So how can we improve the forum?

[digi162]

SUP DAWGS 

So this is just my opinion, but to me there's been an uber decline with the forum lately.  Active members leaving, people creating accounts/posting but not coming back, no new content, etc.  I know a lot of it is just based on no new Im@s games and the slow trickle of info that comes out.  But I dunno there's also no real goal or project going on right now to kinda motivate everyone to stick together and hang out.  For people who already have the game, I think there's the burden of knowledge; so you can't really talk about the game/ask for help since everyone is pretty proficient in the game.

I have some thoughts on improving the forum but I dunno.  I mean it all comes down to - It's not my forum, but I'd like to see the place improve and get a lot of members which is why I'm making this thread.  So I'm curious, what are some ideas you have to improve the place/bring people in?

Here are some of my thoughts I dunno-

-Combining xbox & PSP forums into a single forum to cover the Arcade/Xbox/PSP games?
-Adding a Gaming forum?  Could be helpful, I mean I don't play Im@s 24/7 even though it does seem that way >_____> could be a way to keep people active and posting.
-Question of the week?  Maybe like a new sticky each week in general asking a question or something I dunno.
-Figure out a different way to utilize the community works forum better?  Maybe just an Arts forum or something to cover all bases?  I mean there are threads in there from users who no longer exist, and there are threads here in general that are image dumps.
-An Im@s general forum?  Essentially pull all Im@s related topics out of general and shove them in here, make general for everything else?

I DUNNO SRSLY just some thoughts I had.  I think if we all thought of some things to agree on we could make em happen.  I mean I could keep rambling but I'm sure you all have ideas to on how to make the place better.  I think if we all pitched in or something we could have this place so active Namco would piss their pants.

[Urby]

Having subforums within the community works section specifically labeled "Art" or "Writing" might encourage the more creatively-inclined to post. Alternatively, as you said, an Arts or Images forum could do the same thing. I always thought that image dump threads didn't really belong in the General forum e__e

I like the Gaming forum idea, especially since the "what game are you playing now?" thread is pretty popular.
Splitting the General forum into two parts is also a nice idea. Threads kind of get lost in there.

What I've seen on another forum to encourage activity was a sort of weekly contest where the idea was to make something (a banner, piece of art, story, image macro, whatever) that matched a theme. There weren't any prizes usually, except for bragging rights. It worked pretty well.

[Scotty]

I have to disagree with all those subforums. We're perfectly organized, and we don't need any merges. Let me tell you what happened to the forum I was Admining.....heh, admining, some time ago. It basically turned into a chat room with way too many general subforums. The same couple of people becoming super tight and it's just them all the time. Even after 4 or so years, it's just them. I left because I lost interest. I was bound to.

What do I do here? I just sit back, and I slowly count down the days until that summer iM@S announcement. THAT'S when this forum will get back to the nice big number of people it had before. What you're suggesting is ways to make those who have already joined become a bit more active, but I'm more interested in having more people join, and none of us can control that, we just have to wait for some good iM@S news.

Administrating! That's the word I was looking for =3=;;....stupid...

[lisondra22]

Just pm your imas youtube friends or go to other forums that have idolm@ster topic(Vocaloid-Otaku,etc)
just give them the link and it's done.