- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Many people apparently have problems with the current state of our forums. I brainstormed, and through an insane thought-process that I have yet to comprehend, I came up with this.
It’s a group (just keep reading!), whose purposes are a.) to be awesome, b.) to improve the state of the forums, c.) have fun, and d.) be awesome.
To get in, you’ll need to submit a couple examples of you helping a member, exemplifying the Rules and Code of Conduct, or being awesome. Try not to just answer questions, try to participate in debates as well. Whatever you think will get you in. The couple things will have needed to have taken place within a week or so prior to your submission so that we know you continue to be a good member.
After you have been accepted, you will be asked to submit an example or two of you being a good member every now and again. That’s how you retain membership.
Now, the only people who would really join would be people who have already tried to improve the forums and failed. But not if the perks were high enough.
The group needs to have perks of membership so good that people would go out of their way to be a good member of the forums, and thus be a member of the group. So far, I have
-Exclusive content. Bungie Defenders stuff. Maybe The Bathroom Reader stuff, if we can get Jim onboard. Who knows?
-Contests, with prizes such as little personal videos, drawings, animations and such made for you, perhaps cash or tangible things every now and then.
-Being able to impress the ladies with how you’ve kept membership in such a demanding group.
-Guaranteed good debates with intelligent members and zero spam.
-No topic restrictions in forums.
-Good group/facility interaction.
Now then, the way I see this working is this. We get members on, members not just interested in improving the forums, but in the perks. To keep the perks, they have to help improve the forums. I think it seems like great motivation. Sort of like titles or something, but without authority or any effort from Bungie.
What I’d like from you guys is answers to the following questions:
-Is it a good idea?
-Would you, personally, be interested?
-Would you contribute to contest prizes?
-What would you like to see as perks that would get you to join?
-Any ideas on how to improve on this?
Thanks for all the wonderful feeback so far!
[Edited on 10/2/2006]