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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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Originally Posted by cj2112
I think TFP does moderation fairly well. Nobody likes having their posts edited/removed, especially when things are already a bit heated. I do however agree that it never hurts to look in the mirror and give oneself an honest appraisal.
I saw the post in Members Playground. I think that content is just one part (albeit a very important part) of the picture. I'll ask again, how do potential members even know we exist? I did a google search using the terms "General Discussion Forum" and came up w/ 128,000,000 results. This what I mean by us not being all that unique. I like to think we do what we do better than most, but if people don't know we exist, how does more content help?
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People don't find us by searching for General Discussion Forum. They find us by very specific thread content. Whatever topic that person is searching for be it CosPlay, DHS, Ziegfield girls, etc.
ziegfeld girls - Google Search
This search we're on the first page. This is how we've been getting traffic.
Jetee's Cosplay thread, it got picked up by Kotaku.com, it netted us some traffic. I'm not sure new users, but we are still getting lots of referrals from that initial post.
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Originally Posted by LoganSnake
The membership is pulp. The forums is orange juice. Given the current state of membership, the pulp is currently simmering at the bottom with a few fibers floating around the top. What Cynthetic wants to do is take a big-ass spoon and mix it all together so that there is more perceived activity.
As cj pointed out, the problem is exposure. No matter how hard you try to mix the pulp, the orange juice is still inside the glass.
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I am one of those people who is not a fan of what moderation used to be like. I didn't post much because there was that ever present feeling that if I didn't post a War and Peace sized post, then it would be deleted or warned or otherwise moderated in whatever fashion. I visit the forum to shoot the shit. Shooting the shit, to me, does not always mean writing full thought out sentences and paragraph long posts.
Discussion is good, but not when it's forced. It felt forced. Right now it doesn't, but it also doesn't sit well with certain people. Understandable, given the direction this forum will try to go in, but as it has been pointed out - you can't please everyone. It will alienate more than a few people.
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LS, I don't know why people continue to have the impression that there is a requirement write up a huge post or response. Again, common sense, there's no reason for a dissertation in the Entertainment threads, when a "I can't wait!" or "OMFG that's so cool!" is sufficient.
The statements I have made do not or are not intended for that. Look here, you've posted several times, and I've responded, look, there's a discussion!
I'm not trying to stir the pot to change perception. I can easily change perception without doing that. I've already taken such measures. If no one creates discussions, what will be discussed? Whatever form those discussions take, the staff needs to adjust to some degree.
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