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Post by Aefibird on Jul 1, 2005 21:41:03 GMT
I dunno if anyone else has noticed but this bored has not many active members (small in number, but we all make up for it in quality!!). So... as a suggestion to admin, how about contacting people who have registered a username but have made no or few posts? That might get a few more folks using the KR forum. Seems a shame to have lots of registered members but only a few who post regularly.
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Post by Andy on Jul 1, 2005 23:55:05 GMT
I think loyalty issues come into play sometimes. There is sometimes a need to display a loyalty to one board or another. I have surmised that most members here belong to a variety of boards, which is a good thing in my opinion I know some boards cooperate with each other, and even encourage multiple memberships. I think that is a good way forward. There is nothing worse than making a post and getting no reaction though. If you go out of your way to be responsive and welcoming, you open up the flood gates for others. Just a thought.  |
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Post by AngelaG on Jul 2, 2005 9:39:27 GMT
I don't really want to be harassing people. Boards always take a lot of time to get going, but once you get a few educated members who appreciate a decent debate on board then in time the other members will follow. Look at something like Karate Underground, which has a huge membership but still only a small proportion of people lead the debates. Some people prefer to read and learn rather than take an active part. The people on this forum know what they are talking about and it has a friendly atmosphere, hopefully in time more people will emerge into the sunlight to post. |
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Post by Andy on Jul 2, 2005 13:26:01 GMT
Oh for sure.
Like attracts like and all that.
Eventually more people will gravitate.
It's sometimes hard to be patient, but I remember being member #13, on a board that now has 15,000 members.
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Post by RigsVille on Jul 3, 2005 13:11:50 GMT
Some people prefer to read and learn rather than take an active part. I must admit that I'm one of these people. I'm more of a lurker than an active poster - I'm not sure why, I try to make constructive comments when I have something to say, but either I feel like what I'm posting is yet another 'me to' kind of post or that I know someone with more experience or a better way of putting it will come along and respond. Phew!! that must have been my biggest post to date! I might be getting the hang of this... |
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Post by Sionnagh on Jul 8, 2005 2:36:02 GMT
I think on most boards you're lucky to get 10% of members posting regardless of how many or few total members. Plus with all the boards there can arise a time issue making it necessary to restrict yourself to a select few both for reading and posting.  Mick |
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Post by AngelaG on Jul 8, 2005 12:44:37 GMT
I find if I have time restrictions I stick to the smaller boards. That way I don't have to surf through 100 threads to find one I want to reply to. |
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Post by Aefibird on Jul 8, 2005 21:33:38 GMT
Yeah, there is that advantage...
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Post by Aefibird on Aug 21, 2005 23:40:09 GMT
Would you consider culling (deleting) members who have never posted and/or people who have not logged onto the site for a long while (e.g 5, 6 months)? Maybe that would give a better indication of the people using this site?
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Post by Andy on Aug 22, 2005 1:35:17 GMT
Would you consider culling (deleting) members who have never posted and/or people who have not logged onto the site for a long while (e.g 5, 6 months)? Maybe that would give a better indication of the people using this site? Well if nothing else, it gives you a reason for getting back in contact with them/reviewing the reasons they joined in the first place. I think a lot of people, members/friends etc, expect a welcome buffet every time they deign to grace a board with their presence. I hover on the line, where I either welcome them back every time, or eat the last savoury prawn sandwich off their plate, right in front of them. Those involved in running a board know what's involved and the general users of the WWW do not. Each has to appreciate the perspective of the other. |
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Post by miffersy on Sept 12, 2005 15:47:14 GMT
I must admit that I am a member of 2 boards but prefer this one for content. I also think that it's pointless joining and not expressing your opinons on subjects raised
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Post by random on Sept 12, 2005 22:01:01 GMT
I read other boards but I am only a member on this one, here the threads don’t take forever to catch up with after a few days away, and nutters tend to get dealt with fairly quickly. I suppose quality will produce quality, which means that a thread may not run away with itself before you have time to read it and input some more, plus posts tend to be a good quality and humour.
If others want to be members and not post, just browse from the sidelines, then that is their choice, although why join if that is all they are going to do. Perhaps people think it is good to be members on lots of sites, a bit of kudos.
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Post by Aefibird on Sept 14, 2005 17:30:21 GMT
and nutters tend to get dealt with fairly quickly. No they don't, you're still here!! ;D  (sorry  |
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Post by dojo on Nov 6, 2005 14:12:16 GMT
The huge problem this board is facing is not quite active members-total members ratio (all forums have the problem, even the huge ones), but the limitations of the script. Yabb is very left behind in terms of features and there is one that;s the most important: view new posts. Don't look for it here since it displays only the last 10 posts, and not in a threaded view as we know it from phpBB. I have used this script, yabb, when I started my karate forum. In 2 months time I realised this will kill my community before it starts developing since people need to see the new updated topics. Not all like to have to look for hours when they can click a link and have the updated topics in a nice list to look at. The problem is indeed important .. it discourages people since it's indeed a feature that would be important and would make people's life easier. My friendly advice: do what I did 3 years ago .. move to another host (even free) and install phpBB ... should you have access to the DB here try to export posts and members. If not, start fresh and restart some of the best threads. I have done this with a karate forum, 3 weeks ago. Started fresh ... in 20 days I have 70 members and 1500 posts. People came fast in the new place and started posting again. It was a good move in the end. Whatever your choice, let me know so that I can help you. |
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