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it is rough.. and i'm trying to be picky even, only talking to people about it after i get a good feel that they would post here.. and actually not start up drama... because I don't want to get banned for finishing their drama lol.

Unless you know they are a jackass, just ask anyone you talk to that doesnt seem like a total jackass "hey you on DGN?" and regardless of what they say slap a card in their hand. Even if they say "well I'm on there but I havent really posted...." CARD! :p It takes a TON of promotion to get one new "real" poster. Even if they signup, only a small percentage actually turn into regular posters (on average).

We can just weed out the idiots as they come along. Better to have a large pool of people and shoo away the few jackasses than never to even have the chance to find out what someone is like at all.

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It takes a TON of promotion to get one new "real" poster. Even if they signup, only a small percentage actually turn into regular posters (on average).

Speaking from the angle of somebody still quite new to the DGN, I suspect part of why it might be hard to get a new "real" poster is that ultimately, new members are still outsiders. We don't really know any of you, so it takes real desire to get to know new people to actually become active.

Enough derailing though... :)

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Speaking from the angle of somebody still quite new to the DGN, I suspect part of why it might be hard to get a new "real" poster is that ultimately, new members are still outsiders. We don't really know any of you, so it takes real desire to get to know new people to actually become active.

Enough derailing though... :)

That's totally true. Which is why part 2 of the whole "promotion" thing is... PM people, welcome them, make welcome posts and such. Which helps.

Usually i go to the "Members" link at the top of the board, and PM everyone newish with a "hi welcome... if you have any questions lemme know" then, if they actually respond i make a welcome thread for them. THEN after a few days if they haven't responded to the welcome thread (probably because they didn't even know it was there) and after 4-5 people have replied, i send them ANOTHER PM asking them if they say it. For most people, the ones that are at least somewhat social, that does help them feel more "welcomed" and thus more likely to post.

Its a whole process from Don't Know what DGN is> Know what it is> actually signing up > actually posting > actually posting regularly. We could lose them anywhere along the way AND each step along the way has various strategies on how to make them feel more comfortable. Its a ton of work.

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