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Posted: November 9, 2008 09:57 am  | |||
      IRC Nickname: Dnovelta Group: Emeritus Posts: 2750 Member No.: 130 Joined: January 20, 2008 Total Events Attended: 137    | I was just thinking, maybe a reason we don't get attendance to events is because people don't know when they are? Lame excuse, I know, but some people are that lazy. What I'm suggesting is using some space in the bar where we've got our War Record, Quick Links and Current People in TS to put up the times and days of our weekly events. I know there's basically no space there already, but maybe we could pare down some of the links, and get rid of the TS thing? I don't know. I just think it would be really helpful for all members. Just put the GMT for each event and people can work it out for themselves because there is a Timezone Converter right next to it. Maybe we'll see an increase in attendance at raids, ToG, War Training who knows. If possible, maybe have it automatically refresh when an event has passed? What I mean: List as of Time 1: - Event 1 - Event 2 - Event 3 * Time 1 passes and Event 1 is completed. List is refreshed to reflect the current status of events* List as of passing of Time 1: - Event 2 - Event 3 - Event 1 So, as each weekly event passes, the next event that is coming up is at the top of the list. I don't know how hard this would be to code, so if it's to complicated don't worry about it. I just think that if we've got the times up there people wouldn't have an excuse to not go. I also realize there is the issue of security because random people could come to our forums and see all our times. Maybe there is a way so that only members and Emeritus are able to see it, and otherwise it's something else? I don't know, just an idea that I think would drastically help improve activity. --------------------   | ||
Posted: November 9, 2008 10:37 am | |||
 IRC Nickname: Lefty Group: Emeritus Posts: 3340 Member No.: 1055 Joined: June 30, 2008 Total Events Attended: 211 | I agree that if this would happen, then this would increase the attendance, especially to weekly events. They are usually only posted in IRC, and for people that are only on for a few minutes might not be able to get on IRC. Maybe the idea will spark an interest into something similar to this however. --------------------      | ||
Posted: November 9, 2008 02:16 pm | |||
 IRC Nickname: Gorgemaster Group: Elite Guardian Posts: 9840 Member No.: 3 Joined: December 26, 2007 Total Events Attended: 540 | Yeah but then we'd get loads of non-wg coming? Also there are stickied posts in the events forum topics. --------------------    | ||
Posted: November 9, 2008 02:29 pm | |||
| IRC Nickname: Dnovelta Group: Emeritus Posts: 2750 Member No.: 130 Joined: January 20, 2008 Total Events Attended: 137 |
1. I addressed the whole security/non-WG thing by throwing out the idea of having the times only visible to Trial Members and above, including Emeritus. I don't know how hard that would be, so something remotely similar is fine. 2. That's the thing. There in topics, that are in forums, that may even be in sub-forums. Sometimes people want to go, but don't know when and just decide not to. Obviously this annoys you seeing as how you're an Event Leader. You want people to attend the events. Every time someone clicks on a new link, the page starts over at the very top. So as people are browsing the forums, they'll see the times over, and over and over again. It's helpful for newer members and older members alike. I suppose we can just rely on people to take the initiative, and then act. I know though, that if I had the times up there all the time, I'd go to far more events than I already do. This way, there is NO WAY people can claim they didn't know the times of these weekly events - because they're plastered at the top of the forums. -------------------- | ||
Posted: November 9, 2008 03:53 pm | |||
| IRC Nickname: Group: Elite Guardian Posts: 7306 Member No.: 47 Joined: December 30, 2007 Total Events Attended: 343 | You first assume everyone cares. -------------------- July 5, 2007 - June 27, 2011 | ||
Posted: November 9, 2008 04:29 pm | |||
| IRC Nickname: Dnovelta Group: Emeritus Posts: 2750 Member No.: 130 Joined: January 20, 2008 Total Events Attended: 137 |
Actually, I didn't make that assumption. I'm making the assumption that if event times are posted at the top of the forums, more people are likely to go. I don't recall saying all of us are more likely to go. I never even said most of us are likely to go. I appealing more to the people who do care, and do want to go, they're just not totally sure of when. I'm also suggesting it so people who might be interested or have nothing else to do can easily find the times. Keep up the good work though. -------------------- | ||
Posted: November 9, 2008 04:32 pm | |||
| IRC Nickname: [Randy] Group: Raid Leader Posts: 5065 Member No.: 16 Joined: December 29, 2007 Total Events Attended: 499 | I was thinking more along the lines of an irc command. We'll see, I believe this idea was brought up a while ago. --------------------   | ||
Posted: November 9, 2008 04:51 pm | |||
| IRC Nickname: Dnovelta Group: Emeritus Posts: 2750 Member No.: 130 Joined: January 20, 2008 Total Events Attended: 137 |
The thing with having it as an IRC gig, is that it's not permanent. Sure, you'll activate the command, and it'll be on the chat for a bit, but then people will talk and it'll fall back. Have it on the forums, where people are almost always browsing and they'll see the times over and over again. They'll have that constant reminder. -------------------- | ||
Posted: November 10, 2008 01:46 am | |||
 IRC Nickname: Anatcrafter Group: Emeritus Posts: 1419 Member No.: 69 Joined: December 31, 2007 Total Events Attended: 292 | I'm not 100% sure if it would be possible to display it up the top of the forums but not have it available to the public. Although I remember about a year ago we used to have a dynamic picture that counted-down for weekly raid times that was displayed under the raids forum and would update when the page was refreshed; basically what we have for Teamspeak. So you had to have access to those forums to be able to see it. If we did that though I imagine the forums would look pretty ugly/hard-to-read and people should be aware that there are stickied threads with approved weekly events in the events forum anyway. So to me it doesn't seem to be a problem of not knowing when the event is taking place but convenience for the members to attend. I think Elias is asking Robbie to develop some method of tracking war attendance and sign-up percentages currently so this may have to wait if more people agree with the idea. --------------------  | ||
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