Galdaart Fel
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Post by Galdaart Fel on Jan 25, 2015 9:16:22 GMT -8
I'm sure everyone knows, we need some new blood on the site. It's no secret. I don't know why I didn't do this sooner, but I certainly did it today:
I just posted openly on my FB wall for all friends to see "anyone out there interested in collaborative fiction writing? PM me for details."
I'm sure we all know people who would jump at the chance to try this out. C'mon JvS, wear your geek Cred on your sleeves! If each of us got one new writer interested in SW fan-fic, we'd be doing very well indeed.
Worth a try?
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Atia
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Post by Atia on Jan 25, 2015 9:37:36 GMT -8
I would but.... everyone I know who speaks english is from JvS
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Post by Panno on Jan 25, 2015 11:00:01 GMT -8
I brought in my brother once, he was to overwhelmed. With your permission Galdaart I will post this on the fan Facebook page to get the word out to those who use Facebook.
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Post by Lia Corusa on Jan 25, 2015 11:06:02 GMT -8
It's a good idea. I'll give it a try. Most of the people I know who are interested in things like writing and Star Wars (which would be, like...4) are much too busy for things like JvS, either with their writing careers or with general life. I can't see them investing in something like this. What would really be a good way to recruit would be to go to other RP websites and ask there, but, on 99% of those, advertising or trying to recruit others to other RP sites is against the rules, even in PM, and you would be reported instantly (trust me, seen it). So. Other ways/suggestions for new blood? Instagram or Tumblr or Twitter or DeviantArt (DevArt would be a great place to find new blood, actually). If you have lots of followers or post the right #hashtags, you could give JvS some exposure pretty easily. The biggest problem with that? You have NO idea who picks that up. We could get a sudden influx of trolls or Edward Cullen lookalikes or people just looking to tear down a community (also seen this, when a site has decided to go recruiting). But it might be worth a shot.
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Post by Karana Malora on Jan 25, 2015 12:19:22 GMT -8
Also, SWTOR is a good place to look. Especially on the RP servers. I'll look into that, I'm still a regular active there.
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Atia
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Post by Atia on Jan 25, 2015 12:19:47 GMT -8
I am still saying it: Banner exchange.
There was a hungarian site (Where I learned how horribly I write in my own native language) that has banner exchange forum, and they have an english only part on their site too that was used last time I checked (like.... years ago). I bet there are other sites in non english countries that has english speaking-writing people that could get a better outlet to their hobby on an english site.
just an idea.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2015 16:06:19 GMT -8
Ok, let me start off by saying that I am NOT putting this idea down. Ok? NOT putting it down.
But...
This is a large issue that SHOULD be seeing moderator attention, and its not. The Whills, the Councilors, all should be working on basic site traffic. Im saying that from a pure Moderator to user standpoint. If you want new users, that's great, and we should be doing our part to fill in the ranks - twitter, FB, SWTOR, all the ideas above. But if we want to see REAL measurable influx of traffic to our site, you need to get the moderators attention. And I don't mean moderator attention of the like "Oh, we aware it's an issue, and we are working on some stuff". I mean "We see the issue, and we will be implementing steps A, B, and C within X amount of time."
I understand that Whills have real lives, I understand councilors have real lives. But, if you want a position as a moderator, you have to actually take care of the site at some point - within a major project scope like traffic issues. And this place has been severely neglected as far as traffic control. I've tried numerous times to try and make that happen. Others have as well. And I'm not saying its a waste of time, but lets just say there IS a reason I personally am going off and making my own RPing site.
All that said, let it not be said that I did not contribute:
1. The site could be added to the Proboards library, a library of existing proboards within various genres. 2. The site could be added to various forum role play directories, like we did on the last site before we upgraded to this one. 3. We could actually ask unrelated star wars sites (within the video game, and other genres) if they would mind us advertising on their sites for free in the form of a thread and etcetera. We could even have the equivalent of Site representatives who also play the games and such monitor the threads. 4. Again, we could use the above idea and modify it to fanfiction sites as well, which would probably be our largest source of traffic - fanfic isn't horribly different from collaborative writing. 5. We could revisit the whole FB app idea as a lure and gateway recruiter to the larger site.
And thats just a few ideas.
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Galdaart Fel
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Post by Galdaart Fel on Jan 29, 2015 16:19:25 GMT -8
Um... I am a councillor. I just don't choose to wear the shiny badge. Prefer my 'Unfair Advantage' tag.
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Post by Galdaart Fel on Jan 29, 2015 16:21:09 GMT -8
This is me, trying to do what I can, with the time I have. But all those ideas above are good'uns. Thanks Dante! I'll send a message to Chilly Whilly to see if he has thought of those things.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2015 16:25:48 GMT -8
I was referring to others councilors more than you . And thank you for passing it on; understand any frustration on my part is more born out of doing things similar to this literally half a dozen times, and not getting anywhere with it. You might also pass it on to Chilly the Wintery, that the site could theoretically use chat as a potential marketing tool. By way of making the room open rather than private to the boards, other members on chatango can access it according to interest and such. It would require setting up our chat under various tags, but it could potentially be yet another source of traffic.
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Post by Galdaart Fel on Jan 29, 2015 16:40:06 GMT -8
I actually just asked him to check in on this thread in general -- there are good things a-happenin' in here.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2015 0:32:27 GMT -8
It's no secret that I'm making my own RP site, based on fantasy RP. So, I figured any advertising or such that I come across to promote my own site I'll also put down here. forumroleplay.com/rpg-advertising/Is a resource recommended to me by a fellow Site admin for free advertising across the Roleplaying communities. As I work in more ways to advertise my own site, I'll also put them down into this thread so that JvS can benefit from them as well.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2015 13:17:26 GMT -8
www.rpgfix.com/Here's another FREE RPG directory. Seriously, this is NOT rocket science. I'll note that you'll need to incorporate voting buttons, a common thing on RPF boards, probably into your header or footer. A nice global message by the WHills to vote for the site will get JvS to show up in these directories.
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Post by Shaman Chill on Feb 2, 2015 12:47:30 GMT -8
Dante: I completely agree with this, and the Whills have started down this path several times, without getting as far as we had intended. I'm not going to make excuses for why it hasn't happened, but it wasn't at the top of my priority list until recently. I feel like we actually had this entire discussion several months ago in another thread.
In the last 2-3 months we have initiated the following initial phase actions aimed at marketing JvS:
1) Started using the JvS Twitter account again (although there is more we can do). 2) Gained control of the JvS Facebook page from the retired Whill who controlled it, and started posting content. 3) Created a landing page at jedivsith.com that explains what we are, in place of the old archive site, so that anyone visiting the URL from an old link or bookmark can find us. 4) Introduced spontaneous RP initiative to create opportunities for new players to jump right in, or for former players to return. 5) Recognized past donors with a profile badge, to set a precedent for soliciting future donations, if needed.
Those items, along with 1 or 2 others that are pretty much ready to go, were the first phase of our plan for advertising JvS. Phase two includes some of the items you mentioned, and the others are excellent complementary suggestions.
Thank you for the links you posted as well -- I will add those to our existing internal list.
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Post by Galdaart Fel on Feb 2, 2015 12:53:14 GMT -8
See -- THIS is exactly what this thread, and others like it on the site, are all about!
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Post by Shaman Chill on Feb 2, 2015 12:57:29 GMT -8
Lia Corusa, if we get any Edward Cullen lookalikes, you are going to be hearing from me...
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Post by Whill Shaman Zauriel on Feb 2, 2015 13:25:37 GMT -8
Dante: I completely agree with this, and the Whills have started down this path several times, without getting as far as we had intended. I'm not going to make excuses for why it hasn't happened, but it wasn't at the top of my priority list until recently. I feel like we actually had this entire discussion several months ago in another thread. In the last 2-3 months we have initiated the following initial phase actions aimed at marketing JvS: 1) Started using the JvS Twitter account again (although there is more we can do). 2) Gained control of the JvS Facebook page from the retired Whill who controlled it, and started posting content. 3) Created a landing page at jedivsith.com that explains what we are, in place of the old archive site, so that anyone visiting the URL from an old link or bookmark can find us. 4) Introduced spontaneous RP initiative to create opportunities for new players to jump right in, or for former players to return. 5) Recognized past donors with a profile badge, to set a precedent for soliciting future donations, if needed. Those items, along with 1 or 2 others that are pretty much ready to go, were the first phase of our plan for advertising JvS. Phase two includes some of the items you mentioned, and the others are excellent complementary suggestions. Thank you for the links you posted as well -- I will add those to our existing internal list. I love it, Chilly. Right on!
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Post by DrRoninMatango on Feb 2, 2015 13:35:08 GMT -8
Link for the fb group?
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Post by Shaman Chill on Feb 2, 2015 13:39:15 GMT -8
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Post by DrRoninMatango on Feb 2, 2015 17:15:50 GMT -8
Thanks
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