help rebuild the site

[billy]

because of the response we've just deleted members who haven't posted in a good few months who have less than 5 posts to their name. [deleted not banned]

we've [the admin] have also come to the conclusion that we don't want 900 banned members names in the members list. i agreed, in truth it was me who asked the question. no need for anymore names but you can feel free to add yours if you wish. thanks to all those who stepped up. I personally will make more of an effort to take part. if some of you lot can do it, so can i.

[vagabond]

i started a new job, it s time- consuming but more important than poetry to me, for now. also i m pretty uninspired to write own poems or useful critique at the moment.
if the requirement is to take part actively most of the time then i ll use this thread to say goodbye and thanks for all the help. i can always keep reading misc anyway

[Todd]

i started a new job, it s time- consuming but more important than poetry to me, for now. also i m pretty uninspired to write own poems or useful critique at the moment.
if the requirement is to take part actively most of the time then i ll use this thread to say goodbye and thanks for all the help. i can always keep reading misc anyway

Christine, you've been a wonderful contributor to the site--and we all go silent from time to time. I hope you'll stick around. There are always times where life squeezes out poetry.

Appreciate your contributions,

Todd

[rowens]

Lynyrd Skynyrd had about 900 band members. Most of them played guitar.

[billy]

we all have more important things than this site vagabond. in cases like that there's no need to say goodbye. take some time out and your membership will still be here when you get back. hope all goes well with your new job.

i started a new job, it s time- consuming but more important than poetry to me, for now. also i m pretty uninspired to write own poems or useful critique at the moment.
if the requirement is to take part actively most of the time then i ll use this thread to say goodbye and thanks for all the help. i can always keep reading misc anyway

[vagabond]

hi billy! i understood that wrong, like if i don t contribute in 3 months then i ll be banned and deleted..  so if my name on that list would prevent that and it s ok with you then please put me there, too. greetings, christine

[billy]

thanks christine, we've decide on no mass deletions on anyone that hasn't posted in the last three months with 5 posts or less. so you're def okay.

[billy]

The site is in a downward spiral due to apathy on many members parts. please post your name below if you think you'd like to rebuild it by being an active member. people who do join and don't do a post within three three weeks will automatically be pruned.  many who haven't taken part for a long time will also be deleted. please help lift the site and make it work as it once did. thanks to all those who put their name below. all those not on the list will be banned and deleted 3 months later. the three month will give them time to ask for the ban to be lifted or to able to remove their poetry should they wish to, it will also give them a chance to be more active should they wish. the ban isn't a punitive measure, just a house/spring cleaning in order to remove as much dead weight as possible.

Willing Members

Leanne
Rowens
Wjames
Kieth
Tiger The lion
CRNDLSM
dukealien
Quixilated
Todd
ellerjam
alexorande
cloud
tektak
Knot
nozaki
billy
Rivernotch
Bunx
just mercedes
Richard
Busker
NobodyNothing
Lizzie
Vagabond

thanks to those who have already stepped up to help. are there any more?

[Ally]

I could be an active member, I think. I can pop in after work most days :-)

[billy]

The site is in a downward spiral due to apathy on many members parts. please post your name below if you think you'd like to rebuild it by being an active member. people who do join and don't do a post within three three weeks will automatically be pruned.  many who haven't taken part for a long time will also be deleted. please help lift the site and make it work as it once did. thanks to all those who put their name below. all those not on the list will be banned and deleted 3 months later. the three month will give them time to ask for the ban to be lifted or to able to remove their poetry should they wish to, it will also give them a chance to be more active should they wish. the ban isn't a punitive measure, just a house/spring cleaning in order to remove as much dead weight as possible.

Willing Members

Leanne
Rowens
Wjames
Kieth
Tiger The lion
CRNDLSM
dukealien
Quixilated
Todd
ellerjam
alexorande
cloud
tektak
Knot
nozaki
billy
Rivernotch
Bunx
just mercedes
Richard
Busker
NobodyNothing
Lizzie
Vagabond
Ally

thanks to those who have already stepped up to help. are there any more?

[Thunderembargo]

The site is in a downward spiral due to apathy on many members parts. please post your name below if you think youl'd like to rebuild it by being an active member. people who do join and don't do a post within three three weeks will automatically be pruned.  many who haven't taken part for a long time will also be deleted. please help lift the site and make it work as it once did. thanks to all those who put their name below.

Willing Members

Leanne
Rowens
Wjames
Kieth
Tiger The lion
CRNDLSM
dukealien
Quixilated
Todd
ellerjam
alexorande
cloud
tektak
Knot
nozaki
billy
Rivernotch
ThunderEmbargo

i stupidly deleted the thread so if your names missing please sign up again.

[Donald Q.]

I've forgotten I exist but I like to come on here to remind myself sometimes. I sincerely hope to return to full time, or at least part time posting, but unsure when; don't want to written off into obscurity quite yet!

[ellajam]

Hey, Don Q.

[Seraphim]

So I’m brand new here, and you don’t know me yet. But I have a few thoughts you might consider implementing which, I think, will help weed out hit-and-run posters and help form a core of dedicated critiques.

1. An enforced, mandatory number of quality crits before a new member can start their own thread. Five, perhaps? Once a mod recognizes a new member has met the standard, they can unlock the members ability to start threads. Perhaps even add a 3 day waiting period in addition. I don’t know how this done, but from past experience I know it CAN be done. This alone will cut out hit and run posters.

2. A critique to poem posting ratio of 3 to 1. This can be confirmed through site stats, probably, and spot checking can confirm quality critiques. Members who post mostly “Oooh I like this” criticisms will rapidly develop a reputation and can be reported to mods.

3. Discussion and education on prosody, including challenges directed at specific tools or techniques of the craft. ‘Craft’ isn’t a word I hear used much any more, more’s the pity. The idea that a poem is something that is crafted needs to be encouraged, I believe. IMO, a poem a day - a good poem - isn’t feasible; especially when one is considering revision based on others input. So only one active thread at a time. Perhaps a one per week limit (possibly 1 per week per critique forum).

Reading these standards will prevent a lot of non-dedicated people from signing up. That’s a good thing, I believe. More won’t stick around when they realize they have obligations to other members. That falls into the good-thing-category for me as well. From my experience, it’s best to have a small group dedicated to learning, improving, and assisting each other than a large group of people posting merely for self recognition.

If there’s even a small group of members willing to to work together consistently, and if you get to know me well enough you think there’s some way I can help, let me know.

[billy]

hi seraphim.

we tried all the things you mentioned it worked for a few years but gradually older members came and left and it was actually hard to garner new members. the mods mainly quix and i , mainly quixie actually are fine sorting out the wheat from the chaff by hand for now. thanks for the input.

[Seraphim]

I came to that conclusion later after perusing older posts. 

Members of forums come and go as the forum no longer meets its needs.  So now I'm wondering what can be done here to meet the needs of members as they progress.  If they left because they tired of the craft, what can be done to keep them engaged? If they left because they felt the forum no longer had the capacity to teach them,  that requires a different tack. I hope you don't mind me jumping in like this; I walked away from an online poetry family some time ago, one with whom I had long ties, and it's only recently I felt the urge to find another- one which took self-development and mutual support seriously.   I empathize with your feelings and admire them.  If you think I'm sticking my nose in where it doesn't belong, as a n00b to this group, I'll back off and keep my mouth shut. I don't want to come off as an interfering know-it-all lol.  I'd just like to see you succeed.

hi seraphim.

we tried all the things you mentioned it worked for a few years but gradually older members came and left and it was actually hard to garner new members. the mods mainly quix and i , mainly quixie actually are fine sorting out the wheat from the chaff by hand for now.  thanks for the input.

[billy]

no, we always prefer to hear member's views., and your's are as welcome as anyone else.

[Radetof.Yahska]

This is a place I like, and I'd like to be of help. Count me in!
I just graduated and started a new job. Sales eats you up -  I want to be more active.

This is the corner of the internet I love the most.

[billy]

just post when you can and try and take part in some of the discussions. or start your own. oh! thank you

[abu nuwas]

Hi, Billy

I imagine Leanne's illness and death has taken the site down a notch. I fancy she had even before been absorbed by teaching and so on, but even the odd appearance must have been valuable. We had kept up, and it seemed she was on the road to recovery, so it was a shock when I heard. Did someone do an obituary here?


Pip-pip!

Abu