New Moderators

Hi guys,

Seen as we have alot of new mods ,can we get some competitions and actives going on the forum to bring a bit more life and activity back to it again .

Cheers Stuart.

ill post this in the mads/admin section now adn see wat the rest off the lads say

Sean

I would be in favour of getting the likes of the photo competition going again. Or perhaps something like the "guess the fish" posts from Fei. Could put our heads together and post something like a monthly quiz where all correct answers are entered into a draw. Just a few suggestions, I am sure there are more ideas out there too, so interested to hear what people think.
Could approach some of the sponsors too and see about putting up prizes I am sure between us; we could get something going to raise the interest as Stuart said. Good input Stuart, thanks

Bill.

Stuart have being talkin to the lads about this and we are lookin into this

we will be lookin for more ideas so if u have any feel free to let us know

thanks

Sean

Yeah i'll get thinking and see what i can come up with, Fei's fish comp seems to be going well, but a more organised and structured one might run a bit better and i would like to see the photo/video comp back up and running again.

One fault with the photo comp in its old form(if i remember correctly)the prize was supplied by a sponsor and then it was given to the winner.the only problem being was that if the prize was for a shop in dublin and i live in cork chances are i'd never get to spend it.so a suggestion would be to have an open arrangement with the sponsors so that who ever won the comp the shop nearest to them would supply the prize.

A lottery is also another way to get people online, if the mods can get monthly info on the top 10 posters on the forum(and i mean real posts not "hello" on the welcome section)Put the 10 names in a hat and pick a winner from that.

I remember some one on here once said to me that it's the quality of the posts that is needed not quantity.But there are alot of guys out there that are just giving away hard earned knowledge for nothing, maybe some kind of reward system for lets say ,best answered post, best written post, best question, most interesting post/link etc.

Obviously all of these comps cannot run concurrently so some kind of comp rotation probably would be best.these are only just idea's on my part feel free to shoot down any that are deemed unsuitable or rejig anything to make it run more smoothly.

One thing i suggested before was an instant chat box/shout box on the forum.Instead of constant PM's being sent and waiting for replies, you can just chat directly with someone you might know who is online at the same time.or even just have a bit of crack and a laugh with the forum members.to be able to have a conversation with someone on a particular subject may make it easier to get a point across.

Cheers Stuart.

Hi Stuart,

good inputs there, thanks! Believe it or not, they are all ideas already on the table as we have been banging our heads together since you posted the topic. So watch this space
Your comments on the competition prizes have been noted too and we have already raised these points and are addressing them too. I know Sean has put in some good work on this front, so i hope I am not stepping on any toes by answering these comments

Cheers,

Bill.

Good stuff , be nice to get a bit more interaction on the site.

Stuart.

Very good Stuart, excellent Ideas.

Kev.

I agree very good to see see all the ideas people have for the site let's see what we can come up with now

i am just waitin to here back from all the sponsors and when i do and have an idea from wats wat then all the mods and have a chat and hopefully come up with some great ideas

Sean

I know Sean has put in some good work on this front, so i hope I am not stepping on any toes by answering these comments

My toes are killin me hahaha no bill not at all it is all off us that are puttin in the work for the site

thanks mate

Sean