JEDIGUNSHIP posted:I am against the closure of this board primarily because I find that it is worth something to those out there who like to create Fan Sites. If there isn't a place for them to post those kinds of things and try to share them with the rest of the community, less people will be wanting to do such a thing.
JEDIGUNSHIP posted:You have a point. However, I'd miss this board if it were closed.
JEDIGUNSHIP posted:What was the competition about, again?
darth_nemisis posted:Was this lack of interest just in the Mod Squad? Because I don't ever remember seeing it mentioned except in PMs.
darth_nemisis posted:I would like to be optimistic and say that, if we bring in some new ideas, then maybe this place could survive. I had a lot of ideas stored in one of my offsites that I gave to DV when he was mod and I think a couple to you. If I could find those, would you want me to bring them up? (But, like I said, it is probably just an optimistic point of view; it probably will not solve the problem)
Trika_Kenobi posted: I cared for a while because I saw potential in here. Sure, the board is slow. So, WTH do we do when the board is slow? We come up with ideas. And oh, did we ever. That contest? "Lack of interest" is a swell disguise, in my opinion. We morphed the heck out of that thing until we came up with something that would work, and then it got lost in MS, according to your last comment to me. And that's after I pulled the information out of you. Who were the private parties that added to the "lack of interest" pool? How many people did you ask? I'm curious because I never knew about this apparent private messaging war you waged behind the scenes. Why didn't you keep the regulars informed of this? Why didn't you ask for help? I sure as hell would have done my part to drum up interest, and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
Trika_Kenobi posted:There are old regulars who still post here at the JC. Ever think of inviting them into the board and getting to know them? Hell, anyone ever think of actually visiting these one-time posters' websites and e-mailing them to return for a debate about some topic? I got to know NarCranor late last year. Why? I actually went to the site, got to snooping around, and started chatting with him on Yahoo!. He doesn't post too often, but a simple IM to him or any number of other posters, one-time or not, could generate more discussion. "Hey, come tell us how you designed such-and-such."
Trika_Kenobi posted:Anyone ever take a look at Fan Films? Most of those JCers go through a lot of trouble to put their work on websites, but their real passion is not designing for the web, and sometimes it's rather obvious. Adopt a site a quarter and have users input design changes and additions, and maybe have a contest designed around bettering those sites.
Trika_Kenobi posted:Call me an idealist, but I don't buy the whole "people aren't interested" bit. I will buy the fact that it's hard and it takes work, and seriously, I don't see that anyone's willing to put in the work necessary. I just came up with these ideas in the last ten minutes, so I know it's not for lack of avenues of opportunity that the board suffers.
Trika_Kenobi posted:Sitting around and waiting for business hasn't worked, obviously, and the trend of a lack of new websites and a lack of new website discussion isn't changing. That being said, close it down, merge it, or actually give a crap, meaning get to know who else gives a crap and take some initiative in working to bring the business. "Propping" the board wasn't going to work to start with, and I'm pretty sure a lot of people could have guessed that, too. Work hard and this could still work. Work hard and it won't get lost and die in the merger.
