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Post by 'Cuda on Aug 19, 2005 14:03:23 GMT
You will have to agree with me when I say that the forums are kind of dying ... only a few members actually come here now >_<... And SSD was so big, I don't know why this is happening, I remember the activity back on Version3, why can't we have that back? It's really just a matter of discussion, ideas on how to get some more activity, and don't tell me that crap about "Oh, It's better a few good members than a alot of bad members!!1" That is crap, and we don't want back, I know how much the staff worked to get this board one of the best in the PB forums, so it's a bit unfair that a board kike this is getting no attention really. So, what is my point? It's time to bring SSD back, send in ideas in how to do so, because, seriously, this board has what it takes to be big.
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Post by crazynarutard on Aug 19, 2005 14:28:32 GMT
Ideas? Just post your @$$ off , that's what I do . I think alot of members are less active now because school has just started and well..yeah, school first .
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Post by 'Cuda on Aug 19, 2005 14:32:18 GMT
No, not really, SSD is dead since last year... when Version 5 was released, weren't the admins/mods working on a new version too? what happened to that?.
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Post by eternity on Aug 19, 2005 15:35:58 GMT
No, not really, SSD is dead since last year... when Version 5 was released, weren't the admins/mods working on a new version too? what happened to that?. it's called being busy trying to think up and keep going, new ideas to improve the activity websites can go through only 1 or 2 layouts in the entire time they have existed, why should ssd change their skin every five minutes? might improve the activity for a few weeks, but if people don't like what they see inside the boards, they won't stick around just for the skin. best bet is to post, post post. take part in the activites that are being organised, suggest your own competitions and such, tell everyone how great the atmosphere is etc etc
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Post by 'Cuda on Aug 19, 2005 16:11:30 GMT
Because it's not working? Some sites can (even though I have never seen a site like the one your talking about) But if SSD has so many members but no activity, something must be wrong, and this skin has been around for more than half a year,
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Post by Admin on Aug 19, 2005 16:25:25 GMT
You have to remember that SSD is two things now, a community and resource, many people come for the resource part which is well established and some decide to hang around. Plus people move on and do something else offline or online.
Skins - They add a certain excitement to the place soon after they've been released but people do get bored, but we cannot keep going through layouts or going back to version 3. We also don't like announcing the working of new skins to members because people get impatient.
Members - Believe it or not, mainly you are the people that make the forum what it is, not the staff or the skin. If you want this place to be more active then you should take on the responsibility of making the place more fun and active. I'm not saying the staff should sit back and watch, we're here to guide you, keep things running smoothly and implement new ideas. At the moment people look to the staff a little too much.
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Post by 'Cuda on Aug 19, 2005 17:07:08 GMT
Where is that SSD banner thingy? I try to bring more people here, but they leave because it gets boring and inactive... atleast that is what they say, one of the weakest points in SSD is the Showoff board, there are milions of topics who don't even get a rate, I try to rate some stuff, although I think the admins should start thinking in ways to get that part of the forum back on its feet, I'm talking about a group of persions who can actually come here for an hour or so to rate and comment the graphics.
Even though I know this is out of question, the number of active members went dropped because of the closing of the Request board, It's sad, but true.
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Post by Jack on Aug 20, 2005 6:18:10 GMT
Forums go through phases. We're in a slump. We have been before too. I remember as far back as early V4 that people were saying activity had died. Just post, and enjoy it anyway. Complaining about it will have little to no effect in any event
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Post by Eccentric on Aug 20, 2005 13:08:13 GMT
No, other forums are starting to get better and innovative. Causing SSD to just look way too primitive to attract now. If you go to places like Studio Zero, Astral Genesis, etc. You'll see that their graphics and coding is much superior to SSD unless SSD can find ways to top that.
Not only design-wise but also content wise people are coming up with amazing ideas.
So either:
A. Top these forums as you've always had
B. Or you can just continue losing member interest to these forums
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Post by 'Cuda on Aug 20, 2005 13:09:02 GMT
Actually, after having a re-search, I have found that proboards are dying, I have now tried to get some people I know in the boards, but they can only say that proboards sucks.
So right now, I don't know what to think about this whole situation.
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Post by Eccentric on Aug 20, 2005 13:13:04 GMT
Actually, after having a re-search, I have found that proboards are dying, I have now tried to get some people I know in the boards, but they can only say that proboards sucks. So right now, I don't know what to think about this whole situation. Yeah, I've stopped using proboards for almost a year now. Invision and vbulletin forums always get traffic for some odd reason. But I don't have enough money to purchase a vbulletin license.
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Post by Eric on Aug 20, 2005 13:30:12 GMT
No, other forums are starting to get better and innovative. Causing SSD to just look way too primitive to attract now. If you go to places like Studio Zero, Astral Genesis, etc. You'll see that their graphics and coding is much superior to SSD unless SSD can find ways to top that. Not only design-wise but also content wise people are coming up with amazing ideas. So either: A. Top these forums as you've always had B. Or you can just continue losing member interest to these forums I've yet to see a PB forum with better coding than SSD's.
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Post by Eccentric on Aug 20, 2005 13:33:30 GMT
No, other forums are starting to get better and innovative. Causing SSD to just look way too primitive to attract now. If you go to places like Studio Zero, Astral Genesis, etc. You'll see that their graphics and coding is much superior to SSD unless SSD can find ways to top that. Not only design-wise but also content wise people are coming up with amazing ideas. So either: A. Top these forums as you've always had B. Or you can just continue losing member interest to these forums I've yet to see a PB forum with better coding than SSD's. Take a look at Studio Zero and Astral Genesis. Much better I'd say. Its been a long time, maybe a new version would be great you know.
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Post by Eric on Aug 20, 2005 13:38:50 GMT
I've yet to see a PB forum with better coding than SSD's. Take a look at Studio Zero and Astral Genesis. Much better I'd say. Its been a long time, maybe a new version would be great you know. I helped to code AG
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Post by frenchie on Aug 20, 2005 21:06:32 GMT
What about Creating new areas, the more areas there are, the more people interested in these areas will visit. For example: Currently there are 2 main areas, Graphics and Coding. There are lots of people who visit this site because they find these areas interesting and get help and comments on there work. Add another area, and people interested in that area will join the site. Me for example, I would be enticed to join if there was a music discussion area, where people can talk about music creation and show off some of there own. But to be honest, Ive never seen a more active forum... but i don't get out much Well thats my idea hope it helps I'd hate to see SSD die and Ive only just joined!
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Post by Eric on Aug 21, 2005 2:03:03 GMT
What about Creating new areas, the more areas there are, the more people interested in these areas will visit. For example: Currently there are 2 main areas, Graphics and Coding. There are lots of people who visit this site because they find these areas interesting and get help and comments on there work. Add another area, and people interested in that area will join the site. Me for example, I would be enticed to join if there was a music discussion area, where people can talk about music creation and show off some of there own. But to be honest, Ive never seen a more active forum... but i don't get out much Well thats my idea hope it helps I'd hate to see SSD die and Ive only just joined! The thing is, is that when you get too general, people tend to leave. It's good to stick to a few areas. I'd really say that this is mostly a "design website", so I your music creation would fit somewhere here, I just don't know where.
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Post by hey on Aug 21, 2005 4:40:40 GMT
I've yet to see a PB forum with better coding than SSD's. Take a look at Studio Zero and Astral Genesis. Much better I'd say. Its been a long time, maybe a new version would be great you know. Studio Zero only has 500 posts. All it is is a reincarnation of popoweb productions. The coding there is alright, but doesn't top SSD at all. AG isn't guest friendly, which is a huge downfall for them. The coding doesn't come close to ssd either. The only proboard i'd say that can match ssd's coding is zanmato. And if you think proboards is dying, check out Wrestling Figs.
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Post by Admin on Aug 21, 2005 8:27:50 GMT
62 proboards servers, quite the opposite of dying I think.
On another note, I have a re-shuffle of the boards coming up soon.
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Post by Jack on Aug 21, 2005 9:18:44 GMT
Yeah, when I first came to PB they had 12 servers, now it's 62. That's a 400% growth or more in 2 years.
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Post by Mitchell on Aug 21, 2005 14:27:49 GMT
Where is that SSD banner thingy? I try to bring more people here, but they leave because it gets boring and inactive... atleast that is what they say, one of the weakest points in SSD is the Showoff board, there are milions of topics who don't even get a rate, I try to rate some stuff, although I think the admins should start thinking in ways to get that part of the forum back on its feet, I'm talking about a group of persions who can actually come here for an hour or so to rate and comment the graphics. Even though I know this is out of question, the number of active members went dropped because of the closing of the Request board, It's sad, but true. We do have lives, you know. Millions of topics? I think not. For one, there aren't even a million topics in that board, and two, usually the topics that don't get commented on are the ones of websites and graphics that people post once a week.
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