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Post by Luke on Nov 21, 2006 9:10:30 GMT
I'm posting this here because I've got quite a few suggestions in mind. Posting them here would more than likely receive more comments from the staff and members. So, everyone wants to see the Battle Board restored back to it's former glory days right? What SSD member wouldn't. But as we all know, it's certainly going to acquire every member who is in possession of any type of graphic program to simply create a thread, and get involved. It really isn't an insanely difficult task. The entire community needs to pull the slack together and begin to make some forward progress with this. For I am entirely positive Josh can not do this alone. My 1st proposition: This idea (if used) would probably need to be put into action in season 6. Offer money to the season champion (including 2nd place, and 3rd place). This will actually get the battlers truely battling over 1st in the duels ranking list. If your not going to give them something to motivate, what do you really expect from teenagers that have something better to do than battle in a dead board? I'm sure we can work out any flaws in the system, you just have to give it a chance. (I am more than willing to donate money). My 2nd proposition: Promote the battle board, switch things up, make it more and more interesting as the seasons move on. Hold a weekly/monthly SSD Community battle, freestyle signature (whatever), with a worthwhile prize for the winners. My 3rd proposition: You win the battle? Earn 50/25 cents. We can easily make the Battle Board our main attraction by involving money. The members get to do what they love, for actual money, thus, we have an active board. I would be more than happy to help Josh plan, even though I may not be staff, but I want to help and support this board and hopefully see it revise back to what it used to be when it first opened. I will also help provide the money, if we do use this idea, which I think if we did, it'll really work out well. Thanks for reading.  igi |
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Post by jongos on Nov 21, 2006 11:31:16 GMT
I'm posting this here because I've got quite a few suggestions in mind. Posting them here would more than likely receive more comments from the staff and members. So, everyone wants to see the Battle Board restored back to it's former glory days right? What SSD member wouldn't. But as we all know, it's certainly going to acquire every member who is in possession of any type of graphic program to simply create a thread, and get involved. It really isn't an insanely difficult task. The entire community needs to pull the slack together and begin to make some forward progress with this. For I am entirely positive Josh can not do this alone. My 1st proposition: This idea (if used) would probably need to be put into action in season 6. Offer money to the season champion (including 2nd place, and 3rd place). This will actually get the battlers truely battling over 1st in the duels ranking list. If your not going to give them something to motivate, what do you really expect from teenagers that have something better to do than battle in a dead board? I'm sure we can work out any flaws in the system, you just have to give it a chance. (I am more than willing to donate money). My 2nd proposition: Promote the battle board, switch things up, make it more and more interesting as the seasons move on. Hold a weekly/monthly SSD Community battle, freestyle signature (whatever), with a worthwhile prize for the winners. My 3rd proposition: You win the battle? Earn 50/25 cents. We can easily make the Battle Board our main attraction by involving money. The members get to do what they love, for actual money, thus, we have an active board. I would be more than happy to help Josh plan, even though I may not be staff, but I want to help and support this board and hopefully see it revise back to what it used to be when it first opened. I will also help provide the money, if we do use this idea, which I think if we did, it'll really work out well. Thanks for reading. igiI don't think money is the right way to go.  However, I agree that action is needed. A competition I think would be a good idea. If you really like the money concept Luke, then possibly a small amount for the winner of that. I agree about members not creating threads, if you make something and you're satisfied with it, post it in a thread. Yeah, just my thoughts. |
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Post by Admin on Nov 21, 2006 12:24:16 GMT
Money is out of the question because its complicated to set up, I don't have any money to give and I don't want to give people money. The lines along what you are saying for number 2 is better, but the proposition is very vague "make things more interesting" Thats the harder part. Ideally members should be battling for the fun of it, for the challenge. So maybe if members set themselves bigger targets - more larger pieces perhaps. |
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Post by aissd on Nov 21, 2006 14:42:52 GMT
I am not a big fan of the money idea. Maybe have some sort of challenge throughout the season. Like when someone wins a battle, they get part of a puzzle or something. When someone has all the piece/whatever, they show it to the mod and they are named champ?
This sounds bad, but I can't think of anything better now.
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Post by Luke on Nov 21, 2006 20:38:26 GMT
I think it's a brilliant idea. But whatever, I should of expected this to happen. |
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Post by Admin on Nov 21, 2006 21:27:30 GMT
I think it's a brilliant idea. But whatever, I should of expected this to happen. It is for the people that get the money, but where does the money come from? |
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Post by Luke on Nov 21, 2006 21:52:25 GMT
I think it's a brilliant idea. But whatever, I should of expected this to happen. It is for the people that get the money, but where does the money come from? Did I not mention I would donate? |
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Post by jongos on Nov 21, 2006 22:11:28 GMT
It is for the people that get the money, but where does the money come from? Did I not mention I would donate? You couldn't just keep the money flowing in for every battle, it would be hard to regulate, and people would naturally get angry over results and there would be arguments eventually. |
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Post by Blade on Nov 22, 2006 2:51:17 GMT
I don't see how 25 cents is going to make people battle more. |
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Post by mukei on Nov 22, 2006 5:03:04 GMT
Money is definitely not the solution. If SSD were to have purchasable items such as T-Shirts, hats, and other merchandises concerning of SSD or the Battle Board, then it wouldn't have been very hard to set up a similar point system to which we have now, where battlers can turn in their points for merchandise for free. Besides that, money's isn't going to work. Sure you can donate Luke, but you're money would be going down the drain very quickly. If you want stick to the "50/25 cent" thing to make that not the case, then I quite assure you no one new is going to become motivated to battle for 25 or 50 cents. In addition, pretty much the same people would constantly keep on winning, which would ruin the entire foundation of this concept of gathering newer battler and constantly keeping them motivated.
I somewhat agree with your 2nd proposition, as I think SSD should have more general passive advertisement of the Battle Board. Contests generally do work out, if they have the right standards and rewards which are appealing to the contestants.
Oliver, I don't think what Luke is trying to mention as "making things more interesting" is very vague. Of course, it's hard to "launch." You have to make the board unique and creative in its own way. SSD is in no shape graphics battles-wise close to competition with the "fun" that you're mentioning in forums like the National Sig League. That's pretty much because SSD is not focused on the battle board alone, but SSD has a coding section and a general hangout section as well. Still, I certainly don't think it's impossible to make SSD appealing in the present time. What is hard to make out is how to maintain the "appealing" and constantly make it keep going in the future. Of course, no form of maintaining has certainty that it will keep on working "forever," but I'm sure you all understand what I'm trying to get at.
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Post by Luke on Nov 23, 2006 8:33:59 GMT
Alright, scratch my first (and third) proposition out. But I firmly remain standing behind my second.
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Post by Ellen on Nov 26, 2006 0:03:20 GMT
at first ,as a member here, Ilike to tell something.
before everything, you should be careful about each comment you are writing in Battle's board. as I have seen before and now again see,everything ,I mean every comment in battle board is just depens on how much you like that person.
Its completely something wrong and Im completely inagree with this. for example, if someone comes there and votes for a member, should write completly and exactly a comment, I mean a real and artistic comment, then votes.
there mustbe some rules in battle board and all membes should take there serious , not just for fun! its something which I think now is the most important than other things.
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Post by Ovi on Nov 26, 2006 4:23:58 GMT
I like the first idea. I will start participating if it was actually implied |
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Post by Josh on Nov 26, 2006 21:05:45 GMT
Sorry I've been gone for a week. Mark my words, next to school work, that board is my top priority. I'll start getting to work on it on Tuesday at the latest.
Just so you know, money is pretty much out of the question. I have very little income and am not allowed to spend it online. I'm not going to force Oliver or E or any other staff member pay for something that they are not doing. We accept donations, but hardly anyone ever donates.
As for things coming up, I'm setting up a contest this week and some other things that I have yet to decide upon. Not to mention a revamped system that should be more user friendly. Also, due to lack of participation lately, I'm going to extend the season to include the spring season as well, so yeah. lol. More to come at a later point in time.
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Post by Luke on Dec 10, 2006 0:27:57 GMT
Why not do what Mukei suggested? Instead of money, why not use the points we earn and trade them in for specialized signatures, custom titles, etc, at the end of the each season, or maybe each week? Just a thought. |
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Post by aissd on Dec 10, 2006 4:12:20 GMT
Yes, I think the point system will work, but I think you would need more than sigs and CT's.
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Post by Josh on Dec 10, 2006 4:52:35 GMT
If you guys can come up with good rewards, we will discuss it in the Head Office. Handing out special sigs to people who are winning graphic battles isn't exactly rewarding, especially when the mod that will be doing so cannot design a sig to save his life
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Post by Luke on Dec 12, 2006 9:55:15 GMT
If you guys can come up with good rewards, we will discuss it in the Head Office. Handing out special sigs to people who are winning graphic battles isn't exactly rewarding, especially when the mod that will be doing so cannot design a sig to save his life I bet Oliver won't mind whipping up a few signatures. I will gather some ideas and present them to you soon. =] |
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Post by Admin on Dec 12, 2006 12:18:54 GMT
Yeah I don't mind designing a few signatures for people |
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Post by Luke on Dec 12, 2006 23:01:40 GMT
Yeah I don't mind designing a few signatures for people Fantastic. Now all I need to do is get with Josh and throw a few ideas on the board, it shouldn't prove to be that difficult. |
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