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ThroneofDravaris · 06-08-2007, 10:48 AM

If the activity (or lack there of) here wasn't considered a problem we wouldn't be posting in a thread about increasing activity on the forum.

Really, merging with another forum is the most practical way to fix this problem. Replacing the spam forum with IRC is nice for the members who already post on the forum but it's not going to pull more people in or lure any people back. The vast majority of forums have such features now days. Updating the RPG isn't really going to increase activity on the actual forums. Sure, you get 'gil' or 'exp' for posting or whatever but that sort of thing only ever breeds nonsensical spam posts, something this forum has more then enough of already.

The only way to get more members is to give people something they can't get on any other forum. EoFF has a large userbase, many of them (although not nearly enough) capable of creating genuinely interesting discussion topics. FFShrine has rather lax rules, leading to a casual (if particularly hostile) environment in addition to being packed to the brim with music downloads. Advent Children Forums has a URL name that by default will provide it with a lot of hits. What does FFNET have to keep people here? Well, not a lot: thus the lack of activity.

At the end of the day, the best way to attract more active members is to, well, have more active members. Obviously, this is a catch 22 situation, but merging with another forum is a way out of this and the only solution that I can be bothered to think of.

06-08-2007, 10:48 AM	#5
ThroneofDravaris Chocobo Jockey Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 274	Re: I need your ideas. If the activity (or lack there of) here wasn't considered a problem we wouldn't be posting in a thread about increasing activity on the forum. Really, merging with another forum is the most practical way to fix this problem. Replacing the spam forum with IRC is nice for the members who already post on the forum but it's not going to pull more people in or lure any people back. The vast majority of forums have such features now days. Updating the RPG isn't really going to increase activity on the actual forums. Sure, you get 'gil' or 'exp' for posting or whatever but that sort of thing only ever breeds nonsensical spam posts, something this forum has more then enough of already. The only way to get more members is to give people something they can't get on any other forum. EoFF has a large userbase, many of them (although not nearly enough) capable of creating genuinely interesting discussion topics. FFShrine has rather lax rules, leading to a casual (if particularly hostile) environment in addition to being packed to the brim with music downloads. Advent Children Forums has a URL name that by default will provide it with a lot of hits. What does FFNET have to keep people here? Well, not a lot: thus the lack of activity. At the end of the day, the best way to attract more active members is to, well, have more active members. Obviously, this is a catch 22 situation, but merging with another forum is a way out of this and the only solution that I can be bothered to think of.