Post by Ziavri on Dec 10, 2009 19:07:46 GMT -5
A thought?
Since I've run RPs since I was, like, fifteen and staffed a MUSH for two years, I feel your pain trying to revive a dormant site, Trai.
I don't know how determined you are to get this place up and running again, or what you do or don't want to do with it, but I thought I'd toss out some idea and see if I can't lend a hand.
I'd tap into the MU* community. There's a lot of it out there, and as a die-hard MU*er with a MUSH of my own, I'll guarantee there's a ton of people out there with MU*s they want to find players for. Top MUD Sites, Web Game Friends, and (*cough*) The MUD Connector all have forums filled with MU* staffers looking for ways to attract players to their games. (*ahem* I can't stand the MUD Connector. I may have a vendetta against them. But that's because I can't stand their site more than anything). All three of those are the big MU* communities I can think of right off the bat.
I know this site is focused mostly on PbP, and I'd offer more sites in the same vein associated with PbP roleplay... but alack, I've been out of that particular loop for a couple of years. Perhaps MSN or Yahoo groups has opportunities? And I've noticed that some other affiliates sites allow fellow advertising communities to advertise themselves on some of their boards... lemme see if I can't track down those links (on the off-chance you haven't already hit them up).
RPG Collection has one.
The Shoebox!
RPG Circle
Oh! Here's something. It's a near-silent forum for MUDs, but the more the merrier, right? Aaaand... "Add My Website" - their site is hideous, but perhaps they're helpful?
Hmm... I had something else I wanted to suggest... oh! What about boards around here for A) players who want to let the RPs come to them, ala LJ's Please Pick Me, and/or B) a board for players or staff in RPs to post ads for wanted characters in their games? The only place I've ever seen do this is The Character Search Engine. The community's pretty much dead--which is really too bad, because it's a cool idea that I'd totally like to see more of.
Is this helpful? Am I yacking too much and should therefore go back to my nice quiet lurking corner? Does anybody else have ideas to add to mine?
Since I've run RPs since I was, like, fifteen and staffed a MUSH for two years, I feel your pain trying to revive a dormant site, Trai.
I don't know how determined you are to get this place up and running again, or what you do or don't want to do with it, but I thought I'd toss out some idea and see if I can't lend a hand.I'd tap into the MU* community. There's a lot of it out there, and as a die-hard MU*er with a MUSH of my own, I'll guarantee there's a ton of people out there with MU*s they want to find players for. Top MUD Sites, Web Game Friends, and (*cough*) The MUD Connector all have forums filled with MU* staffers looking for ways to attract players to their games. (*ahem* I can't stand the MUD Connector. I may have a vendetta against them. But that's because I can't stand their site more than anything). All three of those are the big MU* communities I can think of right off the bat.
I know this site is focused mostly on PbP, and I'd offer more sites in the same vein associated with PbP roleplay... but alack, I've been out of that particular loop for a couple of years. Perhaps MSN or Yahoo groups has opportunities? And I've noticed that some other affiliates sites allow fellow advertising communities to advertise themselves on some of their boards... lemme see if I can't track down those links (on the off-chance you haven't already hit them up).
RPG Collection has one.
The Shoebox!
RPG Circle
Oh! Here's something. It's a near-silent forum for MUDs, but the more the merrier, right? Aaaand... "Add My Website" - their site is hideous, but perhaps they're helpful?
Hmm... I had something else I wanted to suggest... oh! What about boards around here for A) players who want to let the RPs come to them, ala LJ's Please Pick Me, and/or B) a board for players or staff in RPs to post ads for wanted characters in their games? The only place I've ever seen do this is The Character Search Engine. The community's pretty much dead--which is really too bad, because it's a cool idea that I'd totally like to see more of.
Is this helpful? Am I yacking too much and should therefore go back to my nice quiet lurking corner? Does anybody else have ideas to add to mine?
