Steve Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Recently I noticed that although the Forum has over 16,000 members, only about 2,000 members are active. This got me thinking... What can be done to reactivate the inactives? The moderators could divide them up and assign them to active members for fellowshipping. Or there could be firesides in the chat room focused on the benefits of being active. Any other suggestions? Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honor Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Maybe a monthly potluck virtual linger longer and a Fellowshipping 101 class offered on Sunday evenings, which usually is the equivalent of talking in the hall durring class right? Oh wait, that's what we do in chat all day anyway.... So maybe Chat should just be retitled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abqfriend Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Perhaps if permission granted by the member ---a moderator could email them.After a certain amount of time-they should be dropped-but I would make an effort to re-engage before dropping.CarolRecently I noticed that although the Forum has over 16,000 members, only about 2,000 members are active. This got me thinking...What can be done to reactivate the inactives? The moderators could divide them up and assign them to active members for fellowshipping. Or there could be firesides in the chat room focused on the benefits of being active. Any other suggestions?Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskagain Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Congratulations! --->Your plan is working already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moksha Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Any other suggestions?Steve Including your testimony as to the truth of the forum in an email perhaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palerider Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Congratulations! --->Your plan is working already! hey you.....welcome back.....:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SisterofJared Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Carol, the picture of you and your husband standing in front of the beautiful red rocks with a blue sky in the background makes me homesick every time I see it! *sniff sniff! SoJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DeborahC Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Hahaha! I thought you were talking about inactive mormons.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SisterofJared Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Well.... once we all have our visiting teaching done, or home teaching done... maybe we can spend a little time reactivating the inactive here! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiJolly Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Hahaha! I thought you were talking about inactive mormons....Yeah, I was going to say I'm planning to start coming to my Ward meetings in January. I told a member of the Bishopbric at a birthday party the same just last week. He looked hopeful, but I think maybe that's because he's the one in charge of the ward choir... HiJolly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elphaba Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 If someone stops visiting this message board, then obviously s/he does not want to be here. And since most everyone is an adult, I say you respect their decisions. If I left a board, and someone from it tracked me down, it would feel creepy to me. There is a reason the person left, and even if you were able to recruit that person back into the fold, s/he will only leave again. Obviously there would be exceptions to my scenarious. Still, I think it has the potential to do more damage than good. Besides, it's not like this is church or anything. Elphaba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingnut Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 If someone stops visiting this message board, then obviously s/he does not want to be here. And since most everyone is an adult, I say you respect their decisions.If I left a board, and someone from it tracked me down, it would feel creepy to me. There is a reason the person left, and even if you were able to recruit that person back into the fold, s/he will only leave again.Obviously there would be exceptions to my scenarious. Still, I think it has the potential to do more damage than good.Besides, it's not like this is church or anything. ElphabaI'm soooo with you on the creepy thing. And the "leave me alone I don't want to be there" thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moksha Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 If I left a board, and someone from it tracked me down, it would feel creepy to me. Elphaba I think you are kept on the rolls of this forum till age 110. Besides, what if Pam brought you some wonderful home baked rolls on a monthly visit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 I think you are kept on the rolls of this forum till age 110. Besides, what if Pam brought you some wonderful home baked rolls on a monthly visit? haha...Elphie is only a year or so older than me. When she is 110 I will be much too old to be bringing home baked rolls to her. Can I send her virtual pictures of them on a monthly basis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puppenstein Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 If users have left - it is probably not that they have anything against the board, but maybe that it isn't very active. I am a member on another board that consistently has three or more pages of New Posts because the discussion isn't limited to just talking about our dogs, etc. To be honest, I search more for threads than actually look at new posts because most of the time there just isn't anything and everything is so serious instead of being fun. I hesitate to post anymore because even the most innocent things can be blown out of proportion. JMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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