Help To Change LPF

[woodyloveslinkin]

LPF's really dead at the moment.

[Jeezy]

LPF's really dead at the moment.

 

dead?

 

It's like someone threw bombs in here and cleaned out the whole place

[azemkamikaze03]

Lol Goddamn Summer Vacationers...why can't they just stay on lpf.

[DarknessLover]

I say we flood forums with this site, attack of the LPF

[azemkamikaze03]

they would see this site, see how bad of shape its in and join just to pity us

[DarknessLover]

w00t for pity!

[FireHawk]

Yeah pity members are worse lol

 

The bad thing is school starts up for a lot of us in next few weeks and it will somehow get even more dead lol

[GraDoN]

pfft who needs school

[woodyloveslinkin]

Why can't people just learn to have no lives and that way, LPF will always be like a rollercoaster theme park?

[DarknessLover]

I can dance to help LPF

 

*dances*

[HaziLPTonz]

well, i have a life, i still frequent LPF, its about COMPROMISE

 

blame LP more for this than anything else, not many bands take 4-5 years to release anything and when they do they leech every cent out of the living fan, good music, not so great on the marketing...

 

school isnt really a problem, nor is uni/college, its just the atmosphere, sometimes its fun and what not, but generally its quite depressing, and having threads which FOCUS on those problems and the depressiveness of the forums dont really help in the member recruit drive...=S

[azemkamikaze03]

Tonz;583067']well, i have a life, i still frequent LPF, its about COMPROMISE

 

blame LP more for this than anything else, not many bands take 4-5 years to release anything and when they do they leech every cent out of the living fan, good music, not so great on the marketing...

 

school isnt really a problem, nor is uni/college, its just the atmosphere, sometimes its fun and what not, but generally its quite depressing, and having threads which FOCUS on those problems and the depressiveness of the forums dont really help in the member recruit drive...=S

 

true having threads and sigs and posts saying man lpf sucks cuz its boring doesnt really help anything...u gotta act on the problems not point them out

[woodyloveslinkin]

I can dance to help LPF

 

*dances*

 

*throws penny at DL for his dance on the sidewalk*

[Ravynlee]

true having threads and sigs and posts saying man lpf sucks cuz its boring doesnt really help anything...u gotta act on the problems not point them out

Agreed. Only problem is HOW do we act on them? Problem is basic participation. This forum is a bit like that analogy of one hand clapping. If you want something to happen here, do something, start something (constructive), initiate conversation, post something amusing, suggest new options for the owner to contemplate on his eventual return perhaps, mods can't make your fun for you neither can anyone else. Put up or shut up complaining basically, just my humble opinion.

(No insult intended)

[azemkamikaze03]

yea i agree with u ravenlee...i mean there are a lot of times we've tried to do fun things but people just dont wanna take part...and everyone looks to the mods, but we dont have a lot of power to do like the revolutionary things they want

[HaziLPTonz]

hmmm

 

this might be abit out there

 

but perhaps look at another ailing LP-forum and possibly merger?

 

cause i wouldnt think theyd be talking about anything too far different to what we talk about, and be a good chance to get members/new people in general, and who knows...

[Blue Sky Turtles]

And how about improving our updates on LP? I may haven't been around for a while but I've noticed that LPA is ahead of us on LP news updates.

[azemkamikaze03]

Tonz;583146']hmmm

 

this might be abit out there

 

but perhaps look at another ailing LP-forum and possibly merger?

 

cause i wouldnt think theyd be talking about anything too far different to what we talk about, and be a good chance to get members/new people in general, and who knows...

 

thats not a bad idea, but im pretty sure everyones accounts would be deleted, and plus site owner would have to buy over the other ailing site and we see how eager he is to put a new layout let alone merge two sites together...lol good idea though

[HaziLPTonz]

hmm true...

 

and even if it didnt require a mod to buy out the site, transferring stuff we currently have(writers corner,uploads section etc) would be an absolute bitch

 

abit of a change of that plan, since this site is fairly safe(in terms of the admin wont sell it for awhile-i think?) we should be looking to bring members over from other forums(those that are ailing) to join LPF, we could clear out the intro section completely to accomodate them and anything they bring over(cause hell, we dont get new members anyways, and tht place would be pretty cluttered up with spam as well as actual members)

 

affiliations would be great...i notice we arent affilited with ANYONE(other than random plugs for Lplive,LPA...etc they arent even bothering with us lol). forums for some bands have affiliations with other forums of other bands/artists, which broadens the appeal of the bands and boosts forum numbers, now i know some of you are one-eyed LP fans who have never listened to anything NOT LP/FM/chester/mike related.

 

this MAY work as LP has a huge number of bandwagon/long time fans, and itd be a good chance for them to get themselves possibly back into LP?

 

last but not least, LPF...well the actual NAME, we are/will always be affiliated with LP, and lets say LP do not stretch themselves a massive album, then we're going to be equally stuffed, perhaps(money/admin forbidding) we could change the nme to something thats still LP affiliated BUT at the same time could mean anything...then say if LP collapse, this forum may well survive

 

(oh...i spose it MAY have been mentioned a few times...but the layout...F.F.S. its f***ing depressing as shit)

[FireHawk]

Tonz;583228']hmm true...

 

and even if it didnt require a mod to buy out the site, transferring stuff we currently have(writers corner,uploads section etc) would be an absolute bitch

 

abit of a change of that plan, since this site is fairly safe(in terms of the admin wont sell it for awhile-i think?) we should be looking to bring members over from other forums(those that are ailing) to join LPF, we could clear out the intro section completely to accomodate them and anything they bring over(cause hell, we dont get new members anyways, and tht place would be pretty cluttered up with spam as well as actual members)

 

affiliations would be great...i notice we arent affilited with ANYONE(other than random plugs for Lplive,LPA...etc they arent even bothering with us lol). forums for some bands have affiliations with other forums of other bands/artists, which broadens the appeal of the bands and boosts forum numbers, now i know some of you are one-eyed LP fans who have never listened to anything NOT LP/FM/chester/mike related.

 

this MAY work as LP has a huge number of bandwagon/long time fans, and itd be a good chance for them to get themselves possibly back into LP?

 

last but not least, LPF...well the actual NAME, we are/will always be affiliated with LP, and lets say LP do not stretch themselves a massive album, then we're going to be equally stuffed, perhaps(money/admin forbidding) we could change the nme to something thats still LP affiliated BUT at the same time could mean anything...then say if LP collapse, this forum may well survive

 

(oh...i spose it MAY have been mentioned a few times...but the layout...F.F.S. its f***ing depressing as shit)

 

All the points above are correct but it would have to be a URL change also since LPF is linkinparkforums.com....we could change it to letsplaymusicforums.com it would be LPmF

[GraDoN]

we could like make a new lp site: linkinparkforum.com.... but do we have someone that can make a site?

[FireHawk]

yes but we cant transfer data over

[Stllmn8j]

We need more giant white word signatures to make more pages in threads to make it look like more people post here

[Blue Sky Turtles]

I know how to make a website but I don't have the funds for it right now.........

[Clogz]

Tonz;583067']well, i have a life, i still frequent LPF, its about COMPROMISE

 

blame LP more for this than anything else, not many bands take 4-5 years to release anything and when they do they leech every cent out of the living fan, good music, not so great on the marketing...

 

school isnt really a problem, nor is uni/college, its just the atmosphere, sometimes its fun and what not, but generally its quite depressing, and having threads which FOCUS on those problems and the depressiveness of the forums dont really help in the member recruit drive...=S

 

Hi! Long time, no talk.

I have actually sat on my response to this...I wanted to think it over. Everything Hazi said above, I would like to say I have been thinking exactly. Took the words right outta my post.

 

Now, on to the original post (it's the 1st post on page 1)

 

Ya'll have a problem, and here it is in the friendiest way possible: LPF is fine. No, better yet. LPF is great.

 

I say this because we have a large active core group of members, many more casual members, and a hardcore dedicated staff of mods and admins. You are all really passionate about the site, and this is defenitly something we all need at LPF, kudos.

 

Everyone here, though, has a serious case of 'The Grass is greener!'.

 

1. Don't do a facelift unless it will actually help the site in terms of functionality. The current layout of our site was done for no good reason, didn't improve anything at all, just changed the colors and the layout. Make it better, or leave it be - that is what I have to say to anyone who is up for the job.

 

2. If we continue the LPF awards, they need to be re-vamped. My suggestions are...

1. Revamp nominations and voting to be all by popular vote only. No "final mod" approval. This is how we did the 1st LPFA's. That may be alot of counting, but it is the fairest way. LPFA's are about the member base as a whole recognizing the best of itself.
   
2. Expand categories. Our categories have remained the same in number and kind, while our core-group of users has expanded. We need more categories so that more users get recognition. The LPFA's are about celebrating the good, solid members of LPF...they are not an elite status symbol. More categories - more winners.
   
3. Two awards per member. Yes. In case of a tie, only then, should "mod approval" be made. I'm sick of seeing one member win four awards. Two is plenty, and there are many other deserving members out there.

That's my biggest gripe. :-P

 

What I said above still applies. We have a great forums with a great staff, and great members. I'm not sure what the problem is here...honestly. If LPF is really 'boring' to you, then obviously spend too much time on here. Go chill with some friends, read a book. Or just jam to some music![:-} There is such a thing as too much of a good thing, so go live your lives and have some fun. LPF will be here when you get back. I promise.