Ideas on how to get members more involved

[Collin Li]

I condone his views because I think setting any significant privileges after post counts just causes more unnecessary posts.

[iamdan08]

This isn't really anything to do with "post count", but maybe some kind of reward for being online a certain amount of time? Not sure what though.

[costargh]

Nah. You only have to leave your computer on to be online don't you?

[Mao]

it really should depend on a karma count, for being a "recognised" member to the community, rather than "LOOK I SPAMMMMZZZZZ" or "LOOK I LURKZZZZ"

[beezy4eva]

mayb u should try some advertising other than just converting bos members i gave the web address to a few people from my school but none of them seem to have joined

[AppleXY]

Nah. You only have to leave your computer on to be online don't you?

Nah. Apparantly you have to actively browsing, if you idle for more than 15 minutes it regards you as being offline (i think).

[costargh]

mayb u should try some advertising other than just converting bos members i gave the web address to a few people from my school but none of them seem to have joined

I think that is an entirely differnt issue. We are trying to entice current members to become more active. We could have 10,000 members but if 75% of them (750) of them had more than 10 posts it wouldn't be that successful in my opinion. 

[ell]

For the record, I found this site through Daniel's ENTER calculator (easily the best one out there). Maybe it should be more tightly integrated with the site?

Will definitely drive more traffic towards the site (although doesn't solve the activity issue)

[costargh]

For the record, I found this site through Daniel's ENTER calculator (easily the best one out there). Maybe it should be more tightly integrated with the site?

Will definitely drive more traffic towards the site (although doesn't solve the activity issue)

That's interesting. Maybe it should be heavily promoted to get new members (yeh I know its a differnt issue)

[enwiabe]

That is Daniel's creation. I don't particularly want to buy it/lease it as good as it is. I also think it's highly unfair and wrong to ask him to provide his hard work free of charge to my business entity. I'm more than happy to just have the affiliation going. One of my projects for next summer is to make my own one/get one made.

[daniel99]

I think that most people don't post that often becuase they feel inferior to 'hero members' and intimidated by them. An example of this is if you are not going to melbourne or monash uni you are a nobody and I dont think that im alone in thinking this. 

"hero members" ostracise and intimidate most people and say/ask trivial questions about polls etc, which means nothing, and is pathetic.

if you want more people to post ,I'd suggest that 'superior' members, let them have their own goals and dreams and don't deprive them of it just because it does not meet your standards.

[enwiabe]

... That post made no logical sense whatsoever. Hero Member WAS attained by getting 500 posts. "Goals and dreams" on a forum? What the hell? >_> I am having serious trouble making head or tails of this.

Anyway, the rankings have been changed to better reflect the kind of community that we are.

[costargh]

Daniel, could you be more specific about what makes you feel intimidated?

[clinton_09]

... That post made no logical sense whatsoever. Hero Member WAS attained by getting 500 posts. "Goals and dreams" on a forum? What the hell? >_> I am having serious trouble making head or tails of this.

Anyway, the rankings have been changed to better reflect the kind of community that we are.

how is that relevant in saying to become a hero member u need 500 posts. It does not justify your actions in treating Daniel99 in a demeaning mannerism. How can u have trouble in not understanding what he is saying, he speaks truthfully about the anguish he has suffered and has gathered the courage to face up to it.

[brendan]

wth daniel99?