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Poll: What is the biggest draw of people to your participating group(s)?  [closed]
Teh Forum...duh:  56%
(10 Votes)
The News Articles:  11%
(2 Votes)
The FanFics and Machinima:  6%
(1 Votes)
The Risque Thread Topics:  6%
(1 Votes)
The Admins/Mods of Group:  6%
(1 Votes)
The Group Member Count:  0%
(0 Votes)
The Online Tourney's:  17%
(3 Votes)
The Special Contests:  0%
(0 Votes)
Total Votes: 18

Along with this pole comes some other questions that I would like to know of, answer these too if you can.

* What's your group(s) longest existing thread about?
* How many sticky threads does your group(s) have?
* How many mods and admins does your group(s) have?
* When's the last time your group(s) updated with some news?


For my group, Brothers in Christ, these are the answers for the forementioned questions:

-"Intro's" is the longest thread on the BiC forum. It allows members to introduce themselves.
-11 sticky threads
-22 mods and admins, although about half of them are not active.
-last news update=9/8/2006 I think most groups nowadays don't exercise the news page as well as they could, which is a downfall of some groups.

NOTE: this is not an advertisement thread, so do not post a link to your group(s)

  • 09.11.2006 7:35 PM PDT
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"Whatever exists, whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent. These anonymous creatures may seem little or nothing in the world. Yet the smallest crumb can devour us. Any smallest thing beneath yon rock out of men's knowing. Only nature can enslave man and only when the existence of each last entity is routed out and made to stand naked before him will he be properly suzerain of the earth."

I really can't tell why members choose to join my group. I think they just like the idea behind the group.

The longest thread not locked is about theories of how the world will end. The longest thread on the forum is for the most part about time travel. I have 5 sticky threads (mostly about the group, and not for discussion), and 2 mods. My group's news hasn't been updated in a while, but there's not much I can do in that department.

  • 09.11.2006 7:45 PM PDT

What's your group(s) longest existing thread about?
Em, it was a Submit your own review's thread

How many sticky threads does your group(s) have?
It had about 6, but with an index to about 15 important threads

How many mods and admins does your group(s) have?
It did have 3 admins, and 4 mods.

When's the last time your group(s) updated with some news?
Just before we closed down.


Our thing was an online tourney and the content. But we have taken away the posting privilages to leave it as a momument as we continue with our website.

  • 09.11.2006 11:45 PM PDT

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What's your group(s) longest existing thread about?
Either about the included weapons, or the main characters (My group is about my Novel series, the first book is being written by me now)

How many sticky threads does your group(s) have?
Eleven

How many mods and admins does your group(s) have?
Admin: 1 (Me)
Mod: 1 (Black October)

When's the last time your group(s) updated with some news?
Not very recently, news isn't reall what my group is about, and if anything new pops up it will be talked about in an appropriate thread that already exists (Or if need be, I will make one).

[Edited on 9/12/2006]

  • 09.12.2006 12:47 AM PDT

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What's your group(s) longest existing thread about?
728 Posts - Quotes/stories from last night's gaming
555 Posts - Story Game
484 Posts - The Fireside Chat (general banter)
407 Posts - Introduce yourself!

How many sticky threads does your group(s) have?
Three, but it varies. If we have an event coming up, it gets stuck.

How many mods and admins does your group(s) have?
Admin: 4
Mods: 2
Henchman: 3?
Welcome Wagons: 2

When's the last time your group(s) updated with some news?
25/7/06, stating that our clan T-shirts were now available, all proceeds to the NSPCC.

  • 09.12.2006 2:20 AM PDT
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I don't know why most people join my group.

In looking at groups for me to join, I care the most about forum activity and that members respect each other.

  • 09.12.2006 3:10 PM PDT

Pwning newbs since 01.
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Posted by: doctor woot
how the hell did you manage to join the site before the internet existed
did you submit your application by mail

back when i used to care about the now called "groups" i always thought the best chemistry was good forum topics along with interesting random tidbits of related news... but thats when "groups" were the actual backbone and heart of the Column

  • 09.13.2006 12:16 AM PDT
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I'm not sure why they are interested in joining...maybe because they are looking for a Christian group.

In Stuff that explodes, we have 3 mods. I am one of them.

In Sixty Days it has one mod.

In The Christian Halo Union, we have 2 overlords and two staff. I am one of the Staff.

In Teh L9, we have like...i dunno...probably like 5 or 6 mods. Mostly one persons alt accounts.

In Brothers in Christ, Trust pretty much explained it.

In Twenty Third NAS, we have I think 2 or 3, not sure. I am not one.

In PeaceKeepers, (which only has 4 members) There is the Overlord, and the second in command...which is me.

In Stuff that Explodes, that last news was last week, I beblieve. They have 7 Stickies.

In the Christian Halo Union, news was updated...las...i dunno. Month? It has 6 Stickies.

Sixty Days has 5 Stickies.
Most of my groups average around 6 Stickies. The longest thread in the Union I believe is the "Shoot down a Halo Wish"
Teh L9: Teh Spam thread, or the quote pyramid. I'll finish later.

  • 09.13.2006 8:01 AM PDT

Posted by: Johnrap
It's nice having Fear around, it's kind of like having our own in-house Shishka.


I'll tell him you said that.

  • 09.13.2006 8:31 AM PDT

Twitter | Nothing

I do other things apart form blacklisting you guys =)

  • 09.13.2006 9:44 AM PDT
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Posted by: Johnrap
The structure and capabilities of the BNet groups being what they are I'd say they are most well suited to small groups. Because basically everyone interacts in the same pit. That pit may have several features to it. But it is still all basically one room.

So, I think small BNet groups for clans, LANs, Live nights, and other projects that will involved everyone in the group is fine. Once the group gets over 100+ members you should probably be thinking website, or breaking up into more focused groups.

I was an admin in Games in Action with Greg, a.k.a. Goldhawk. It was fun, until we accidentally attracted hundreds of more users than we were expecting. Then, it was like, "WTF do we do know?" We're still somewhat working on that question.

First thing we did was add two more admins. One a web designer and the other a web programmer. We were very lucky and happy they joined us, two awesome guys by the names of Armatik and Smutzinhienman.

The fifth admin, in case you're curious, is our founder Maximum Fear. Fear's job, as far as I can tell, seems to be rotationally blacklisting the rest of us and basically reminding us all that he's the BMOC. It's nice having Fear around, it's kind of like having our own in-house Shishka.


I think some of the larger groups can still be effective. KOTOR has been consistently active for a year now. As long as a group is active and has leadership, I don't think size is all that important.

  • 09.14.2006 12:29 PM PDT
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You think it got what it takes to be..?.


God forbid you send me one of those I was checking for cool gamers and saw you messages too, I will scream to the top of my lungs and smash this damn screen/BlackBerry to pieces! You've been warned -_-

Teh Forums....duh.

  • 09.14.2006 5:54 PM PDT

El Burninator's a tool.

Freaking tourneys!!!!!

  • 09.15.2006 2:19 PM PDT