siksimon
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Post by siksimon on Mar 25, 2013 11:42:40 GMT -5
Not only have there been no admins online in the past 24 hours, there have been only two registered members online in the past 24 hours. I understand that sunday night/monday morning is a bad time for everyone, but there are ALOT of floaty members here and none of them are coming online to critique or at least say they liked/disliked a piece, or even bother posting anything like a chatty message or ANYTHING. I understand that this website is rather gothic and most of the members keep it short and sweet, but we need to promote traffic, thread-making, and posting, as these things snowball into more traffic, more thread-making, more posting, more hits, and you geussed it: more ad clicks. The board can remain basically unmoderated and i dont see a problem with it, but what i do see a problem with is a really good forum with alot of unique members and cool features slowly drifting into the void chasm of nothingness. If few are writing, few will be reading, so the biggest responsibility here is laid on the writers. Write something, anything at all, and that will promote traffic.
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siksimon
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Post by siksimon on Mar 25, 2013 11:51:44 GMT -5
Also I wonder if this domain is for sale, not that I would change anything. I just assume the buying price would be low and profitable gain highly likely.
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siksimon
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Post by siksimon on Mar 25, 2013 12:01:55 GMT -5
Another thing that we can do to promote the site is to write a collaboration style book of poetry for a publisher. Alot of publishers that do these collaboration books will take the works and in exchange give your site a boost by increasing site rank and mass distributing your domain to webrings. The way it works is the publisher will choose a select number of members (who post alot of quality work consistently) and the members will agree to let them use any of their posted works in the book. They will ask you to write a short summary about yourself which will be put into the book as well (about the author kinda thing). It's neat and you don't get paid but everyone benefits and you get to publish your work! I have participated in several of these collaborations and I think it is an excellent idea.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2013 22:36:13 GMT -5
Im not goth... This site can be big Im surprised there are no contest... Nothing will bring the evil mind out like money and competition.
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siksimon
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Post by siksimon on Mar 27, 2013 6:47:26 GMT -5
I'm not goth either, I come from another site, but I dont want to be in competition with them because I am still a team member there as of right now. Maybe later.
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Post by just saying on Mar 27, 2013 23:19:34 GMT -5
Maybe you should leave.. or you could shut up and contribute. More than likely you will respond to this with more stupid shit, because you know best and no one can change your direction. Go make money or build traffic where someone gives a flying f*ck.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2013 4:17:24 GMT -5
Wow misdirected ignorant anger...Im touched its been awhile since Ive seen somebody think that they are saying something. "Just saying"
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siksimon
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Post by siksimon on Mar 28, 2013 6:36:21 GMT -5
Maybe you should leave.. or you could shut up and contribute. More than likely you will respond to this with more stupid shit, because you know best and no one can change your direction. Go make money or build traffic where someone gives a flying f*ck. Ok, mister I'm gonna remain anonymous and act like I have sand in my vagina. Grow up kid.
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siksimon
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Post by siksimon on Mar 28, 2013 8:25:56 GMT -5
Hey, and I got a guest to post! My work here is done.
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Post by Aish on Mar 29, 2013 23:24:19 GMT -5
As an admin I can tell you I love DS and our crazy members. I would really like to see the site as busy as it used to be, and I'm very happy to have Simon and Wolf on board. I'm recovering from a nasty brown recluse bite complicated by an autoimmune disease - sometimes real life must come first. A handful of some old members were published in an indie magazine about 6 years back and there was discussion of putting out a DS collection, but honestly the poetry market only thrives online and too many people think shit like"Phenomenal Woman" is great poetry instead of the shite it really is. Feel free to continue contributing. The site will pick back up eventually.
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siksimon
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Post by siksimon on Mar 30, 2013 6:03:15 GMT -5
Ouch, those damn critters and their flesh eating bacteria amirite? Yes, I agree that the site will pick up, but I am impatient and lonely, so hurry up DS!
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Post by LonelyForsaken on Apr 3, 2013 23:34:59 GMT -5
I feel for you Sik When I first came here it was months before anyone else actually showed up and posted but it gave me time to explore and read without distraction. I saw the quality of work here and will take quality over quantity any day. At the time we had an application that must be filled out and approved before becoming a member. Mine sat unnoticed for a year before Leash returned and set me up. Thanks Leash I posted as a guest for a long time and felt very lonely at times but it didn’t matter. This place feels like home. There are some great people here and wish I had been here from the start. It gets busy sometimes and there are lulls. Stick around. I’m sure you’ll love this place too. You fit in well. :-)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2014 16:36:14 GMT -5
I've come from another site I've been an active member of for 3 years, and I'm here by word of mouth. All it would take is a passing comment to introduce new blood. Besides, you're bound to know other people like me who are simply looking for a new challenge.
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Post by zimcat on Jul 3, 2017 13:17:52 GMT -5
You cannot expect the kind of traffic forums had back in 2003. 600+ members is pretty good IMO
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Post by twistedangel on Jul 5, 2017 4:34:49 GMT -5
Instead of complaining start posting lol
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