Originally Posted by
MissyS
Songz:
I think you've got some really solid points, honestly. Personally I'd like to move off vbulletin entirely, at the VERY least, I'd like to get us on the latest version. It's on the list of tech issues to be addressed, we're just not to that point yet.
As for Guest/Anon posting - I can probably turn it back on. In an experiment to try to thwart spammers, I've been able to find new methods they're getting around our systems.
A lot of what you're getting at though - is community. I'd love to come in here and give this place more life, but I've got a ton on my plate to keep everything running on OnRPG & MMOHuts. I've been trying to stir up discussion in the background, but it's not going anywhere. (Also, I'd love links/cached links of some of those old topics you're referring to if they're available.
What I'd like to do that's most actionable at this time:
- Reopen guest/anon posting
- Hunt down ways to shut down more spammers. They follow patterns, I've just got to find the best way to block those patterns. Our mods are pretty fast on removing the posts, but that's only part of the equation.
- Clean up and clean out the forums. Possibly a bit of reorganizing. I know everyone loves their history but the forums -look- dead, especially when the most common topics are a year+ old and we're getting necros on threads from 2011. I don't mind archiving, but our active forums should have some sign of life in them.
- Get people being active in creating daily topics & discussions. There's plenty to talk about, it's just not being talked about here. I see people replying to new threads, but there's just not many new threads happening.
What's on the list, but can't be done yet:
- Forum software (security, updates, etc)
- Chat software (we'd like to add some sort of live chat again to the site even if it's a chatbox/shout box that actually works)
I am all for suggestions and feedback. I think for too long the attitude toward the forums (from the business end of things) was to try to twist them into shape that would work for business purposes. We've long overlooked what makes the forums the community they are and have been for years, and that's kind of a shame, because they still provide a lot of traffic to the sites and a less gimmicky way of engagement than other social media.
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