Slow times?

[Imp]

Hey, is there anyone still out there? PA seems really slow these days - If you don't remember me I was MidnightFlower_ the Imperfect_Princess etc, I went by Imp for short. Where is everyone? How've people been? Wow it's weird being here again, and I'm going to try and be active again

[David's Reaching Out]

Slow times, indeed, my old compadre! Things around here have long since hit the proverbial brick wall. A few people are around, and an RP pops up every once in awhile, but truth is, we've all got our own lives - ya know? Starfall's mostly around for nostalgia, I think, but some stuff still gets done.

[Imp]

Ah so true but then again haven't we always had our own lives? I think most of the reality is that people are growing up. It seems a shame though, I always loved PA and the buzz of activity that hung in the atmosphere. Wow, yeah I guess it has a lot to do with nostalgia then.

[Fallen Hours™]

I can't believe you guys just said it's 'just for nostalgia.' Really. My muse just hasn't been good for this place recently. And without any activity or many people left, there's not many people I even want to roleplay with left. I mean, really. 'People are growing up.' So, then. Is this just another thing we're going to give up on? The people who are left? The hero cast is always going to be here, I know that. I'm always going to be checking for something new to roleplay on. And we all know - not naming any names - that some players are going to be here, and then leave. Be here, and then leave. Not you, Imp, but there are others who really are PMSing about whether they want to give up on this place or hang around.

And I mean, I'm trying to prove my point here... We're still here. I've always been loyal to checking on PA. Tim's still around, whether it looks like it or not. And there are actually others around here who are ready to make this place work. I, for one, am trying my best. This place is listed on all my online profiles, and I recommend this place on LJ all the time. I just think we need other people doing the same thing...

And people who are going to be active for a few posts and then completely inactive about checking up here when they can... Well. I'm not sure what they can do. And I'm sorry for sounding s****** or angry, but the awesome people who hung around this place back in the day kept me from dropping this game altogether, and kept me working to make it better. Sometimes I feel like I don't even deserve to hang around this place, and really. I think we all know another roleplay site isn't going to be the same if this place is turned into a ghost town.

[Imp]

You're completely right of course, but I did not mean to offend, I was simply stating my opinion. And when I say people are growing up I'm simply saying that as we get older with have a lot more responsibilities but everyone that cares about this place manages to come back, because this place has changed so many peoples lives. I should be included in the players that are here then leave, then are here, then leave because I do that but believe me I had good reason. This place was great and in my mind always will be, I owe it a lot. Sorry if what I said angered you, that was not my intention

[Izzy Hindle <3]

I certainly try to check up on PA as much as possible. I'm willing to stick through this slow period.

[Sjha]

I try to get as many post up as I can, when it's possable.. it's just.. Most people will take days to get a good post in, or post small, four line messages. I'm all good for quick RP, but I also want them to be detailed... and it's hardfor my to get a good paragraph, when the first three lines was hard enough to beat out of an already dieing horse.

the point is, theres not enough members who can get in a good one or two paragraphs with out you haveing to wait half a day or two What we need to do it go out there and advertise; on MSN groups, we had the ranking system working for us; we were in the top 2 on the frount page, so people flocked to us like flies to cow dung, but, now that were here on Proboards, were just a site some people might find while looking for a Pokemon Game on Google...

[Acerbus]

Personally, I still lurk here. I check often and never really see a good post to respond to. I was with the CPNexus move. The site is quite similar to MSN Groups and I really would love to see PA to make a comeback. It impacted my life indefinitely whether it be making new friend to enriching my vocabulary(didn't even know omnipontent was a word before Tim used it in a RP.). I was just an eleven year old kid when PA was first made and now it's been a few years since that day. We've all got live but it doesn't stop any of us to get on the CPU. Roleplaying takes passion and you have to stay passionate about it. Like with Jas. Slowly, she pushed away from what she helped make and then she just quit. If anyone wants, we should get Tim and remake the site with the remaining bit of help we have.

[Fallen Hours™]

There is a rating system on Proboards, I've seen it - just to note. All the top sites are Werewolf-Vampire sites. And, as for remaking the site... Haven't we done that enough? I mean, look at this place. We've remade this site so many times...

...Whatever you think will work though, I guess. I'm just thinking, if we keep remaking this site, we might lose some of the people who have been checking up.

[blasphemy]

I was never too active on PA, being one of the TEPA admins, and now that TEPA has also moved and became EA, it still takes up most of my time. I did tend to linger around PA, though, and I'd definitely like to see this place get active again like it used to be. Moving or revamping may or may not help, depending; the best way to get active again is probably advertising, in my opinion. Whether it's just putting a link to the site in your signatures at other forums or going out and trying to make a lot of affiliations, something has to help.

[Imp]

I don't think moving will help at all and the site has already been revamped enough, I will help with advertising PA on every site I go on.

[Acerbus]

Well, I was just suggesting. True it may not work but Proboards isn't helping much at all. I don't find it user friendly. And what rank system? I just see....a few featured boards nothing more. But I still have hope in Starfall, I feel it just has this click that makes it stand out.

[blasphemy]

I personally prefer to operate on Zetaboards, although it may just be because I'm used to Zetaboards, and not so much Proboards. Whether the site should be moved or revamped, I think, should be a matter of majority rule. If more people want to move/revamp, it should be taken into consideration; however, if more don't, then it's probably best to leave Starfall as it is.

But, like I said in my previous post, the best thing to be done for raising the activity is to advertise and try to get more new people interested.

[David's Reaching Out]

Psst, Sandy, I'm right here, man. At least wait until I've gone off for awhile, eh?

Haha, true as it might be.