Supporting Dreamwidth

[erda]

I have a bunch of ideas about making a community in honor of Dreamwidth's first anniversary, the purpose of which would be to manage a festival to generate content for our home, and thereby tempt more people to come on over and join the fun.

The problem is that I have such a small circle here that I don't know how to publicize it. If I can't get a few people with wider circles to publicize it for me, I might as well not bother, because it will never get off the ground. Anybody have any suggestions?

Comments

[sasha_feather]

I would promote it, and you/we could put up ads in communities. It sounds like a good idea to me!

[erda]

Thank you dear! I've decided I need a minimum of 3 other people interested in this to go ahead. It doesn't look like I'm going to get that.

[facetofcathy]

People like polls. If you float an idea and make a poll to ask for opinions, you'll get attention you can measure and people will link their circle to the poll, especially if you ask them to. Never underestimate the number of folks reading their Network here too.

I really think it's a fantastic idea, and would be a lot of fun too. I hope you get some more interest.

[erda]

I like the idea of a poll, but I'm thinking if I can't get three people from my flist interested, I probably am not going to have much luck outside my flist, you know? I had a minimum of three responses in the back of my mind when I posted this, and it looks like I'm not going to get that, which, I'd rather the idea died before I expend all sorts of time and effort on it, if it isn't going anywhere anyway. It's not like I have nothing to do, *g*.

[facetofcathy]

It is frustrating to try to get people to do anything here but post in their own journal.

And I hear you on the having things to do too.

You might see someone else float a similar idea, and you can share your ideas.

[princessofgeeks]

Hi! I blew right by this is my OMG GET READY FOR TRIP madness, but I would certainly announce it in my journal if you did it.

i can't commit to anything beyond that, but it sounds like a wonderful idea.

i wonder if denise and mark are planning any official? What is the real actual launch anniversary date? I honestly don't remember, lol.

[erda]

I think the anniversary of the beta launch is on or about April 30. I believe there is a party being planned? I'm going to write up a more detailed proposal, and put it out there to see if there is enough interest to start a comm, so signal boosting would be greatly appreciated.

[erda]

I've put up a poll to gauge interest in an anniversary thing. I would greatly appreciate signal boosting if you have time.

[princessofgeeks]

done!

i'll leave it as the top post for a day or two, since weekend are so slow.

[erda]

Thanks so much!

[cesy]

If you remind me, I'd be willing to announce it in my journal, too, and some of my readers have pretty big circles, though I've been awol for a while.

[erda]

Working up a more detailed proposal to gauge interest. I'd greatly appreciate help getting it out there to people.

[erda]

I posted a more detailed proposal on my journal. If you are around and have time, a signal boost would be much appreciated.

[cesy]

Done!

[rydra_wong]

Her via princessofgeeks -- it might be worth thinking about organizing the festival as a meme, rather than a comm. Or doing it like the various blog festivals, where you have a central comm or post that links to content distributed all over the place.

(Presumably the goal is to generate new content all over DW; you don't want to have all the new content just in the festival comm.)

[erda]

where you have a central comm or post that links to content distributed all over the place.

Yes, that is exactly what I have in mind. I'm writing up more explanation.