Hello? Can you read this?? PLEASE VOTE IN OUR SITE POLL.

[Lods]

23 votes in a day in a half is not bad. Wonder how many more we can get.

I actually see that as encouraging.
That figure would be larger during the football season....and around 30-40  folk is about all you need for a good interaction.
I'm interested in the 'watch but don't post much' brigade...and what if anything could make them more active.

I remember at our peak our membership was something around 5000 on one of our previous sites...but that included many who had registered and then left so the actual participation was less than 100 at any one time.
We'd get the occasional spike after a big win and draft night always saw big numbers.

Of course as DJC points out all this 'recruitment of fresh blood' discussion should probably take a back seat to our more immediate problem of what to do about site hosting and maintenance

[PaulP]

Let's face it - there's only 4 real options for the tech support / back end role :

1. Spanner changes his mind
2. One of the regulars or some other member takes up the role
3. Someone external and unrelated to the forum, either paid or through the goodness of their heart, takes up the role
4. We get some new members, and one of those new members takes up the role.

IMO, none of those 4 look particularly promising.

[Lods]

Let's face it - there's only 4 real options for the tech support / back end role :

1. Spanner changes his mind
2. One of the regulars or some other member takes up the role
3. Someone external and unrelated to the forum, either paid or through the goodness of their heart, takes up the role
4. We get some new members, and one of those new members takes up the role.

IMO, none of those 4 look particularly promising.

It is looking a bit shaky.
https://www.carltonsc.com/index.php?topic=5634.0

Six months down the track from the initial 'warning'...and little (no) progress.
Option one is not viable...and Spanner has served his time (with eternal gratitude for his efforts)
Option 2 may have been a goer in the past. We did have a few regulars with some tech nous but given that no-one has stepped  up it's also unlikely.
Option 3...Possibly the best option but it would require a financial commitment. That's something we've been able to achieve in the past (player sponsorship etc) but with the number base significantly smaller I'm not so sure.
Option 4- Is a bit of a pot luck option, a maybe, maybe not with no guarantees.

[PaulP]

I think that's a fair post Lods, although it's 18 months (not 6) since Spanner made his announcement, and still no takers. IMO the time has well and truly passed to look inside the forums for his replacement.

[DJC]

I think that's a fair post Lods, although it's 18 months (not 6) since Spanner made his announcement, and still no takers. IMO the time has well and truly passed to look inside the forums for his replacement.

It was April last year when I called for "expressions of interest" in taking on the role vacated by Spanner 12 months or so previously.  I think that it is pretty clear that no-one among our members has the expertise and/or the capacity to make required commitment.

Rather than steering Kruddler's poll off course, it may be worth running a poll on how to replace Spanner  :-\

[PaulP]

It was April last year when I called for "expressions of interest" in taking on the role vacated by Spanner 12 months or so previously.  I think that it is pretty clear that no-one among our members has the expertise and/or the capacity to make required commitment.

Rather than steering Kruddler's poll off course, it may be worth running a poll on how to replace Spanner  :-\

Fair enough, although I'm not sure something like that is poll-worthy.

[kruddler]

Some people might limit their activity due to a dislike of certain moderators or other posters that respond to their opinions. Maybe and nothing more. Maybe highly likely though. IMO.

Disagreements happen.
Best not to hold grudges. Life's too short.

[LP]

If someone is honest enough in their dealings and participate in enough discussions, it's a certainty that sometime somewhere they will find a disagreement, whether it's with the ones you love or a complete stranger!

[PaulP]

Disagreements happen.
Best not to hold grudges. Life's too short.

If someone is honest enough in their dealings and participate in enough discussions, it's a certainty that sometime somewhere they will find a disagreement, whether it's with the ones you love or a complete stranger!

Wise words that are easily forgotten.

[Thryleon]

Id like to know whats involved in maintaining the site.  There's a chance I could pull it off, but I've got a bit to learn.