Tumbleweed

[Joe]

Right.

Let's try and get this place going.

Does anyone have any ideas?
There seems to have been a lot of things in the past about group teen projects. This thread is for ideas about what we can do to increase the teen zone's activity as well as for everyone to post their skills/etc.

I was thinking about convincing NPQueen to put a message in the header (near the live chat link) asking for teens to set their age in their profiles so that they can see this section. I feel a large number of people are unaware of this forum purely because they either set the incorrect age in their profiles, or if they don't set it at all.

Another is create a sort of teen badge? We should be proud that we are teens playing ball with the adults in a mature world.

I'm really open to any suggestions you lot have. Us teens our known for our creativity so lets show it.

Also, there's been two threads about a sort of live meeting. Perhaps we can get the forum more popular and have a sort of conference in the live chat? We can our own room in the NP live chat which I can moderate.

 

[SeanPreston]

Thanks for the update RJ.

Good Luck everyone.

 

[NPQueen]

We created a Social Group here http://www.namepros.com/groups/87-zone-30-under.html for 30 and under. It seems that this forum is more of a Social Group dynamic anyway. We will see how the Social Group does and then make a determination on what to do with this forum.

 

[SeanPreston]

ok, joined.

However, I think from what we have seen so far the groups area of NP has died out within a few days of its release.

i dont mean to sound offensive, but I think it would be best if we try and improve the forums now, else the groups thing will not go down good causing a negitive representation of this fourm as a whole anyway.

 

[-Alex-]

ok, joined.

However, I think from what we have seen so far the groups area of NP has died out within a few days of its release.

i dont mean to sound offensive, but I think it would be best if we try and improve the forums now, else the groups thing will not go down good causing a negitive representation of this fourm as a whole anyway.

I agree, I think a "club" has much less power than that of a forum, or section of the website. If there IS a moderator he will be much more than a leader of a club, he will be the leader of this section—meaning he can do things to expand the teen zone, enact or carry through many of the teen member ideas, etc... There is a stark difference between this section and the club. With a moderator there becomes a greater potential for an expanded teen zone. :blink:



-Alex-

 

[SeanPreston]

yep, exactly.

I think its just on step forward two steps back

 

[Finnerup]

Well, any suggestions ? Because the group thing, will probalby be fun for the next two or three days, then flatline into "just another random group".

 

[SeanPreston]

@Finnerup: Exactly.

I think the original plans that Joe left us with would be a good place to start. Maybe a few tweeks.

Sean

 

[NPQueen]

We did discuss this briefly during our weekly meeting. We will continue this discussion next Tuesday. We too liked the idea of opening this up to members under 30. Please keep the communication going in here, we are following along

 

[-Alex-]

We did discuss this briefly during our weekly meeting. We will continue this discussion next Tuesday. We too liked the idea of opening this up to members under 30. Please keep the communication going in here, we are following along

great :cy:

I think opening it to those under 30 will definately increase the usage of this forum, but I'm not exactly sure if thats what is needed since it takes away some of the uniqueness of this forum section. :imho:

Expanding it to say under 21 is one thing, but going up to 30 seems to me like it'll include too many people and simply.. again, take away from the uniqueness about the "teen" and "young" people's own section. :blink:

-Alex-

 

[Finnerup]

If the only thing the subforum will be able to offer is: Under 30, Why not just visit the other froums when?

The "teen" thing is so far one of the only thing holding this together. Don't "kill" the spirit, make it better by including subjects such as gaming, sparetime ect.

I say 21 = limit i my world, fine idea though

 

[SeanPreston]

Ye, I must agree, onece you go over the age of 21 you become an Adult, 30 is way too old!

3/3 votes for 21.

ok, how about...How are we going to extend the forum?

I think maybe a teen services section from teen -2- Teen would be a great thing to help make the foum more popular.

so people could post there services (max 1 post per 7 days), so it becomes like a mini marketplace for teenagers only, this will give this area a BIG BOOST and will get it more known within the community.

Sean

 

[Finnerup]

Jep, i couldn't say it better

 

[samuelhr]

I disagree entirely, as pointed out previously.

 

[Jack]

30?! Need I say more.

I disagree with the marketplace, we don't need our own category over here. What we need is a rebrand to appeal to anyone that we do open the forum to.

 

[NPQueen]

ok, so 21 is better What will this forum offer that is "unique" that they cant find elsewhere? What is the draw to participate here?

 

[samuelhr]

ok, so 21 is better What will this forum offer that is "unique" that they cant find elsewhere? What is the draw to participate here?

Further proof this is unnecessary; if this industry revolved around age this would be a good idea but it doesn't. If you put focus on separating the "teens" from the "adults" you're discouraging progression within the business world.

 

[-Alex-]

ok, so 21 is better What will this forum offer that is "unique" that they cant find elsewhere? What is the draw to participate here?

So here is the way i see it


Domaining is an activity which people of all ages participate in. Teens (and I suppose now those under 21) are unique simply because of their "rarity" when compared to the masses. Most domainers aren't categorized as teens, and to have a section aimed towards them will prove to be beneficial, at worst. Assigning moderator(s) to this section and expanding it will create a greater teen community—there is always something 'special' when you thought you where one of a hundred doing domaining, then you find a whole section full of people just like you, who have encountered the same problems, and who are willing to assist.

Simply put. No harm comes from assigning a moderator and expanding the section. At the very worst, very worst, you can always go back to what we have now—but I think it's fair to say more domainers under 21 will come here once many of the suggestions in this thread are enacted. No harm in doing it!


-Alex-

 

[NPQueen]

Very well put Alex! :tu:

 

[Ookie]

Yes, well put Alex.

 

[SeanPreston]

agreed, at the end of the day its going to take a bit of time to test ideas, but I think a good start would be to introduce the new age limit. This will allow many to firstly view the forum.

However most of these people aged 17-21 will have never before known there was a Teen Zone forum, so we need to run something along side to make this work.

Sean