Forummer number 1500!!!

[Mr. Facts]

It took a while but please welcome nr 1500 : Innervision.

For all the others, do you still have a need of this forum as the fact is that not many are posting on it. The popularity of the Facebookpage of the festival is unbeatable.

The regulars are still posting once in a while but newcomers barely post or remain on forum.

Any ideas to pimp up the forum?

[grievous444]

Welcome number 1500!!!!!!

Yes, the forum is a must. I think it's sad most people are on facebook. Because you have more order on a forum to talk about stuff. And the facts we get the news about new guests or other stuff before those on facebook is a reward on itself.

Maybe promote the forum (on facebook) and reward the people who are regulars on the forum. A contest where only forummembers can enter with a postcount of ??.

What about when an announcement is made of a new guest, post it only on the forum some days before the actual announcement on the site and facebook. That way people will be more inclined to visit the forums.

I also see many people post stuff on the official page of FACTS on facebook. Most are about cosplay stuff. Can't you redirect those people to talk about this on the forum? We got perfect topics about it. And the regulars who have more experience can help them out. And since it's also quite annoying to get every single report of someone posting on the facebookpage.

In a nutshell, reward to ones on the forums and more people will be inclined to be on the FACTS forum.

[Myka]

Jul 17, 2012 11:46:31 GMT 1 grievous444 said:

A contest where only forummembers can enter with a postcount of ??.

Hmmmm that doesn't really count. I still check up on the forum on a regular basis, but stopped posting a lot a while ago, since there was always someone who basically wrote my opinion already.

XD I'll try posting more and keep the aliveness up.

I also agree with grievous. Make the facebook page an informative "information"-only page. And let people post their questions/fandom/etc on here again.

I'm starting to find facebook a mess, since there is so much on it, it's getting irritating to try to follow everything. >_<

[kaydra]

I don't even have facebook...

[grievous444]

Jul 20, 2012 22:43:53 GMT 1 kaydra said:

I don't even have facebook...

Another good reason why the forums should stay. Not everyone has facebook.

[kakalili]

Face book is long dead. Not walking dead ;D but surfing dead...
Collecting people is so passé. Smoke a f*g put it out feel alright, we all want to live like common people, sing along with the common people but most off all see what they are doing or not doing...and 'like' ing it, where is the dislike button. But as a business not being part of that in these days would be wrong. So stay on facebook facts but make the transition to the forum easy, fresh, ect.
Here are some ideas for after the facts 2012.
Post your picture (1) with the most zombies in it. (it is a zombie theme after all) give a small prize for the one who pulls it off. No photoshop!
As for the pictures that are posted after the facts, make a new topic where you can also post 1 pic (less is more). Title: which cos player caught your eye. Could lead to conversation and cosplayers who do all the effort can get some recognition.

I'm putting my thinking cap aside, it's to hot for a hat.

[idromy]

I myself am guilty of this, i do come here every now and then. But i mostly post or reply around facts ( 2 months before and 2 after). and the last two years i have seen allot of forums die out, i am sure Myka can related to this.

I would say promote the forum more on the fb page, ask people to leave feedback here. Or tell them they can perhaps gain more info on certain guests here ( i know that having Norman Reedus drawed allot of attention to the fb page, some of my friends are really happy about his coming.)