Ideas on how to get members more involved

[iamdan08]

Back on topic. Perhaps a lot of members don't actually realise that there is this forum, or understand how good it actually is. IMO there would be a lot of people who sign up to get the notes, not even realising this forum exists. On the welcome page the forum is only briefly mentioned, so maybe a little more emphasis on the services that it gives may result in more people posting.

[Odette]

Oh i get what daniel means but i think he just is taking things the wrong way, hmm i may have to point this out to him later >.<

[costargh]

Back on topic. Perhaps a lot of members don't actually realise that there is this forum, or understand how good it actually is. IMO there would be a lot of people who sign up to get the notes, not even realising this forum exists. On the welcome page the forum is only briefly mentioned, so maybe a little more emphasis on the services that it gives may result in more people posting.

Yeh maybe that is the case where the forum plays second fiddle to the notes?

[iamdan08]

Back on topic. Perhaps a lot of members don't actually realise that there is this forum, or understand how good it actually is. IMO there would be a lot of people who sign up to get the notes, not even realising this forum exists. On the welcome page the forum is only briefly mentioned, so maybe a little more emphasis on the services that it gives may result in more people posting.

Yeh maybe that is the case where the forum plays second fiddle to the notes?

Exactly

[Mao]

I dont get how "hero memebers" (or whatever their current rank is) are intimidating.

we're just a bunch of people with strong opinions. surely people would realise that if you get in an argument with ANYONE, it'll be intimidating.
it just happens that these "hero members" here are generally well informed, and logic conscious: an "in my opinion" doesn't work here, logical fallacies gets treated even worse.

we dont dismiss issues because we assign things we dont like the title "doesnt make sense". if you make a claim without evidence, or present it in such a way that we dont understand it, or base it on "just because it is" (or other forms of circular definition, which are totally absurd), it makes it impossible for admins and mods to look into the matter

please, we want people involved, take this thread for example http://vcenotes.com/forum/index.php/topic,2619.0.html
if you have any questions, we're happy to answer them where we can.
if you want to have a discussion, we're happy to participate where appropriate
but you cannot possibly assume that there are no harsh rebuttals.

a respected place in this community is like anywhere else, you cannot assume it, it has to be earned. coming in criticising is not the way to go.

[cara.mel]

I understand where people are coming from:

All of us with the big posts counts know each other.
Therefore, we can do inside jokes etc
This can be interpreted as excluding everyone else, even though it's not intentional.

Most of the people here are relatively decent, which is why I havent left yet.

[enwiabe]

Nah, you'll never be a part of us, mel. You never swear.

[lishan515]

Hmm I am an inherent lurker

The reason I don't post as much as I probably would is that apart from english my subjects are really marginal. And that in the other areas there are not enough people who post there for it to be worth my while. Having said that, it is interesting to read some of the general posts because questions that I have or have not yet thought of are usually answered.

So I guess a measure of activity is the time a person has been logged in. I am in my 22nd hour.. (yikes) and only 35 posts - but considered a "VN Newbie"

[Rietie]

No one does my subjects. Well apart from English (but no one does my books) and Methods. I only post in the threads not related to subjects.

I think there should be more said on the home page about the forum - something about getting advice and help from fellow VCE students and past VCE students in the forum.

[Collin Li]

I don't have a problem with lurkers. They are a sizeable force on all forums.

[iamdan08]

I think there should be more said on the home page about the forum - something about getting advice and help from fellow VCE students and past VCE students in the forum.

Yeah, i think that would be a huge drawcard for a lot of people.

[brendan]

3.7% users account for 61.8% of total posts.
77% of users have less than 10 posts.

[Rietie]

How did you get the stats?

[brendan]

i calculated it from the stats page

[RD]

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.

riiiight..