MSPAF Pluckening Scheme Station
03-10-2013, 12:34 PM
An insidious, obtuse title for a simple, hopefully-not-insidious plan!
The "upgrades" to the MSPA Forums have rightly pissed off quite a few people, and quite a few of those people are cool people who we (Eagle Time's "regulars") are friends with. I'm keen to make something positive out of this shitstorm and work towards building Eagle Time into a bigger, healthier community that can be a hub for webfriends past and present into the future.
Of course, there's been talk already over the past hours as to how best to go about it. Where do we advertise? How? Are we looking for something specific? Is there a favourable end goal in mind? Is overthinking it a bad idea? These are things I'm keen to ask you guys (the existing regulars) before I start making grand sweeping statements.
NB: this is not me decreeing that you can't invite people onto Eagle Time however you see fit, seeing as you'll all be making personal invitations to friends who you think would enjoy the atmosphere anyway. I'm more seeking feedback for how I go about it as this forum's admin.
Personally, I made plans to run a huge ridiculous mafia game before MSPAF Games exploded, and still want to run that game - but on here. This is liable to drag a lot of people onto the forum if it goes as planned, and I guess I'd like concerns about such an endeavour to be voiced beforehand, because I know as a rough rule of thumb the "average Eagle Timer" has had a less-than-stellar experience with the game. Would you be okay with a second shot at making a pleasant community?
My key concern is that a sudden influx of people (from any background) might bother you old farts if the community's tone shifts too suddenly. How would you like me as an admin to try and address that? Pre-emptive nonaction? Play it by ear? Are you a new face on the forum and think I'm full of crap? Lay it on me.
The "upgrades" to the MSPA Forums have rightly pissed off quite a few people, and quite a few of those people are cool people who we (Eagle Time's "regulars") are friends with. I'm keen to make something positive out of this shitstorm and work towards building Eagle Time into a bigger, healthier community that can be a hub for webfriends past and present into the future.
Of course, there's been talk already over the past hours as to how best to go about it. Where do we advertise? How? Are we looking for something specific? Is there a favourable end goal in mind? Is overthinking it a bad idea? These are things I'm keen to ask you guys (the existing regulars) before I start making grand sweeping statements.
NB: this is not me decreeing that you can't invite people onto Eagle Time however you see fit, seeing as you'll all be making personal invitations to friends who you think would enjoy the atmosphere anyway. I'm more seeking feedback for how I go about it as this forum's admin.
Personally, I made plans to run a huge ridiculous mafia game before MSPAF Games exploded, and still want to run that game - but on here. This is liable to drag a lot of people onto the forum if it goes as planned, and I guess I'd like concerns about such an endeavour to be voiced beforehand, because I know as a rough rule of thumb the "average Eagle Timer" has had a less-than-stellar experience with the game. Would you be okay with a second shot at making a pleasant community?
My key concern is that a sudden influx of people (from any background) might bother you old farts if the community's tone shifts too suddenly. How would you like me as an admin to try and address that? Pre-emptive nonaction? Play it by ear? Are you a new face on the forum and think I'm full of crap? Lay it on me.
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clouds is shaky love | broke as hell but i got a bunch of ringtones
eyes blood red bruise aubergine | Sue took something now Sue doesn't sleep | saint average, day in the life of
woke up in the noon smelling doom and death | out the house, great outdoors
staying warm in arctic blizzard | that's my battle 'til I get inanimate | still up in the same clothes living like a gameshow