Topic: Khushrenada says we can save the forums by each posting 5 things a day.

[pokepal148]

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[ShyGuy]

Hack the system!

[Khushrenada]

How dare you steal one of the posts I was going to make today!!!! Now where am I going to come up with another post to make?

The sad thing is I was actually contemplating bumping pokepal148's "Keep This Thread Active at all Costs or Something Like That Thread" to mention this but wasn't sure it was warrented. Thankfully, pokepal148 just posted this as a new thread and kept me from making a major forum error in judgement.

[Khushrenada]

But, for those curious and who don't want to follow every channel in the Discord chat, what I said was this:

As for the forums, I should post my latest "Save the Forums" idea but it's a pretty simple concept. Just make 5 posts a day. If we had our 20 regulars do that then you'd have 100 new posts a day. That activity may then incite other infrequent users to post with that kind of activity. Not every post has to be something great to. It might just be a couple words in reply to someone else. Still, it's up to everyone to figure out how and what their posts may be. Of course, a person can do more than 5 if they want. But sticking to that minimum could make a big difference.

Again, it's not like every post a person makes has to be something of general interest for other users. I had been thinking of this last week and I'm currently averaging just over 8 posts a day in the past 6 days and there are a couple days where I was under 5 posts that day. Yet, the reason for keeping that average up has been from posting a bunch of stuff in the Matchmaking Forum of late. Not everyone is going to care or follow those posts but it is activity in that forum. Much like people posting in response to Podcasts in the Podcast Forum. I don't really follow that forum or its threads so the posts don't mean much to me.

Still, if we did have at least 20 people posting 5 things a day then there are going to be times where people are posting in other forums and topics on things that do crossover with the interests of other people and that should lead to more postings by others and make it easier for one to come up with ways to keep posting on this site to the point where we aren't trying to count the number we make in a day.

[Khushrenada]

Just think. For the time it takes you to drink a cup of coffee, you could have made 5 posts on the NWR Forums. Will you please pick up the keyboard and then set it down again so you can type and take the pledge to make 5 posts a day on the NWR Forums for a month? Please say you'll be the answer for an innocent forum that's suffering right now. A forum that needs YOUR help. Please tell your friends about the NWR Forum's situation or go online right now to http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php to make some posts right now. For just 5 posts a day or 150 posts a month, you'll rescue the forums from the abuses of neglect and provide medical care, activity and life to forums and topics that are being ignored and forgotten by so many.

This is your chance to say "I won't sit back while a forum suffers." Please create a topic or reply today right now. Your posting can make a difference.

[Mop it up]

The last thing I need is another commitment!

[Mop it up]

You're also kind of cheating by making double or higher posts, Khushrenada. I don't think that's the same as if you make five posts spread out in five different topics.

[Khushrenada]

It's not "cheating" if I'm making more than 5 posts a day. That's just the suggested minimum. No reason a person can't post more and go higher than that.

[Mop it up]

It's still inflating your average that you're bragging about. It'd be less if you used the edit button.

[Khushrenada]

What do you think I need to edit exactly? I've been doing this for a couple years now. Instead of one really big long post, I've been breaking them up into smaller posts to make it easier to read and to separate some of the ideas in that post to stand out more as well. The Run The Series: 2D Zelda would be an example of me doing this.

Plus, there are no rules to the 5 post thing. Heck, pokepal made a joke about it and yet look at how much this thread has grown from him putting 5 nothing posts in a row. Even if they are in one thread and all in a row there should still hopefully be some value in them to give a jumping off point for another user to find something they may want to post in reply or take further. That's the main point. More postings should lead to more postings no matter how they are done.

[Mop it up]

Those posts in the Matchmaking thread weren't big posts though, they were like, a single line.

You may have been inflating your post count for years, but try as you might, you'll never catch BlackNMild2k1.

[pokepal148]

How do you inflate a post? Do you nead helium for that?

[stevey]

How do you inflate a post? Do you nead helium for that?

Tentacle monsters seem to do the trick if anime is anything to go by.

[lolmonade]

I'm only posting because I saw the thread and felt guilty about not posting after reading it.

[Khushrenada]

The NWR Forums appreciate your donation. Even though we are hoping that many users may be able to pledge 5 posts a day, we know this may not be possible for every user and their circumstances. However, don't let that hold you back from not making any posting you would like to donate. Every little bit helps and your generous contribution, no matter the size, will be put to good use.

Thanks to you, a topic was able to get the help it needed to become a thread. Your post helped raise further awareness of a subforum and the discussions it contained. It also helped motivate someone else to donate and contribute further to that topic aiding its growth. Now this thread will be able to have a successful life on this forum because of wonderful users like you who took the time to read it and made a call to action by generously giving of their time to create a response.

However, there's still much that can be done. There are many threads still hungering for attention and topics that need your help to survive. Our subforums are standing by and ready to accept your posts. Please, put down your video games and spend some time online to contribute here at NWR. Your efforts will help put a smile on Khushrenada's face and shame the staff who have moved to Discord and left the forums in the sad impoverished state you see today.

[nickmitch]

Five is a lot.  I'm not sure I have it in me.

[Khushrenada]

What can you do? 3 a day? 1 day?

It's a bit about regularity. If you are have the goal or routine of posting something each day rather than checking in, seeing what's new and checking out then I think that would help.

The other thing is to actually look through every topic here. When talking with BnM a couple weeks ago, he mentioned that he just comes here for a few specific threads/topics and doesn't really bother with the rest. That works for him because he's invested in and posts a lot in certain topics (helloooo Marvel) and that may be the same for others so I guess that work can well if you want to try and follow his method. But I do think checking everything that gets posted here these days isn't that hard to do either and may open new topics of interest that you could find easier to contribute to for a while.

Make a dumb Funhouse thread if you need to. This forum is designed for all manner of worthless postings. I should know. It's the forum that contains the majority of my posts.

[nickmitch]

I mean, it really depends on how busy I am (or need to look) at work.  Also I guess with more people posting, I could have more things to reply to.

And man, new threads? That's so much pressure. Even in the funhouse.