What motivates you to post in the forums?

Just a general question so I have something to work on.

I've noticed a domino effect in the history of Community Flow. Whenever certain members don't post for a couple of days, all other members kind of follow. When they do start posting, a bunch of other people start posting as well.

Help me understand this!

1) What can I change that would make you want to post more? That would make you enjoy posting more?
2) Name some features in other forums that makes you want to visit and post on them.
3) Name some features on other forums that makes you want to avoid them.
4) Anything else?

Cheers,
Kris

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:11 pm Post subject:

1) What can I change that would make you want to post more? That would make you enjoy posting more?
-More attention put on quality topics and articles. Having articles and topics that interest me.
2) Name some features in other forums that makes you want to visit and post on them.
-A lot of activity
-Smart, mature members
-Members who don't take themselves very seriously
-Fast load time
3) Name some features on other forums that makes you want to avoid them.
-Slow forums
-Confusing and too much features

4) Anything else?
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Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:29 am Post subject:

As far as I'm concerned, you will ALWAYS see me here everyday, looking at something, or just watching over everything/everyone.
But if its the same topic that I have posted a couple of replies (which is pretty much the case with most of them) I will start to ignore most of the topics.
Alot more of activity would be nice, so I have nice, fresh topics to reply to everyday.
But at the same time, sometimes alot of activity is a bad thing because we receive immature posts, irrelevant posts and immature members or spammers, with nothing else better to do.
When theres a real discussion going on in a topic thread, sure I'll join in, but when alot of the topics have like one reply once a day or so, it makes Miss Marie a saddddd panda. =/
So basically, when you see new, fresh topics which actually have some kind of meaning to them (not spam or idiotic things) you see me jump on them if I'm home. :]
Otherwise, you just see me looking over everything. ^^
So yea, lots of activity would make Miss Marie happy :]
OH and, I think we should have an anonymous option to post in case someone would like to post a "personal" question or thread and they dont want to be seen.

A "contact a mod" thing would be nice too... That way if a new member or someone has a question about the forums, they can contact a mod that is online. :] IDK, just an idea. Ignore retarded marie [Razz]

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Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject:

I just come here cause I'm bored and like to read what others say about whatever

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:44 pm Post subject:

i come here because I have been eternally chained to the mod desk by Kris [Crying or Very sad]

But on a serious note, I don't want to see the site fail. So I just stick around to try and encourage activity [Smile]

1) What can I change that would make you want to post more? That would make you enjoy posting more?
2) Name some features in other forums that makes you want to visit and post on them.
3) Name some features on other forums that makes you want to avoid them.
4) Anything else?

1) As of right now, I'm satisfied with Community Flow. It's gone through many updates over the past month or so, which is always nice to see. Although, I'd love to see more new active members. I'm sure that'll come with time.
2) - Lots of active posters with different personalities, opinions & beliefs
- Nice layouts
- Good Moderators & Staff
- An active Administrator
- Friendly environment (not having to fear being made fun of or harassed, etc.)
3) - Language filters
- Moderators & Staff who don't do their job or don't practise what they preach
- Cliquey members
- Pop-ups or obnoxious ads
4) Moderator training would be nice. The handbook is useful, but I find that not everything is covered. Especially with the Mod Army bringing lots of new Mods I'm sure this would make it easier to ensure that all of the Mods do their job properly. I also like Marie's idea about contacting online Moderators.

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:10 am Post subject:

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:47 am Post subject:

1) What can I change that would make you want to post more? That would make you enjoy posting more?

Quote: The Princess Bride
Inigo Montoya: Offer me money
Count Rugen: Yes
Inigo Montoya: Power too promise that!
[he slices Rugen's other cheek]
Count Rugen: All that I have and more. Please.
Inigo Montoya: Offer me everything I ask for.

In all honesty....just recruit a few people that can look at these number and letter combinations and know what they are: E6600, E6750, E6850, E2140, Q6600, 8800GT, X2 6000+, VG30DETT, RB26DETT, 2JZ-GTE, 426, 6G72, 4G63T, etc. I love talking nerdy >_>

2) Name some features in other forums that makes you want to visit and post on them.

Marie is on them, I own them, they help me recruit people for my 2moons guild, etc.

3) Name some features on other forums that makes you want to avoid them.

buttholes.

4) Anything else?

I like big butts?

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:52 am Post subject:

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:39 am Post subject:

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:45 pm Post subject:

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:39 pm Post subject:

I have a few ideas of how the blogs could be improved. I think we need more emotions, seeing as the list is very limited. I don't know if you're familiar with LiveJournal or not, but it would be nice to have the cut option. & I think we should be able to edit the tables & things, so they don't all have the same look.

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:37 pm Post subject:

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:11 pm Post subject:

Oh, it's not the smileys I'm talking about. [Razz]

It's the actual emotions in the drop-down list. There's like 10 options & they're all pretty basic emotions (happy, sleepy, very sad, etc.)

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:02 pm Post subject:

Yeah you have the ability to add those too.