Introduction Post
Name: Rena
Age: 22
Location: Australia
Communities you mod/maintain: Aussie_reality which is an interactive online reality game that I created mainly for Australians but still accept international players if they really want to play. It is a difficult one to run because it is a hard concept to grasp for new players and a lot of people aren't willing to jump in and play a game they don't really understand. Even though most, if not all players who have tried have told me that they have had a great time. We have a lot of loyal players who return to play multipul rounds but it is really difficult getting in new players.
Also becuase there is a few games similar on livejournal that offers a lot of competition.
beautifuldreams which is a much easier community to manage. It is a community for people to discuss or share their dreams. There has never been any dramas, but I do have trouble getting members to actually comment on each others posts and interact with each other. I found when it was a small community most of the players even recognized each other and really got along, but now it is a big community it seems that everybody is interested in talking about their own dreams but not reading about other peoples.
What do you hope to get out of this and/or your community(ies)?
A couple of different things.
In aussie_reality I would love some advice on how to bring new players into the game. I already offer a prize of 6 months paid livejournal time for the winner which has brought in a couple more new players but not as many as I was hoping for.
In beautifuldreams I would love some advice on how to bring back that community spirit and get my members interacting with each other while still staying on topic.
Plus just a place to go if I ever run into some dramas *crosses fingers* that I don't though lol.
Age: 22
Location: Australia
Communities you mod/maintain: Aussie_reality which is an interactive online reality game that I created mainly for Australians but still accept international players if they really want to play. It is a difficult one to run because it is a hard concept to grasp for new players and a lot of people aren't willing to jump in and play a game they don't really understand. Even though most, if not all players who have tried have told me that they have had a great time. We have a lot of loyal players who return to play multipul rounds but it is really difficult getting in new players.
Also becuase there is a few games similar on livejournal that offers a lot of competition.
beautifuldreams which is a much easier community to manage. It is a community for people to discuss or share their dreams. There has never been any dramas, but I do have trouble getting members to actually comment on each others posts and interact with each other. I found when it was a small community most of the players even recognized each other and really got along, but now it is a big community it seems that everybody is interested in talking about their own dreams but not reading about other peoples.
What do you hope to get out of this and/or your community(ies)?
A couple of different things.
In aussie_reality I would love some advice on how to bring new players into the game. I already offer a prize of 6 months paid livejournal time for the winner which has brought in a couple more new players but not as many as I was hoping for.
In beautifuldreams I would love some advice on how to bring back that community spirit and get my members interacting with each other while still staying on topic.
Plus just a place to go if I ever run into some dramas *crosses fingers* that I don't though lol.