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Yakezie has grown to be a very big community.  Many of the things listed above are drawbacks.  But, one of the benefits of such a large community is that you can focus your time on those that you enjoy working with.  I think a lot of the things listed come down to inexperience and not really understanding on a practical level what has made the Yakezie a success.  I know when I started getting involved in the forums, it took a while before I branched out into many of the different groups. 

Thanks, Sandy, for a good laugh this morning.  I love the list, as there is truth in every single one, and the delivery was humorous.  Thanks for the reminder!

Uh-oh, people are going to start thinking the folks around NYC have an attitude or something!

Yeah, the forums have changed a bit over time.  I guess that's bound to happen.  Word gets out that this is a cool place to learn and such and they jump over for the benefits w/o the camaraderie first.

It is a little tiring hearing about how a site isn't successful and how many visitors and cash to expect after a few months.  

I used to check my feedburner constantly to see if one more person subscribed when I started (not really knowing I'd be better off waiting until the next day).  Of course that was over 4 years ago when I had a hamster running a wheel in order to power my internet.

I vote for pinups!!

Not a coincidence that this thread was started at 2:45 AM…

I agree with a lot of what you said… but had to point that out!

PS: I'm Pat…. (and I'll slink back into the shadows now too)

hahahah… 

Glen Craig – Free From Broke said:

I used to check my feedburner constantly to see if one more person subscribed when I started (not really knowing I'd be better off waiting until the next day).  Of course that was over 4 years ago when I had a hamster running a wheel in order to power my internet.

 I was the same way about checking it almost daily.  Seeing your post made me realize that I probably check it every two weeks, and even then, it's usually when I happen to see it while looking for something else :)

I was actually thinking this morning that it would be nice if there was a thread listing answers to common questions.  Even better would be if different people made long posts answering those questions in detail, and then just have one place that links to all of them.  I know I have tons of questions, and some I've been able to get mostly answered just by reading other threads and some I plan to search the archives for and then ask if I can't find them. 

It's hard, though, when you're new to a forum to figure out some of the community standards.  Do a lot of people start new threads or do people typically try to stay in existing threads?  (From what I've seen here, mostly the former.)  How old does the last comment on a thread have to be before warrants starting a new thread rather than just resurrecting the existing one?  (Haven't figured that one out yet.)  To what extent is it acceptable to pimp your blog out?  (I'm not really comfortable just asking people to click over to my blog or follow me on twitter without giving them a compelling reason to do so, but I've seen a lot of other people do it.  Is that standard or are they a small percentage of the people here?  I've seen other people be more creative and less direct about it, which is probably better all around because you're more likely to get long term readers.)  I figured part of the point of the challenge period was to give people a chance to figure these things out before going into the members only forum. 

This isn't the first forum I've joined, and I know you need to get a feel for the community in order to avoid stepping on too many toes.  On the other hand, with this challenge you are given a time limit and one of the things you have to do is make yourself a part of the community, which can only be done by putting yourself out there and posting things. 

I love snark!!!

As for the feel of the boards changing, I have personally attributed that to my becoming more familiar with blogging in general.  When I was "new" every new topic and new reply was exciting and NEW to me.  Now, not so much.  Still, I try to patiently answer when I can because I want to help those "newbies" the way others helped me when I was new.  Yes, there is duplication of content but that is generally the case in this kind of environment. 

What I would think could work, in your question about old advice, is just bump the thread, quoting the piece of advice you are interested in and ask whether this is still the most relevant and up to date tidbit of wisdom you should be reading/following.  I'm sure someone will respond.

On the 2nd point, just to clarify, there is no time limit to complete the challenge.  The 6 month entry is a minimum challenge time, from my understanding.  Eligibility for membership occurs after 6 months and the Alexa criteria are met.

Penny Pinching Professional said:

It's hard, though, when you're new to a forum to figure out some of the community standards.  Do a lot of people start new threads or do people typically try to stay in existing threads?  (From what I've seen here, mostly the former.)  How old does the last comment on a thread have to be before warrants starting a new thread rather than just resurrecting the existing one?  (Haven't figured that one out yet.)  To what extent is it acceptable to pimp your blog out?  (I'm not really comfortable just asking people to click over to my blog or follow me on twitter without giving them a compelling reason to do so, but I've seen a lot of other people do it.  Is that standard or are they a small percentage of the people here?  I've seen other people be more creative and less direct about it, which is probably better all around because you're more likely to get long term readers.)  I figured part of the point of the challenge period was to give people a chance to figure these things out before going into the members only forum. 

 

This isn't the first forum I've joined, and I know you need to get a feel for the community in order to avoid stepping on too many toes.  On the other hand, with this challenge you are given a time limit and one of the things you have to do is make yourself a part of the community, which can only be done by putting yourself out there and posting things.