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 Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 11:51 pm
Quote: No it isn't. Let me tell you what I would do. (: 1) You have way too many people on your crew. You don't have enough of a member group to require that many crew members. It just creates more headache for you to have to keep all of them up to date with things. 2) You have way too many subforums and too many that are under construction. You have subforums with only 3-4 different threads inside. Consolidation would help greatly. For example, instead of having 2 subforums for Hunger Games stuff, make 1 subforum. You can create stickies and other things in the subforum to make specific topics about specific things. Also all the under construction and seemingly duplicate subforums are a turn off for members and potential new members because it shows that the guild is unorganized. Organizing and polishing your subforums is probably the best thing you could do for your guild. 3) Grammar matters. I noticed that there are quite a few typos in various places. It will help the image of the guild to be a literate as possible. 4) Your guild welcome page is blank. You need something with pizzazz on that page so that people will go, "Oh wow! This place looks awesome! I should check it out." 5) Show love and appreciation to your current members. Take a lesson from Gaia. Make sure your members feel like they are the most important thing to you. Don't worry so much about new members. They will come. If you current members love your guild, they will recommend it to others and word will spread. Those are just a few things. I would need to reevaluate after those things were addressed. (:
I feel we may as well contemplate how to get started on doing this, because believe it or not, its long-run discussion we are gonna need if we ever hope to see this group get better.
Edit:
I then discovered we could also use the following to fill out.
Public Relations Representative and Vice President:
The PRR + VP works closely with the guild members as well as the general public. If you've got a suggestion, complaint, question, or any feedback about the guild itself and how it is run, the PRR + VP is the one to PM.
Events Coordinator:
The EC is responsible for determining when major events are conducted within the guild, and organizing them. Any questions about events or suggestions for new events should be directed at her. The EC is the lead event coordinator for Role-Play Events when we do them. For questions regarding Role-play events, current events, future events, or event suggestions please PM them.
Omni Moderator:
The Omni Moderator is the lead of the moderator team. They're responsible for moderating guild threads (either directly, or by appointing mods to help complete the task) and will be responsible for addressing any moderator concerns. If you have a question about a thread, its content, or would like to suggest it be moved or deleted, you can PM them or any of the assistant moderators. Currently they're also responsible for interviewing and training new staff members. If you have any questions about becoming moderation staff or suggestions about our staff those can go to the OM as well.
Assistant Moderator(s)
These wonderful folks ensure a safe and comfortable environment for all guild members by monitoring the guild threads and providing support for the Omni Mod. Each assistant mod has a sections of the guild that they are in charge of. They each look at threads and make sure that the content is appropriate for our guild. If you have any questions about the content of a thread, complaints that a thread is breaking the rules, or suggestions for threads to be moved or deleted, you can PM them.
Recruiter:
in charge of recruiting new members, as well as overseeing the applications of new recruits. The Recruiter has a quota of invites they must fill every week and tools with which to do so. They are in charge of scanning Barton Town and other parts of Gaia-at-large to try and pinpoint new members as well as screening member requests. If you have anyone in mind that you think should be a part of our guild, threads you think may contain people worth inviting, or questions about our member selection process, those go to The Recruiter.
General Staff:
General staff members cover every area of the site as needed and fill in any gaps that the other staff may miss. Questions that don't seem to fit any of the above categories may be PMed to them. If necessary they can pass them on to the other staff members.
If we can have this one filled out, it'll help make progress flow more smoothly.
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Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 11:54 pm
This can all be accomplished with patience and perseverance. smile
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Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 12:11 am
Buggabug This can all be accomplished with patience and perseverance. smile
Does anyone else want in?
The more people who are willing to lend a hand, the better.
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Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 7:55 am
We will need your most active members who want this guild to succeed on the Updating Crew. smile
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X_of_Pentacles Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 9:12 am
That's two votes for 'there's too many sub-forums'. Can we merge fanfiction and creative media now? I honestly didn't think there would be a problem putting them both in the same forum the first time. 0.0
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Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 10:20 am
We need to know what people want from a guild. question
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Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 10:27 am
I'd wish Gaia would update the guilds... I keep wanting to tip people for posts, and you cant. ;~; Hello everyone, BTW. smile I'm Buggabug.
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Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 11:03 am
So here are some ideas I have for organizing your subforums. Please let me know what you all think.
There should be about 10-12 subforums and the main forum.
- The main forum will be like the CB/Announcement forum in that this is where people can chat about whatever while out of character but also where you guys can have your sticky threads with a guide about what the guild is about and how it works, general rules for the guild, and an announcement thread.
- The 9 of the subforums will function like this: Each subforum will be be based off of one of the MAIN fandoms you guys like to RP in. These subforums, however, will function as the setting for RPs withing the subforum using whatever chars from whatever fandom you choose including OCs. For example in the Hunger Games subforum, I can RP using characters from Doctor Who and Battlestar Galactica, but the setting is Panam, the districts, etc. and I would encounter issues known from that area mainly.
- The other subforum will function as a random subforum where if there is not a main Subforum for a particular fandom, an RP in that setting can be started here. For example if there is not a subforum for Kingdom Hearts, you could start an RP in the setting of Kingdom Hearts in this subforum.
-There should also be a Crew only subforum where you and your crew can get together and talk about upcoming events, maintenance for your guild, and various other things that regular members don't need to worry about.
- If necessary, you could also have a special Event's subforum where you would have threads for various events you would have throughout the year like Christmas, Halloween, Doctor Who anniversary, etc.
-If you also would prefer, you could have a subforum just for writing, since I noticed you guys already have one like that.
What do you guys think of this type of organization? I was thinking that keeping the guild simple while allowing versatility is key. Other subforums for extra things like an exchange and quests/charities can come later when your guild is bigger.
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Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 11:10 am
Buggabug So here are some ideas I have for organizing your subforums. Please let me know what you all think. There should be about 10-12 subforums and the main forum. - The main forum will be like the CB/Announcement forum in that this is where people can chat about whatever while out of character but also where you guys can have your sticky threads with a guide about what the guild is about and how it works, general rules for the guild, and an announcement thread. - The 9 of the subforums will function like this: Each subforum will be be based off of one of the MAIN fandoms you guys like to RP in. These subforums, however, will function as the setting for RPs withing the subforum using whatever chars from whatever fandom you choose including OCs. For example in the Hunger Games subforum, I can RP using characters from Doctor Who and Battlestar Galactica, but the setting is Panem, the districts, etc. and I would encounter issues known from that area mainly. - The other subforum will function as a random subforum where if there is not a main Subforum for a particular fandom, an RP in that setting can be started here. For example if there is not a subforum for Kingdom Hearts, you could start an RP in the setting of Kingdom Hearts in this subforum. -There should also be a Crew only subforum where you and your crew can get together and talk about upcoming events, maintenance for your guild, and various other things that regular members don't need to worry about. - If necessary, you could also have a special Event's subforum where you would have threads for various events you would have throughout the year like Christmas, Halloween, Doctor Who anniversary, etc. -If you also would prefer, you could have a subforum just for writing, since I noticed you guys already have one like that. What do you guys think of this type of organization? I was thinking that keeping the guild simple while allowing versatility is key. Other subforums for extra things like an exchange and quests/charities can come later when your guild is bigger. The location is a project brought by Philo_Clio, that one may remain.
The rest, we may all have to talk it over.
Should one of us make the group announcement linking to this thread, as well as to mention something in regards to the Child Hunts at work?
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Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 11:12 am
Honestly, you could either make a group announcement or make this decision as a crew only. It's up to you guys. I'm just here to offer suggestions. smile
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Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 11:19 am
I just found out that you can not delete subforums.... So if you guys want to reorganize and simplify, you would have to either need to start a brand new guild or purchase a smaller one. :/ However, I strongly believe that this isn't necessarily a bad thing if you really do want to revamp everything and make it more easy to navigate etc.
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Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 11:25 am
Buggabug I just found out that you can not delete subforums.... So if you guys want to reorganize and simplify, you would have to either need to start a brand new guild or purchase a smaller one. :/ However, I strongly believe that this isn't necessarily a bad thing if you really do want to revamp everything and make it more easy to navigate etc.
We could really use the upgrades for the group, actually.
This is feeling sadder by the minute. sad
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We need to combat the lack of navigation going on, one way or another.
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Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 11:28 am
By upgrades do you mean the subforums? Because if so, they are very confusing to new people, like me. I have no idea what is going on. :/ Things would need to be revamped in a way to make things easier for new people and predictable for the older people.
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Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 11:50 am
Buggabug By upgrades do you mean the subforums? Because if so, they are very confusing to new people, like me. I have no idea what is going on. :/ Things would need to be revamped in a way to make things easier for new people and predictable for the older people. No, I mean trying to expand on group functions. I feel its bad enough there's no Quartermasters or the like, we don't seem to have a very fleshed-out crew at all beyond the head-of-group and the Vice-leaders at all. sad
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Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 11:53 am
Sometimes you don't need a big crew to get things done. smile Since your guild is so small now, it's honestly a good thing to have a smaller crew. Youre crew should grow when you guild does. I've seen guilds with over 1k people in it with a crew of only 6 people. It ran beautifully too. smile You guys can do the same thing.
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