Post by Dave Schultz on Mar 13, 2010 10:11:18 GMT -5
The ultimate success of a new forum is usually dependent on how quickly it gets active participation.
Fighting against that quick ramping up of participation, is that people by nature are generally followers and not leaders. They will visit the forum, and if it already has active participation -- then they'll jump in. Problem is that if everyone else is waiting for others to blink first -- nothing happens. You see this with sports teams all of the time, where few participate until the team is winning -- then all of a sudden everyone has been a rabid fan since birth.
This is where leadership comes in.
If you feel like the concept of having a board of forums that cater to the drivers, owners, and fans of Nostalgia Drag Racing -- then please consider taking a leadership role and help to get the ball rolling. Doing so will get some of those who won't do anything until they see others do it first -- to feel like the waters are now right enough for them to jump in too.
The ultimate goal is to see each of the individual forums have a Leader's personality very right for the forum, to become the moderator of the forum. That person would be someone who posts thoughtful and useful posts, has a likable personality, and does their best to get others to participate in their adopted forum.
So I ask those with leadership qualities to give strong consideration to personally adopting their favorite forum on this board, and make it their personal goal to do what they can to make the forum interesting to others who share the same interest of the forum. I also ask them to think of who they know who also shares that interest -- and invite them to come and help grow the board.
In a short time, it will become apparent who the true leaders are , and invitations to moderate boards will be extended to those leaders.