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Post by Maka on Feb 9, 2008 22:23:41 GMT -5
I actually like the idea of having a board dedicated to members that have been active in our community, I think its a way to give back to the members who have been here with us for a long time.
I got the idea from Smashboards
What do you think?
I'm thinking people above 1000 posts would be guaranteed in. I think I'll keep the 1000 posts rule for now until the site grows larger.
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Post by V1 on Feb 9, 2008 22:29:54 GMT -5
Nice, that sounds interesting. And it'll add more activity and posting so people can get to 1000 posts. Sounds like a great idea.
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Post by GoldShadow on Feb 10, 2008 1:40:04 GMT -5
Sounds good, but let's try and think of a different name for it.
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Post by V1 on Feb 10, 2008 13:51:19 GMT -5
Yea, I'm with Gold on that one. It sounds like something shady, lol!
I have some names:
MT Forums Gold The Gold Lounge MT 1000 Members Gold
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Post by Maka on Feb 10, 2008 14:08:22 GMT -5
Haha,
I don't like those names so much. I want a name that stands out and is more appealing.
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Post by AncientEmerald on Feb 10, 2008 17:37:41 GMT -5
Palace!
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Post by Mabry on Feb 10, 2008 23:34:23 GMT -5
Damnit, I wouldn't be able to come in.
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Proften
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What? I liked the sound of that, Prof~ten heh
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Post by Proften on Feb 11, 2008 0:36:58 GMT -5
Damnit, I wouldn't be able to come in. [shadow=blue,left,300] Sadly, I think that's the point. They're trying to keep the riff raff like us out. [/shadow]
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Post by the_last_dragoon on Feb 11, 2008 0:58:03 GMT -5
I think the idea is a good one...even though only 7 people would be allowed in, 3 of which are the mods themselves. For most of the people on this site...it will take months to get there. After those initial 7, there are only 9 more people here that are over 110 posts. For everyone else, do you really believe they will practicaly work their buts off to get to 1000 posts...just so that they will be allowed in one more board?? Dont think that i'm saying it's a bad idea...i think it's a great one......but i think that it needs to be fully thought out first.....just throwing out my opinion for ya,
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Post by V1 on Feb 12, 2008 10:46:50 GMT -5
I think we should make the board now. The Back Room is a good enough name until we change it.
So far we have about 10 members who are active here:
sniper viper V1 Gold maka erik jack/wiccan proften ancientzero dragoon
If it stays at 1000, that means 4 active members would be allowed (not 7, because the other 3 arent active). If we change it to 500 posts, 5 active members would be allowed. And if 5 out of 10 active members are allowed, then its not very exclusive, since half of the members would be able to go there anyway. So I'll go with Maka on this one. I think 1000 posts are good until we get more members.
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Proften
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What? I liked the sound of that, Prof~ten heh
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Post by Proften on Feb 13, 2008 1:23:17 GMT -5
[shadow=blue,left,300]My question to all this is... What's the point?
You're trying to reward some of the members who are active, but shouldn't we focus on finding new members instead? I'm not saying the board is a bad idea, I'm saying the timing is wrong. Do we really believe that people will join and post nonstop to get into this one board?
I'm not trying to be difficult, I'm just stating my opinions and observations.[/shadow]
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Post by GoldShadow on Feb 13, 2008 9:23:20 GMT -5
Prof brings up a good point too about the new members.
It might drive them away, actually, if they see there's a board where all of 4 or 5 forum vets post privately. A bit on the exclusive side.
And what would we talk about in there that would not be better serve the site talking about on one of the "public" boards? Ie, why post a topic in that room when we could generate more posts and traffic posting it on a "public" board?
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Post by V1 on Feb 14, 2008 0:04:29 GMT -5
I think we should try it, what do we have to lose.
It's interesting proften that you say we should be focusing on getting new members, the only person who's doing that is Maka, and that has nothing to do with the new boards we think of creating.
I want to have fun here. And I think creating this board would create more fun for those that have 1000 posts, and encourage those that dont have 1000 to become more active in the site.
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Proften
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What? I liked the sound of that, Prof~ten heh
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Post by Proften on Feb 14, 2008 16:40:58 GMT -5
[shadow=blue,left,300]It affects the new members for the reasons Gold just posted.[/shadow]
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Post by V1 on Feb 14, 2008 22:47:26 GMT -5
The "reasons Gold just posted" are hypotheticals, and have not been tested. Why? Because we haven't made the board yet. Again, I'll say it one more time, we have nothing to lose. Its not like we have a whole bunch of new members to begin with. Lets try something new, and see where it goes.
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