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Saturday, February 21, 2004
Looking Ahead
I know I've said it multiple times now, but this year is going to be exciting.
When I compare where we are now, to where we were at this time in 2001, there's just no comparison. Everything back then was spammier, messier, uglier and more boring. Today, everything is so much nicer. It's really amazing to consider the evolution of this network over the years. Those of you who were around back then will definitely know what I'm talking about generally.
For one thing, I'm really pleased with the Play It and Anime Lounge forums. Initially, there were those who disagreed with the concept of collapsing them. But as OB7 begins to become a little clearer for members, I think we're really seeing how beneficial this decision is becoming.
Play It is experiencing more high quality activity than Nintendo, Sony or Microsoft have ever had, really. It's quality and quantity. Anime Lounge is doing similarly well; people are apparently embracing this whole idea of using individual topics more broadly.
There's always a tendency to talk about creating more forums, or forums for specific franchises. I had one person telling me that he wished we had a music forum. And I said, "but you can talk about that in Movies, Music & TV". Why does it matter where you're specifically talking about something, as long as you have somewhere to discuss it? Not to mention the fact that this forum has been really successful since its conception -- I doubt that it'd be as popular if I were to divide the three subjects into their own unique areas.
I'm also trying to encourage people to use the "Search this Thread" feature. It's so simple, but really cool. Rather than clicking to a new page and then doing a detailed search...you can simply use the pop-up menu to do a quick search in the one forum. It's great, because you don't need to tick various settings or anything like that -- you just type a name and go. It's really easy and really fast. I hope that once people start using this system, they'll realize that Anime Lounge and Play It are actually quite intuitive, if you are prepared to follow the guidelines.
It also seems that some of the..."lesser quality" members haven't returned for V7. That's good news. I've seen better quality posting all-round, so far. It's only early, but I really feel confident that this new version is pushing things in a more desirable direction.
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