Help a Forum Campaign

tokyo_master · July 27th, 2006, 05:40 PM

some friends of mine started a forum that is getting off to a very slow start and I was just wondering if any of you kind hearts out there check it out and see what ya think and maybe sign up if you want.

URL: Zero Source

predecessor · July 27th, 2006, 05:48 PM

doesn't at first glance look like a place i'd sign up at but i'll check it out some more*points everyone to his forum in his sig*

Leader Desslock · July 27th, 2006, 05:50 PM

What does their forum have that other forums don't have? What's the draw? What can we get there that we can't get anywhere else?

I checked it out, and I didn't see anything that made me say, "Wow! Finally! A place where I can find [whatever]!" My only reaction was "Wow. Yet another one of these invision forums with the same generic threads."

Suggestion: Your friends should look to differentiate their forum from the mass of similar fora out there. Maybe with the right draw, it might get a quicker start. Just a thought.

Jon · July 27th, 2006, 05:55 PM

These free forums never go anywhere special, I mean just look at elite hunting. Oh pardon me, I didn't say that. All these forums do it advertise, advertise, advertise. And advertising.

tokyo_master · July 27th, 2006, 05:57 PM

hey, you guys are entitled to your opinions, all I'm doing is trying to do is help out. I would much rather stick around here for a while anyways

Leader Desslock · July 27th, 2006, 06:06 PM

I'm not criticizing you for helping out. I'm just pointing something out that you could maybe tell your friends. Maybe they could help THEMSELVES out by making a forum that had a legitimate draw. As it is, the only real point of the site is "come hang with us". That's fine, except that I don't know them and haven't the faintest idea why I'd want to hang with them.

It's their forum. They need to get on the ball and convince other people why they're so great to hang with, you know?

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Originally Posted by Jonn

These free forums never go anywhere special, I mean just look at elite hunting. Oh pardon me, I didn't say that.

I was thinking more of that other one.... AnimeLessons? That actually had a good founding premise, a positive focus and the patronage of a lot of the AN veterans. But then it dried up because.... well... nothing much happened. Sorry, EoP.

**Shiroiyuki** · July 27th, 2006, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Leader Desslock

My only reaction was "Wow. Yet another one of these invision forums with the same generic threads."

Ouch, that cut deep Dessy. Especially since not every Invisionfree forum is crap

*looks solemnly towards link in her siggy* oh man....

I suggest you guys just link to your forum in you signature. More people will see it that way, so maybe that will help get more traffic to your site. I have linked my forum in my siggy, and it does help (well....not a lot at first, but still

). Good luck to you!

Sorry though, I don't think I'll be joining anymore forums for awhile. Have my hands full just trying to be here and mine at the same time Haha....

Leader Desslock · July 27th, 2006, 07:04 PM

^ Don't read too much into that. It was my reaction to the OP's friends' forum, not ALL invision forums. Yours has a lot of good info on it, and it's probably the best anime&writers' forum I've seen. It's a pity it doesn't seem to get the traffic it deserves.

tokyo_master · July 28th, 2006, 10:21 AM

thanks guys, thanks for the feedback and comments, I'll be sure to pass it along to the staff

The Million Dollar Prons · July 28th, 2006, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Leader Desslock

I'm not criticizing you for helping out. I'm just pointing something out that you could maybe tell your friends. Maybe they could help THEMSELVES out by making a forum that had a legitimate draw. As it is, the only real point of the site is "come hang with us". That's fine, except that I don't know them and haven't the faintest idea why I'd want to hang with them.

Yeah, for example, AN is so big because it's been around forever, and they've had a consitant product (their store) to keep them active.

For example, the Shin-Getter forum draw in over a hundred members, which of itself isn't too impressive, but we have a pretty good frequenter-idler ratio. Reason being is because we appeal to a very small and dedicated niche (Ideon and other mech fans) and we have a consitant product (fansubs) to draw them in.

GOod luck to you though.

xxdreamergirlxx · July 28th, 2006, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonn

These free forums never go anywhere special, I mean just look at elite hunting. Oh pardon me, I didn't say that. All these forums do it advertise, advertise, advertise. And advertising.

That hurts so much coming from you.

So far there are almost 100 people who would disagree. Let's see you do better.

tokyo_master- Just get your friends to join. Even if it isn't huge, it's more fun with just people you actually like there.

Gray · July 28th, 2006, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by xxdreamergirlxx

That hurts so much coming from you.

So far there are almost 100 people who would disagree. Let's see you do better.

tokyo_master- Just get your friends to join. Even if it isn't huge, it's more fun with just people you actually like there.

I can do better. My Invision Free forum has 300 Members. Which IS pretty good considering we've been around for a year.

Leader Desslock · July 28th, 2006, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by xxdreamergirlxx

So far there are almost 100 people who would disagree.

Well.... don't take that "100 members" figure too seriously. AnimeLessons had more than 100 (I think), but it closed down due to inactivity and was dead LONG before that. AN has only 23,800 registered users, but nowhere near that many people post here. EH is a brand new forum, and already at least a quarter of the people don't post there. There's just not a huge volume of traffic there, outside of the chat threads.

I was hoping the SD&D forum there would take off, but even on dry tinder topics, you have to wait days for the flames to catch.

Stafal-chan · July 28th, 2006, 12:47 PM

*sighs* i already have so many..but i'll look into it

forums can take forever to get started....and even then they have ups and downs...like the Nexus...had active posters for a while...but right now...it's kinda slowed....

July 27th, 2006, 05:40 PM	#1
tokyo_master nothing is real Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 281	Help a Forum Campaign some friends of mine started a forum that is getting off to a very slow start and I was just wondering if any of you kind hearts out there check it out and see what ya think and maybe sign up if you want. URL: Zero Source __________________ Zero Source Please help my friends out and check out our new forum that's constantly being updated

July 27th, 2006, 05:48 PM	#2
predecessor Worldwide Rider Fanboy Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Canada! \m/ Posts: 571	doesn't at first glance look like a place i'd sign up at but i'll check it out some morepoints everyone to his forum in his sig __________________ A realidade é um crutch para os povos que não podem lidar com as drogas The counter to AN Saber Fanboy Siendra

July 27th, 2006, 05:50 PM	#3
Leader Desslock Watching Reign: The Conqueror Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 13,548	What does their forum have that other forums don't have? What's the draw? What can we get there that we can't get anywhere else? I checked it out, and I didn't see anything that made me say, "Wow! Finally! A place where I can find [whatever]!" My only reaction was "Wow. Yet another one of these invision forums with the same generic threads." Suggestion: Your friends should look to differentiate their forum from the mass of similar fora out there. Maybe with the right draw, it might get a quicker start. Just a thought. __________________ Desslock's opinion doesn't even factor in because he's played Devil's advocate for both sides of the argument... ~Chuchuchrain

July 27th, 2006, 05:57 PM	#5
tokyo_master nothing is real Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 281	hey, you guys are entitled to your opinions, all I'm doing is trying to do is help out. I would much rather stick around here for a while anyways __________________ Zero Source Please help my friends out and check out our new forum that's constantly being updated

July 27th, 2006, 07:04 PM	#8
Leader Desslock Watching Reign: The Conqueror Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 13,548	^ Don't read too much into that. It was my reaction to the OP's friends' forum, not ALL invision forums. Yours has a lot of good info on it, and it's probably the best anime&writers' forum I've seen. It's a pity it doesn't seem to get the traffic it deserves. __________________ Desslock's opinion doesn't even factor in because he's played Devil's advocate for both sides of the argument... ~Chuchuchrain

July 27th, 2006, 05:55 PM	#4
Jon like, yo man Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus Posts: 9,146	These free forums never go anywhere special, I mean just look at elite hunting. Oh pardon me, I didn't say that. All these forums do it advertise, advertise, advertise. And advertising.

July 28th, 2006, 10:21 AM	#9
tokyo_master nothing is real Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 281	thanks guys, thanks for the feedback and comments, I'll be sure to pass it along to the staff __________________ Zero Source Please help my friends out and check out our new forum that's constantly being updated

July 28th, 2006, 12:47 PM	#14
Stafal-chan The Smiley Goddess Join Date: May 2006 Location: near Philly ^_^ Posts: 423	sighs i already have so many..but i'll look into it forums can take forever to get started....and even then they have ups and downs...like the Nexus...had active posters for a while...but right now...it's kinda slowed.... __________________ I have A.D.D and sharpie markers...oh the thrills i will have!! Last edited by Stafal-chan; July 28th, 2006 at 01:02 PM.