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#64553 07/17/2003 1:33 PM
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This forum has gone dead.

What are some of your tips for good discussion content?

How do you seed your site and how do you bring in new members?

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hmm... right now I've got a book that we're going chapter by chapter in topics to talk about - it's a book that has short chapters with discussion questions at the end, so it's perfect smile

http://www.praisecafe.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=forum;f=9


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#64555 07/18/2003 1:20 AM
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Allen, have you seen Jay Yelas\' book that he's offering for free? You'd be interested in it.

Read the 4th reply.

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nice smile thank you smile

That book might work great in our men's forum, we can always use something a little more structured to discuss smile


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#64557 07/18/2003 1:48 AM
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Plus, have them call that number and they can still get the book for free.

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Will do, thank you.. I have a friend that runs a men's site too www.menshelp.org , he'll be interested too I'm sure smile

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#64559 07/18/2003 12:37 PM
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Well, we have some games that keep some people coming back every day. One of them is the "One Word Game." I started a thread with one word and asked them to reply with one word that relates to the word posted above it. For example:

Peanut
Jimmy Carter (Proper names are okay)
President
War
Iraq
etc.

Each one is a reply from a different user.

Another game is the continuous story we write together. It's a fictional story and anything goes as long as a 9 year old would be allowed to read it.

#64560 07/18/2003 3:42 PM
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Word Association games are fun and lasting. smile One that I really like is the same principle as a regular word association, but the difference here is that there is a theme (e.g., movies, actors/actresses, bands/singer, books, etc.) and the first letter of any reply MUST match the last letter of the previous replied post. Example:

Movie-Word Association Game

Poster 1: Charles Angels (ends with letter "S")

Poster 2: Superman (started with letter "S" and ends with letter "N")

Poster 3: Never Been Kissed (started with letter "N")

Now poster #4's reply will start with the letter "D" and so forth. thumbsup

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It's also hard to predict which threads and/or forums will receive the most activity. Some catch, some don't; some lapse, some roll 27/7. I think there is a correlation between age and forum activity or longivity of a particular thread. Probably having strictly a community board will maintain more activity consistently than say like a gaming site wink which members' split their free time between gaming and the forums...More than likely the gaming will score most of their time. smile

#64561 07/22/2003 1:36 PM
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those are pretty good ideas, thank you smile

The number one way to improve traffic and the signal : noise ratio is to be an involved admin - read and post something daily. If it's not important to you, then it won't be to others, at least for long.


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#64562 08/23/2003 3:41 AM
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on that note, I'm back smile


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#64563 08/23/2003 1:09 PM
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LOL - way to prove your point Allen.

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Quote
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Originally posted by AllenAyres:
on that note, I'm back smile
I think I'm still lost in the mix. tipsy

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Well, I'd like to hear of more forum word games. Does anyone else have some they have had success with?

#64566 09/30/2003 12:05 PM
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Found this list in an older thread:

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Originally posted by scats:
There was a thread like this before, but I need a refresher. I have a number of game threads on my board, but I'm always on the lookout for new ones, especially since my popular ones are crufty 60/70+ page monsters.

The most popular ones I have are:

• Word association
• Q&A
• A&Q <-- love this one... you leave a random answer and the next person has to come up with a question for it
• Random thoughts <-- just like it sounds
• 3 or 5-word never-ending story <-- only allowed 3 or 5 words per post, continue the story
• Alphabet story <-- same, you post one sentence only and it has to start with the next letter in the alphabet
• Caption contests
• Movie 20-questions
• Have you ever <-- where you inquire only about things you've done yourself
• Limericks

What else is out there? smile
Maybe there are more?


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