Attracting new members

[BnM]

Place won't last otherwise. Any ideas.

Those who are on other sports forums and such could promote it?

[Zig]

Be careful what you wish for.

[ASMO]

Incentivisation is the key, I spoke to Gwyneth and she said I could do what she does and offer every 50th member one of these.

[TB63]

Incentivisation is the key, I spoke to Gwyneth and she said I could do what she does and offer every 50th member one of these.

With her admission of having a growler like Tina Turner in a half Nelson I'd suggest this...

[Margin__Walker]

People eating tins of that is one of my favourite YouTube sub genres

[Hellraiser]

People eating tins of that is one of my favourite YouTube sub genres

Strange choice of masturbation material.

[Bokkom]

Place won't last otherwise. Any ideas.

Those who are on other sports forums and such could promote it?

Why won't it last?

[ASMO]

469 registered members in a week, I think it would be better to retain what we have than get new ones who we have to train in the ways of the bored.

[Nols]

Some NH rugby would go a long way to keeping traffic up.

[BnM]

469 registered members in a week, I think it would be better to retain what we have than get new ones who we have to train in the ways of the bored.

Maybe the focus then is getting them posting.

469

[Bokkom]

469 registered members in a week, I think it would be better to retain what we have than get new ones who we have to train in the ways of the bored.

Yep, this is an established social club, warts and all. Those 469 members are, mostly, old contributors from PR and newbies who fortunately decided to start posting after (presumably) lurking for a considerable period of time. I assume all of them know the lay of the land by now and that number certainly enough to keep the bored ticking over.

[Un Pilier]

469 registered members in a week, I think it would be better to retain what we have than get new ones who we have to train in the ways of the bored.

Yep, this is an established social club, warts and all. Those 469 members are, mostly, old contributors from PR and newbies who fortunately decided to start posting after (presumably) lurking for a considerable period of time. I assume all of them know the lay of the land by now and that number certainly enough to keep the bored ticking over.

I agree, and it would be reasonable to assume that more people from PR will join us when the old bored finally goes or fundamentally changes it’s modus operandi.

Edit: good to see you here BnM

[Uncle fester]

469 registered members in a week, I think it would be better to retain what we have than get new ones who we have to train in the ways of the bored.

Have you devised the algorithm to eliminate anon multis from that number?

[Sandstorm]

469 registered members in a week, I think it would be better to retain what we have than get new ones who we have to train in the ways of the bored.

Have you devised the algorithm to eliminate anon multis from that number?

Nuke them from space. Only way to be sure.

[LandOTurk]

469 registered members in a week, I think it would be better to retain what we have than get new ones who we have to train in the ways of the bored.

Maybe the focus then is getting them posting.

469

Tbf - 44 of those are Anon and 27 are Derwyn with their multis.

[LandOTurk]

469 registered members in a week, I think it would be better to retain what we have than get new ones who we have to train in the ways of the bored.

Have you devised the algorithm to eliminate anon multis from that number?

Beat me to it I see.

[Munch]

469 registered members in a week, I think it would be better to retain what we have than get new ones who we have to train in the ways of the bored.

Yep, this is an established social club, warts and all. Those 469 members are, mostly, old contributors from PR and newbies who fortunately decided to start posting after (presumably) lurking for a considerable period of time. I assume all of them know the lay of the land by now and that number certainly enough to keep the bored ticking over.

I agree, and it would be reasonable to assume that more people from PR will join us when the old bored finally goes or fundamentally changes it’s modus operandi.

Edit: good to see you here BnM

In my opinion, this bored is already a big improvement on the pr one, in both content and function.

I'd recommend some measures to get it search engine optimised. I tried to find it on my phone and no combination of "forum", "rugby", "planet", "not" would get a hit. In the end I had to type it in the address bar like it was the 90s.

[Dismal Pillock]

Mustve joined a zillion of these boards and they always pan out the same:

The 80/20 scenario. 80% of posts are made by 20% of members. (500 or so members here so over the hump I guess)

The 2/5 scenario. 2 of the top 5 most prolific posters will hate each other. Unfortunate but necessary as this drives the conflict turbines. And if those conflict turbines seize up, your board is becalmed and dead in the water.

[CrazyIslander]

PR haven't attracted too many new members anyway. However as there would be new moderation rules more PR members would migrate.

[MrMagoo]

Hi all,

Looong time member from PR. Is this the new kids landing zone? Could see any other freds for new members

[ASMO]

Hi all,

Looong time member from PR. Is this the new kids landing zone? Could see any other freds for new members

Welcome on board, have a rummage around, plenty of old familiar faces and spiteful infants :-)

[Enzedder]

Hi all,

Looong time member from PR. Is this the new kids landing zone? Could see any other freds for new members

Yeah, like you could see them anyway you old bugger you. Christ, it's been many a year.

[Yeeb]

Yep, this is an established social club, warts and all. Those 469 members are, mostly, old contributors from PR and newbies who fortunately decided to start posting after (presumably) lurking for a considerable period of time. I assume all of them know the lay of the land by now and that number certainly enough to keep the bored ticking over.

I agree, and it would be reasonable to assume that more people from PR will join us when the old bored finally goes or fundamentally changes it’s modus operandi.

Edit: good to see you here BnM

In my opinion, this bored is already a big improvement on the pr one, in both content and function.

I'd recommend some measures to get it search engine optimised. I tried to find it on my phone and no combination of "forum", "rugby", "planet", "not" would get a hit. In the end I had to type it in the address bar like it was the 90s.

This

Because I delete my phone regularly in case someone not me picks up my phone and wants to search my browser history, I have to try and find this site. PR or f365 forums pop up unless you hate type in www.notplanetrugby.com/bored

[Torquemada 1420]

PR haven't attracted too many new members anyway. However as there would be new moderation rules more PR members would migrate.

Ironic given PR is run by members.

[Raggs]

Where it's such a new site it'll take a little while to start being picked up seriously by search engines.

Could do with putting rugby forum in the title of each pages, and headers (far less important).

[Yeeb]

Oh, and not my first accidental internet perusal or something involving members, candles, and Gwtneth Paltrow

[lilyw]

In my opinion, this bored is already a big improvement on the pr one, in both content and function.

I'd recommend some measures to get it search engine optimised. I tried to find it on my phone and no combination of "forum", "rugby", "planet", "not" would get a hit. In the end I had to type it in the address bar like it was the 90s.

This

Because I delete my phone regularly in case someone not me picks up my phone and wants to search my browser history, I have to try and find this site. PR or f365 forums pop up unless you hate type in www.notplanetrugby.com/bored

In your case it's deliberate; we're trying to hide.

[FujiKiwi]

I see that 8 guests are browsing the forum right now. Are they real people, or what?

[stemoc]

I see that 8 guests are browsing the forum right now. Are they real people, or what?

most of them are just multis..

[And 1 guest]

I'm real!

[FujiKiwi]

I'm real!

You’ve used up the one joke you chose your name for.

Where do you go from here?

[FujiKiwi]

I’m still genuinely interested to know if the 8 or 9 guests in the forum at any given time are likely to be people or just bots?

[ASMO]

I’m still genuinely interested to know if the 8 or 9 guests in the forum at any given time are likely to be people or just bots?

A mixture of both, i havent allowed bots in

[And 1 guest]

Ah well at least I had one joke. I suspect the guests are from PR but not registered here yet.

[FujiKiwi]

Ah well at least I had one joke. I suspect the guests are from PR but not registered here yet.

For what it’s worth, it isn’t funny. But it did bamboozle me for a few days. I was confused as to why guests were being mentioned twice and why the number was different.

So the joke’s on me.

Yes. I thought there might be some PR lurkers.

[Lazy couch potato]

Absolutely nothing happening in Irish rugby at the minute. Irish political area is a dull coalition after 2 years of fear of the apocalypse. Brexit in a lull phase


Give it a few weeks
Munster v Leinster in the aviva will bring enough posts on their own. Especially if it’s a red victory

[redderneck]

I see that 8 guests are browsing the forum right now. Are they real people, or what?

One of them is probably Peter O'Mahony, but he gets a pass because he's earned his browser spurs. He's elite.

[Sandstorm]

I see that 8 guests are browsing the forum right now. Are they real people, or what?

One of them is probably Peter O'Mahony, but he gets a pass because he's earned his browser spurs. He's elite.

He's still trying to think of a new password...

[CrazyIslander]

I'm real!

Woah it feels like a horror movie, like Chucky.

[Woddy]

I’m still genuinely interested to know if the 8 or 9 guests in the forum at any given time are likely to be people or just bots?

Probably people like me who rarely post and couldn't be bothered to log in if only reading / lurking.