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members posting... but not helping
10-28-2006, 04:25 AM
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Title: Forum Addict
Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,338 Location: Illinois  
| members posting... but not helping Okay, say I have a forum that isn't very active anymore. I'd like it to be. However, one member posts and posts and post on old topics and just keeps posting trying to revive old topics. His intents are noble, but not really helping... any advice?  | ||||
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10-28-2006, 10:03 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 740 Location: New Zealand | Have you PMd him and asked him to start fresh ones?
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10-28-2006, 10:42 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 186 | I agree. Don't do it publicly, that would just irritate him to the point of not wanting to return. He may get irritated either way, but at least if you PM him, his embarrassment will only be shared by you and him. | ||||
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10-28-2006, 12:24 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 709 Location: Romania | Well he is helping a lot. But he needs NEW threads. Create new ones to keep him busy. This kind of members are the best you can ask for. Don't ask him to create threads, he does already too much for your forums. Just create new subjects and he'll reply there. I also have a member like this and the activity has increased a lot in all the forums she posts at. I cannot thank her enough 
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10-28-2006, 04:34 PM
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Title: Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 652  | If you can, a contest would be good. Something like "whoever makes the best threads" wins might get him in the habit of making good topics. | ||||
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10-29-2006, 02:48 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 10,246 Location: Athens, GA  | I would just PM him in private...be very polite and be sure to thank him for participating in the forums...just as dojo said, sometimes these are your best members and something like a PM will usually work in these circumstances.
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10-29-2006, 06:55 AM
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Title: Gas: $3.55
Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,980 Location: back in TX 
| I find it difficult, at times, to create topics. I feel I am beating a dead horse, esp if that thread sits alone for days, with multiple views mind you. So I know how you must feel Daniel. So, I would be one of those types of members, that always replies to posts, but hardly ever creates threads. As a regular member, I would be too afraid to create new threads and have them suck. So take that into consideration if you PM them.
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10-29-2006, 07:59 AM
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Title: Forum Addict
Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,913 Location: Australia
| Create some new threads, surely he will post in them. Try not to lose this member he is probably...the backbone to your forum...in a way.  | ||||
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10-29-2006, 09:12 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,338 Location: Illinois
| Well, to be honest... his posts aren't that helpful in the aspect of grammer and that they're generally not that constructive. :| | ||||
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