High Lord Gomer
Poked with Sticks
- Sep 26, 1999
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I wish it wasn't necessary, but I also wish that people would pick up their own trach at the track. The sad fact is that most people will only do the minimum necessary. The hard part is how to make the minimum worthwhile while still making it desirable.
Several excellent suggestions have been made, the ones I really like are:
I also think we should open this up in the general forum and ask for suggestions. When/if we do, all of us (besides Okie) should remain quiet. I was very turned off by what that thread about "Why don't you join?" turned out to be. After the first couple of well explained reasons for joining, the rest just felt like piling on and berating the non-subscribers. We're looking for ways to make this work, and those that will get it will get it within a few posts. Restating it 50 times won't get through to the apathetic, only serve to sour the impression of those that might have contributed otherwise.
Several excellent suggestions have been made, the ones I really like are:
- An initial "free posting" time period. I tend to think a week. Since we (Okie) try to avoid the "free" email accounts, most people don't have the technical knowledge to create an unlimitted number of email addresses via other means. If we make it longer, too many people will be able to circumvent the system easily. Make it shorter, and people won't get hooked.
- VIP memberships for people we want to hear from, even if we disagree with them.
- After the initial free time period, maybe still allow people to post once per day, once per week, ... something along those lines.
I also think we should open this up in the general forum and ask for suggestions. When/if we do, all of us (besides Okie) should remain quiet. I was very turned off by what that thread about "Why don't you join?" turned out to be. After the first couple of well explained reasons for joining, the rest just felt like piling on and berating the non-subscribers. We're looking for ways to make this work, and those that will get it will get it within a few posts. Restating it 50 times won't get through to the apathetic, only serve to sour the impression of those that might have contributed otherwise.