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Post by The Horseman Huntress on Mar 3, 2008 19:48:47 GMT -5
Hey all.
The past few weeks, some fo the Angels, myself included, have raised concern about the atmosphere surrounding JA, as well as the slowing pace. Many of the newbiews and kicks have relatively recently joined JA and don't know JA any other way, but it has been a really active board, with so many members joining and actively participating around the forum. As of late, posting has gotten slower because real life seems to have become busier and more hectic. Real life does come first but I think we can all agree that we'd like for JA to be a friendly outlet that we all look forward to coming to after a hard day at school/work.
So...
We need everyone to help us think of differnt options that we can do to bring more love into JA. The Angels have thought of using Skype, a chatting softward similar to AIM or MSN, the Johnny Swap, Angel/Sidekick/Newbie of the Month, contest, etc. We also need ways of getting new members to post. We get new members but never seem to get around to posting.
We all need to work together to make JA a family, a second home. If we all work together, we can do it! Any ideas, additions, or questions about what is already suggested are more than welcome! #grouphug#
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Post by Candy Queen on Mar 3, 2008 20:19:42 GMT -5
I think we can do it! We will liven the place up.... (And if it doesn't happen by AFD, I'm sure that will fix it....  ) |
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Post by The Idyllic Idealist on Mar 3, 2008 20:22:17 GMT -5
Good idea! ;D I have Skype and MSN, I just have to get on there more often! By the way, how would that work? I mean, would we all pick a time to go on everyday or something? Umm, I don't know what else we can do. If I think of something, I'll let you know.  |
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Post by The Imprisoned Songstress on Mar 3, 2008 21:02:27 GMT -5
Hi,
I like the chat idea. We could do it a few times a week. A book club or movie chat for some themes. I also like the contest idea. Monthly works for me. Kind of like JA awards but monthly. Post a theme like Sweeney based catagories like 4 of them like Most like Sweeney, Most like Ms. Lovette, Most likely to seek revenge ect. then we vote and the people with the most votes gets a banner and avvie to use for the month. I'll keep thinking
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Post by The Undercover Wonder on Mar 3, 2008 22:07:01 GMT -5
Okay for newbies
you know how we have the adoption thread?
yes yes Im sure most of you do..
okay, when we adopt a newbie, we should like actually take them under our wing, PM them regularly and just like guide them through the place, be a mentor to them try to make them feel more at home. I mean, JA is probably a big scary place for newbies (okay maybe no so much scary but big all the same)
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Post by clion on Mar 4, 2008 6:55:25 GMT -5
I love everyone's ideas so far and I have none of my own for now. But I'm willing to participate in anything, my email and MSN are public and for all to use.
Truth be told, all the role playing and the mere size of this site can be very intimidating for newbies, so I like Wonder's idea about adopting newbies. Another idea could be that the active newbies and kicks contact other newbies, just to let them know what they're doing and share the same fears, as it where. What say you?
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Post by The Time Mistress on Mar 4, 2008 7:53:33 GMT -5
I think we can do it! We will liven the place up.... (And if it doesn't happen by AFD, I'm sure that will fix it.... ) I'm pretty sure we can do this, we can make JA the old JA again! ;D |
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Post by CIA Agente Arenas on Mar 4, 2008 15:18:24 GMT -5
I think one of the things that always made JA feel like a second home for me was the fact that I knew practically everyone on the board as well as could probably be imagined without having physically met these people. I'm ashamed to say I barely know any of the newer angels and kicks. But one of the ways I got to meet all these fabulous mates was though this giant board role play experience.
I will admit that yes, it is a scary experience to into this without knowing anybody. A+ for getting the adoption thread going again.
I think just starting small with more rp'ing opportunities, even just something as simple as random angel paired with random kick get into trouble, what happens. Then, as more people meet each other, the writing experiences can get bigger and more involved. So long as all new folk that wanted to jump in were introduced right at the start so that they didn't have that wavering period of 'Wow, these people seem nice, but will they like me?'
The "too long, didn't read" version: More site-wide role playing experiences, please.
ETA: Also, more site-wide discussion. I feel a little guilty just coming here for the people and not so much for Johnny. So if every week, an angel would be in charge of starting discussions in either their own board or another or a lot. It might seem like a chore at first, but the more we got into the swing of it, I think the easier it'd be to maintain. Sort of like the "Discussion Director" in those literature circles we had in junior high and stuff.
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Post by The Symbolic Sacrifice on Mar 4, 2008 15:29:32 GMT -5
These ideas are all great, implementation will start soon, anyone else got any ideas they want to put forward, because now is the time. ~SS~  |
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Post by The Horseman Huntress on Mar 4, 2008 15:42:09 GMT -5
I love these ideas! We'll give it a few more days for more input and then begin implmenting the ideas! |
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Post by The Poetic Protégée on Mar 5, 2008 15:24:44 GMT -5
The discussion idea is a very good one, Arenas. If conversations aren't springing up spontaneously then we need to create them.
I think it would be great to get some Angels who maybe feel like they don't play an important role to implement some of these ideas. What say you to that?
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Post by The Undaunted Doña on Mar 5, 2008 17:06:17 GMT -5
I say sure, Jay! You all know I am willing to help in any way I can.. |
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Post by The Time Mistress on Mar 5, 2008 17:30:43 GMT -5
I agree Jay, I'm willing to help any way possible! ;D
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Post by The Undercover Wonder on Mar 5, 2008 18:35:21 GMT -5
Okay another thing that would help
would be to get the website up and running again.
I love that place..its a shame its been dead for so long.
I know CC has all the stuff for it
but maybe SS or Jay could ask her to send it to them ?
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Post by The Dream Warrior on Mar 5, 2008 22:10:55 GMT -5
Wonder and I had our own rpg's in our boards. That was loads of fun.
(We have since moved them away from JA due to subject matter - we want to keep this board PG-13 at the most)
But maybe we (the angels) could each have one in our own board, where we can have adventures with our own Johnnies and what not, and people can join in.
It could be fun!
Oh yeah, and I suggest we go for another road trip in the "Adventure Begins..." board... the last one we went on was so much fun!
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