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justincredible

Nick Mangold

32,056 posts
Nov 19, 2010 12:10 PM
I do like the idea of user submitted content (a forum post is nothing more than a short "article" anyway) rather than having a dedicated staff paid (hopefully not much) to write articles.

We need to develop some meme's that take off. That'll really put us on teh internets map! :)
Nov 19, 2010 12:10pm
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Nate

Formerly Known As Keebler

3,949 posts
Nov 19, 2010 12:17 PM
I think with user submitted content, you would also get more variety around the state if it were to involve high school sports. If you only had a few set writers, it may not cover enough area.
Nov 19, 2010 12:17pm
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The Equalizer

Dark Lord of the Ville

1,003 posts
Nov 19, 2010 12:19 PM
What about a photoshop/video forum to allow our more talented folks to show off their skills? I'm thinking of the texas site on the thread about those god awful statues. Those videos were hilarious and got noticed by a lot of people. I can't imagine we were the only forum linking there for a laugh and if we drew some kind of traffic here and got noticed on a wider scale, maybe some of those folks would stick around and contribute?
Nov 19, 2010 12:19pm
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Nate

Formerly Known As Keebler

3,949 posts
Nov 19, 2010 12:20 PM
The Equalizer;565517 wrote:What about a photoshop/video forum to allow our more talented folks to show off their skills? I'm thinking of the texas site on the thread about those god awful statues. Those videos were hilarious and got noticed by a lot of people. I can't imagine we were the only forum linking there for a laugh and if we drew some kind of traffic here and got noticed on a wider scale, maybe some of those folks would stick around and contribute?
Like this idea a lot.
Nov 19, 2010 12:20pm
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j_crazy

7 gram rocks. how i roll.

8,372 posts
Nov 19, 2010 12:21 PM
justincredible;565505 wrote:I do like the idea of user submitted content (a forum post is nothing more than a short "article" anyway) rather than having a dedicated staff paid (hopefully not much) to write articles.

We need to develop some meme's that take off. That'll really put us on teh internets map! :)

Done:

Nov 19, 2010 12:21pm
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The Equalizer

Dark Lord of the Ville

1,003 posts
Nov 19, 2010 12:22 PM
...I take back what I said about the skills....
Nov 19, 2010 12:22pm
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thedynasty1998

Senior Member

6,844 posts
Nov 19, 2010 12:33 PM
I don't think articles really would drive traffic. I never read the articles on JJ.

As for the trolls, I know you can't get rid of them completely, but if you remove enough of their posts, maybe they will realize they are just wasting their time eventually.
Nov 19, 2010 12:33pm
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justcompete

Senior Member

263 posts
Nov 19, 2010 12:38 PM
Dear Forum,
I never thought I would be writing you but but guess what happened on campus last night.................
Nov 19, 2010 12:38pm
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SnotBubbles

Nov 19, 2010 12:48 PM
justincredible;565461 wrote:Drop me a PM with your idea. No ideas are stupid, unless it's something SnotBubbles dreams up, so I am interested in hearing anything you can think of no matter how big or small it might be.
HEY! I take back every nice thing I said about you and this minor league website. :)
Nov 19, 2010 12:48pm
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Timber

Senior Member

935 posts
Nov 19, 2010 12:54 PM
I like the idea of adding some forums for different arenas/interests... Example, I am getting close to reaching the amazing age of 50... (Can't believe it) There are many, many topics to fill a forum full of content for that demographic, from entertainment to technology, insurance/retirement/investing, physical fitness for boomers... how to download a song, do you know how to dougie? LOL... 49 is not as old as many of you young ones think.... I thought that was old age at one time.

Good ideas though... I like what I am hearing.

I beg off many threads once I start seeing a few names pop-up.
Nov 19, 2010 12:54pm
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SnotBubbles

Nov 19, 2010 12:56 PM
There...I started a troll identification page. Go forth, children!
Nov 19, 2010 12:56pm
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OneBuckeye

Senior Member

5,888 posts
Nov 19, 2010 1:12 PM
The Equalizer;565490 wrote:
For a focus I think it might be of value to brand ourselves like a magazine does like Maxim. Knowing your audience and what they want. Basically about 99% of our folks are guys between what....18-35ish? Sports, chicks, video games, entertainment, tech/gadgets. Not sure how to restructure the forums to meet that but thats what came to mind.

Well isn't that what most 18-35 year old males like? I bet there are no forums about that. The question is how do you find a niche within that and make it ohio centric.
Nov 19, 2010 1:12pm
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justincredible

Nick Mangold

32,056 posts
Nov 19, 2010 1:13 PM
thedynasty1998;565538 wrote:I don't think articles really would drive traffic. I never read the articles on JJ.

I'll assume that you're not quite sure how the internet works, which is fine, not many people do. Basically, any content that gets indexed by search engines is a good thing. More content, i.e. posts, articles, etc, more things that get indexed that someone might possibly search for.
Nov 19, 2010 1:13pm
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OneBuckeye

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Nov 19, 2010 1:18 PM
justincredible;565616 wrote:I'll assume that you're not quite sure how the internet works, which is fine, not many people do. Basically, any content that gets indexed by search engines is a good thing. More content, i.e. posts, articles, etc, more things that get indexed that someone might possibly search for.

I agree, its a good way to spread a meme. Ohio related satire is what we should go for. Like a series about amish rake fighting. "Amish rake fighting: choosing the best rake for teh fight" could be one article ect... All you gotta do is get Berry to write all the articles because anyone else will cunt it up and it won't be funny.
Nov 19, 2010 1:18pm
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Fly4Fun

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7,730 posts
Nov 19, 2010 1:26 PM
The thing with Meme's are that you don't try to promulgate them... they just happen and catch on like wild fire. The more people you have saying stupid shit, posting stupid pictures, etc., the better chances a website has of "creating" a meme.
Nov 19, 2010 1:26pm
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justincredible

Nick Mangold

32,056 posts
Nov 19, 2010 1:26 PM
What about an Ohio "travel guide" section. Essentially things that Ohio has to offer for visitors from out of state or for Ohioans looking for a weekend getaway? I could see that bringing in a lot of traffic if done correctly.
Nov 19, 2010 1:26pm
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justincredible

Nick Mangold

32,056 posts
Nov 19, 2010 1:27 PM
Fly4Fun;565634 wrote:The thing with Meme's are that you don't try to promulgate them... they just happen and catch on like wild fire. The more people you have saying stupid shit, posting stupid pictures, etc., the better chances a website has of "creating" a meme.

I can make up words, too. Wibblump.
Nov 19, 2010 1:27pm
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OneBuckeye

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5,888 posts
Nov 19, 2010 1:28 PM
justincredible;565635 wrote:What about an Ohio "travel guide" section. Essentially things that Ohio has to offer for visitors from out of state or for Ohioans looking for a weekend getaway? I could see that bringing in a lot of traffic if done correctly.

Apparently we need an ohio pizza guide and best pizza in ohio section, because that topic comes up every month.
Nov 19, 2010 1:28pm
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FatHobbit

Senior Member

8,651 posts
Nov 19, 2010 1:31 PM
Fly4Fun;565634 wrote: The more people you have saying stupid shit
If that's true, this place should be a gold mine. :D
Nov 19, 2010 1:31pm
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Heretic

Son of the Sun

18,820 posts
Nov 19, 2010 1:34 PM
As far as the HS sports theme goes for developing the site, I'd look at that as a more secondary thing, as that's not a CONSISTENT traffic thing. If you look at JJ or Yappi's trends on sites like Alexa, you'll see traffic spike for them the most during the football playoffs, but then level off. You can kind of see that here for overall traffic, in that on Alexa, our three-month traffic is this huge improvement, but the one-month traffic is on the decline (as in the past two weeks, the majority of football teams have seen their season end). What we need is that sort of catch that would reel in the "part-timer" traffic that popped up for the HS playoffs and is now leaving (or a catch that simply attracts more of a SB-style crowd...ie: assholes who like to find new and exciting ways to tell people to suck their dick).
Nov 19, 2010 1:34pm
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Heretic

Son of the Sun

18,820 posts
Nov 19, 2010 1:35 PM
justincredible;565639 wrote:I can make up words, too. Wibblump.

Embiggen is a perfectly cromulate word.
Nov 19, 2010 1:35pm
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Heretic

Son of the Sun

18,820 posts
Nov 19, 2010 1:37 PM
justincredible;565635 wrote:What about an Ohio "travel guide" section. Essentially things that Ohio has to offer for visitors from out of state or for Ohioans looking for a weekend getaway? I could see that bringing in a lot of traffic if done correctly.

I can give a virtual tour of my place.

"And now, we enter the bathroom. Whoops! Looks like I forgot to flush the toilet. As you can tell, I ate a lot of peanuts while stoned last night."
Nov 19, 2010 1:37pm
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justincredible

Nick Mangold

32,056 posts
Nov 19, 2010 1:37 PM
Heretic;565655 wrote:Embiggen is a perfectly cromulate word.

Framblous. Obvi.
Nov 19, 2010 1:37pm
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j_crazy

7 gram rocks. how i roll.

8,372 posts
Nov 19, 2010 1:44 PM
justincredible;565639 wrote:I can make up words, too. Wibblump.

not surprised that your word had the dominant section of blumpkin in it.
Nov 19, 2010 1:44pm
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Fly4Fun

Senior Member

7,730 posts
Nov 19, 2010 1:46 PM
justincredible;565639 wrote:I can make up words, too. Wibblump.
Heretic;565655 wrote:Embiggen is a perfectly cromulate word.
justincredible;565664 wrote:Framblous. Obvi.
j_crazy;565680 wrote:not surprised that your word had the dominant section of blumpkin in it.

And this is why we can't have nice things...
Nov 19, 2010 1:46pm