Suggestions to raise activity in the forums...

[In Winter]

Originally Posted by RevolutionaryDreamer

Oh well then I guess there is a problem there well maybe if there weren't so many sub forums for music people would gravitate more toward the music section instead of the lounge.

The main reason for the lounge is so that when you want to just...you know, chill and have a good time and don't want to spend time in the chatbox, you can make a thread about anything and just have a good time. It's to get away from all the music talk for at least a little bit. And yes...i know this is a "music" forum, but that doesn't mean we have to focus JUST on music. The lounge also helps us get to know our members in a more "creative" way, that way we don't just know what kind of music they're into, we know more about them, which can turn into friendships. So the lounge helps create bonds between posters so that when people come here, everyone is very nice and friendly and not so "in your face" with just music. That's one of the big points as to why we have the lounge here.

[PinkCigarette]

Originally Posted by In Winter

The main reason for the lounge is so that when you want to just...you know, chill and have a good time and don't want to spend time in the chatbox, you can make a thread about anything and just have a good time. It's to get away from all the music talk for at least a little bit. And yes...i know this is a "music" forum, but that doesn't mean we have to focus JUST on music. The lounge also helps us get to know our members in a more "creative" way, that way we don't just know what kind of music they're into, we know more about them, which can turn into friendships. So the lounge helps create bonds between posters so that when people come here, everyone is very nice and friendly and not so "in your face" with just music. That's one of the big points as to why we have the lounge here.

No one said we JUST had to talk about music here.

It's a problem when a music forum has more activity in the lounge than the actual music sections. There are a number of threads in many sections that haven't been answered in weeks but you can always count on like 500 new responses in the lounge.

It's not really that difficult for people to do random searches on bands and make a thread about them. Who cares if it gets 0 responses, at least you went ahead and put some effort into making a thread about a band you would like to share. Someone will eventually come along and answer it.

No one said people can't hang out in the lounge to chill but that shouldn't happen 24/7. There are people here with hundreds of posts and I can honestly say that I don't remember any of their posts being in a thread about music. This isn't to say people need to make 10 threads a day but it doesn't hurt to wander the sections and happily contribute, even if it is just to say you don't really dig the band.

[In Winter]

Originally Posted by PinkCigarette

No one said we JUST had to talk about music here.

It's a problem when a music forum has more activity in the lounge than the actual music sections. There are a number of threads in many sections that haven't been answered in weeks but you can always count on like 500 new responses in the lounge.

It's not really that difficult for people to do random searches on bands and make a thread about them. Who cares if it gets 0 responses, at least you went ahead and put some effort into making a thread about a band you would like to share. Someone will eventually come along and answer it.

No one said people can't hang out in the lounge to chill but that shouldn't happen 24/7. There are people here with hundreds of posts and I can honestly say that I don't remember any of their posts being in a thread about music. This isn't to say people need to make 10 threads a day but it doesn't hurt to wander the sections and happily contribute, even if it is just to say you don't really dig the band.

I completely agree with what you've said, and I do now understand what you were getting at. It's that you would like to see more "music" activity instead of "lounge" activity. And i totally agree. And people do make threads, but lately, most of the threads that have been made are either from spammers or it's a "piece of ****" thread. Needless to say, I do also think that more people should discover more bands and post about them here. That would help with the music activity. I agree with what you say, unfortunately, a lot of people just enjoy the lounge because it's relaxing.

[iLikeROCK]

maybe the admins could do a contest/raffle and give away some stuff

[The Unfan]

Originally Posted by iLikeROCK

maybe the admins could do a contest/raffle and give away some stuff

This is actually far more complicated than it sounds.

[In Winter]

Originally Posted by iLikeROCK

maybe the admins could do a contest/raffle and give away some stuff

All this would do is get a lot of people who aren't interested in the forums, to come join in the contest, get free stuff, and leave. And than occasionally spam the forum.