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Posted by NightKev
Even spam is better than no activity.
SHA-SPAM!!!!!
No, but seriously. It's upsetting to hear that the board is apparently inactive enough to believe that it won't survive. Board 2 is the only forum I go on anymore. I might not log in and post everyday, but the first thing I always do as soon as I get on the computer is come on and see what's going on. True, there doesn't seem to be as much action as there could be, but we have to believe that it'll get better. We have to! ... Right?
Oh, and I don't use IRC at all, so like with many other scenarios, I'm probably the oddball in this case as well.
blackhole89, do you have any ideas other than new threads that could possibly increase activity? As I recall, last spring/summer there was a little boost in activity when the KCS was used to help initiate more posts. Plus it seemed that there were more ROM hacking projects going on, which honestly is what I'm personally most interested in. Now it seems like things just get put off all the time, unfortunately. While probably unlikely, could reviving the KCS concept possibly influence the flow activity in a positive manner, with any luck?
Also, while it has been established that Forum Games should not be the focal point of activity, it has been known to help generate user interest which could encourage additional activity in other forum areas as well, which would be great. Forum Games threads such as Revival of the "Rearrangement" Thread, Stark's Triangle Math Puzzle, and even Relation Creation met unexplainable deaths and no one has bothered with them since. It's funny because I sent NightKev a PM in mid-January asking about the Rearrangement Thread and was informed that it would resume, but it never did. In cases like these, I would be more than thrilled to try taking them over to try to continue them, considering such threads met an end only because those controlling them left the users without any further opportunities to post in them, but I don't consider myself as established a member as all of the originals, so I never felt it was my place to try to do something in any of those cases.
Exploring the "abandonment" aspect in a little more depth though, it explains a lot in how activity went from a high to a low faster than any of us expected. DahrkDaiz generated a lot of ROM hacking, specifically SMB3 hacking interest with Reuben, although that has been put on hold. As I previously mentioned, a lot of the Forum Games have been rendered inactive due to those in control disappearing to who knows where. So while you, blackhole89, have pointed out that indeed, it should not be up to one member to start threads and attempt to encourage activity, perhaps it should be considered that the members who are here should be those in control of such activity-promoting topics, activities, etc. While it doesn't cover all areas of board activity, in my personal view, every little bit in any situation is adequate and makes a difference. For example, instead of waiting for Traffic Light to return to resume NegaLingo!, couldn't someone else start one or even something similar? There are more staff members than I can count on one hand who have been more inactive than inactive regular members. Could a change in the landscape aspect of things bring about more positive results? There's a chance that it might not, but on the other hand, having a bunch of inactive staff doesn't help too much when trying to promote activity either, does it? If you believe that the board is on its way out, what could it hurt? Are those long-gone staff members really ever going to come back?
What if people were asked to list off which sections of the forum interest them the most, and which they do not bother with at all? A lot of the sections are still considerably active, but evidently a few sections are pretty much dead. Personally I never cared for the Debate forum since I'm not much for debating. Should there be new sections as long as they can generate interest and promote activity? Asking users what they would be interested in might encourage them to frequent the board more, since there are more personally interesting opportunities for them; not to mention what the discussion of such matters alone could help do for the board's activity.
I apologize if you feel like I'm rambling and just spewing out nonsensical crap, but please just know that I for one am trying to be sincere and considerate despite my unfamiliarity when it comes to communities in general (as I usually keep to myself). I feel that Board 2 is an important part of everyone's lives; essentially those who frequent it in one way or another, whether it is for the ROM hacking or on a personal level.
When it comes down to it, what I am trying to summarize here is instead of everyone sitting back and just waiting for something to happen, let's do something for ourselves. If the feeling around here is that activity is at an all-time low or whatever - and Mega-Mario's convenient visual solidifies the claim - let's approach this proactively. If Board 2 means as much to you as it does to any active member, let's not let it die!  |
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I go to Board 2 more than any other board because I normally find more interesting ROM hacking occurring here. Romhacking.net evidently has quite a bit of ROM hacking, but the majority of it is for games that I'm not familiar with at all and would never play. With Jul, it's great that there's a Super Mario 64 centric section - if only I hacked Super Mario 64. I'm a hardcore old-school gamer. It is an extremely rare occasion that there is a newer game that I like and want to play, mostly because I don't want to spend any of my money on those newer games when I'll never get tired of my favourite NES games.
