polls. I believe that no matter what we do, the main forum will always be more busy than the subforums.
While I like the guild in its current state, I believe that the guild is going downhill. Ever since it became a discussion guild, member activity has slowly declined. Yes, we have our regulars, and I love all of you guys. We also have many new members who join and make a couple posts and then are never heard from again. I believe that the 'discussion rules' are scaring them away and that they feel they might do something wrong.
Like I said, I like the guild the way it is now. I was all for our switch to a discussion guild. The forum isn't cluttered and it's easy to carry on conversations in this guild. We've pretty much gotten to know eachother.
That's the biggest thing I want the guild to have~ community. I'd hate to see this guild turn into another run of the mill poll guild with a bunch of meaningless threads where nobody makes any posts.
However. In our current situation, we have new members who request to join all the time, but never post. This is expected with a poll guild, but I think our rules are scaring them off. When people request to join, they often add that they love discussions and have many opinions... but they never post. If we allow spam in the main forum, more people will start posting around the guild, hence, there'll be more people to get to know. Our most popular threads in the guild that have lasted the longest are threads that come along with being a spam guild. The bump thread, the person above you thread, and the ^ > v game. Technically, if I didn't call those threads "official," they wouldn't be allowed in the main forum.
I propose that we return to being a spam poll guild. More threads will be made with more fresh polls. I believe about the same amount of discussion threads will still appear, and you can ignore the other spam threads if you'd like. ^^
I'm having deja vu. I think I said something close to this in a crew talk thread before, although I was supporting keeping a smaller community. ^^;;
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 5:44 pm
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:10 pm
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 1:29 pm
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 12:27 am
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 7:40 am
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