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Attracting new members

Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 12:22 pm
by BnM
Place won't last otherwise. Any ideas.

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

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 12:29 pm
by Zig
Be careful what you wish for.

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 12:41 pm
by 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.

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Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 12:47 pm
by TB63
ASMO wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 12:41 pm 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.

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With her admission of having a growler like Tina Turner in a half Nelson I'd suggest this...
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Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 12:52 pm
by Margin__Walker
People eating tins of that is one of my favourite YouTube sub genres

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 1:46 pm
by Hellraiser
Margin__Walker wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 12:52 pm People eating tins of that is one of my favourite YouTube sub genres

Strange choice of masturbation material.

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:10 pm
by Bokkom
BnM wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 12:22 pm Place won't last otherwise. Any ideas.

Those who are on other sports forums and such could promote it?
Why won't it last?

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:15 pm
by 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.

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:17 pm
by Nols
Some NH rugby would go a long way to keeping traffic up.

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:58 pm
by BnM
ASMO wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:15 pm 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.

:shock: Maybe the focus then is getting them posting.

469 :shock: :crazy:

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:39 pm
by Bokkom
ASMO wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:15 pm 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.

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:54 pm
by Un Pilier
Bokkom wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:39 pm
ASMO wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:15 pm 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 :thumbup:

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:36 pm
by Uncle fester
ASMO wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:15 pm 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?

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:57 pm
by Sandstorm
Uncle fester wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:36 pm
ASMO wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:15 pm 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.

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 5:04 pm
by LandOTurk
BnM wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:58 pm
ASMO wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:15 pm 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.

:shock: Maybe the focus then is getting them posting.

469 :shock: :crazy:
Tbf - 44 of those are Anon and 27 are Derwyn with their multis.

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 5:04 pm
by LandOTurk
Uncle fester wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 4:36 pm
ASMO wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:15 pm 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.

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 9:03 pm
by Munch
Un Pilier wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:54 pm
Bokkom wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:39 pm
ASMO wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:15 pm 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 :thumbup:
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.

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 1:13 am
by 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.

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Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 1:58 am
by CrazyIslander
PR haven't attracted too many new members anyway. However as there would be new moderation rules more PR members would migrate.

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 6:36 am
by MrMagoo
Hi all,

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

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:17 am
by ASMO
MrMagoo wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2020 6:36 am 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 :-)

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:23 am
by Enzedder
MrMagoo wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2020 6:36 am 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. :wave:

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:29 am
by Yeeb
Munch wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 9:03 pm
Un Pilier wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:54 pm
Bokkom wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:39 pm
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 :thumbup:
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

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:32 am
by Torquemada 1420
CrazyIslander wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2020 1:58 am 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.

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:38 am
by 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).

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:41 am
by Yeeb
Oh, and not my first accidental internet perusal or something involving members, candles, and Gwtneth Paltrow

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 10:35 am
by lilyw
Yeeb wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:29 am
Munch wrote: Sun Jul 05, 2020 9:03 pm
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.

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 11:15 am
by FujiKiwi
I see that 8 guests are browsing the forum right now. Are they real people, or what?

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 11:34 am
by stemoc
FujiKiwi wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2020 11:15 am I see that 8 guests are browsing the forum right now. Are they real people, or what?
most of them are just multis..

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 11:52 am
by And 1 guest
I'm real!

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 12:18 pm
by FujiKiwi
And 1 guest wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2020 11:52 amI'm real!
You’ve used up the one joke you chose your name for.

Where do you go from here?

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 12:24 pm
by 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?

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 12:25 pm
by ASMO
FujiKiwi wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2020 12:24 pm 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

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 12:26 pm
by And 1 guest
Ah well at least I had one joke. I suspect the guests are from PR but not registered here yet.

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 12:30 pm
by FujiKiwi
And 1 guest wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2020 12:26 pm 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.

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 2:12 pm
by 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

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 3:41 pm
by redderneck
FujiKiwi wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2020 11:15 am 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.

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 3:56 pm
by Sandstorm
redderneck wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2020 3:41 pm
FujiKiwi wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2020 11:15 am 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...

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 4:14 pm
by CrazyIslander
And 1 guest wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2020 11:52 amI'm real!
Woah it feels like a horror movie, like Chucky.

Re: Attracting new members

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 4:22 pm
by Woddy
FujiKiwi wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2020 12:24 pm 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.