The 2008 GameTavern Election: Runoff Election

[thatmariolover]

Not really. I just figure if I win, it should be because other people voted for me and not because I voted for me. I think you should all know, I think I would make a great mod. But I answered the questions in the Q&A, so vote based on that and your personal experiences with me.

After reading that, I suppose you could see it as some warped sense of honor.

[BreakABone]

I know this isn't a Q and A but I'm sure TML and Typ will check this thread often.

What do you think is the bigger issue at GT right now?
a)Lack of new members who remain
b)Lack of general activity

And how do you plan on working on both?

[Typhoid]

Lately it's actually been a lot more active than it has been, and some "new" members have actually joined lately. Or come back. However you want to look at it.

Personally, we can't entice people to stick around here if we don't want to anymore than Dyne or Strangler can. I think that comes down to the forum itself, to have to be interesting enough to hook someone's eye long enough to interest them in the different members of the forum.

[BreakABone]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

Lately it's actually been a lot more active than it has been, and some "new" members have actually joined lately. Or come back. However you want to look at it.

Personally, we can't entice people to stick around here if we don't want to anymore than Dyne or Strangler can. I think that comes down to the forum itself, to have to be interesting enough to hook someone's eye long enough to interest them in the different members of the forum.

Activity increases as we get closer to the summer/end of the school year. Makes sense. Folks got more free time. More time to think.

But I do agree with most of what you are saying.
I was just thinking more in general terms of ideas.

Like I could be mistaken, but I don't think gameTAVERN has actually ever had like an alcohol thread. Granted, we use to skew MUCH younger but everyone has kind of grown up. And I'm sure there are a lot more things we don't talk about.

Hell, and this is just me personally. I think the last movie saw thread kind of killed one of the big things which werre actual movie discussion threads.

But we shall now wait for TML.

And Aladuf since he is till running.

[Bond]

Originally Posted by BreakABone

Hell, and this is just me personally. I think the last movie saw thread kind of killed one of the big things which werre actual movie discussion threads.

That's big. We definitely need to move way from the "catch-all" threads to ones that are more specific.

[thatmariolover]

I think I answered this on AIM the other night, and in fact I've changed my mind since then.

I believe new members are more important at this point. Not because I think our current members are unimportant, but because it's obvious that they've found a reason to stay. Establishing new members and keeping them is key to getting new discussion going. So in the end, they're not exactly singular goals. I think new members and new discussion give current members a reason to keep coming.

As for accomplishing the goal, I'd go recruiting, as well as invite a few of my friends that might be interested. On top of that, I would be prepared to work on an incentive/competition based system to reward referrals better.

Edit: As for an Alcohol thread, it might be fun to have a 21 and over board. Regulating it would be the problem, and I'd prefer to avoid babe threads. But it would give us a fun opportunity to talk about new stuff we'd tried.

[Typhoid]

Why a 21 and over board?
Minors talking about booze is illegal?
Not to mention there are a lot of Canadians here, and the drinking age ranges from 18 to 19.

[thatmariolover]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

Why a 21 and over board?
Minors talking about booze is illegal?
Not to mention there are a lot of Canadians here, and the drinking age ranges from 18 to 19.

Fair point. Leave it to the American to forget the rest of the world exists.

I guess it just was natural for me to think it would be best to keep stories of drunken misadventures private. I don't really like glorifying drinking to minors as it's a good way for them to get in trouble.

[The Germanator]

DEBATE! DEBATE! DEBATE!

[Swan]

Damn my youngness. So close yet so far to being legal

[Fox 6]

Originally Posted by Swan

Damn my youngness. So close yet so far to being legal

Social outcast!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Aladuf]

Wow, can I just like...drop out of the poll? I have had a serious fall from grace since the last poll.


...and I know why, secrets aren't safe.

[GameMaster]

Well maybe we could have a mentor program where an older member 'adopts' a younger, misguided member. And we could help answer any confusing questions they might have about growing up and bodies going through change.

[Bond]

Let's increase that voter turnout!

[Fox 6]

Originally Posted by Bond

Let's increase that voter turnout!

More voices!